Grants

FaRiG is pleased to have awarded the following grants



2010

Grant to assist Nokalakevi excavations.

Grant to part-fund the Courtauld Institute studies of Mariam Kalkhitashvili.

FaRiG Research Grant

Leri Tavadze (Georgian Secular Depiction between Sassanian and Byzantine Prototypes 4th-13th centuries).

 
2009

FaRiG Research Grants

Nikoloz Murgulia (fortification system of the Lazikan (Egrisi) kingdom 4th-6th centuries).

Niko Chakunashvili on The Woman in the Western and Georgian Literature of the Middle Ages

 
2008

Grants totalling £1350 towards the costs of nine Georgian scholars to attend the Pontika Colloquium in Krakow, Poland, 21-26 April 2008

Grant to assist with the expenses of the Nokalakevi 2008 excavations

FaRiG Research Grants

Irene Giviashvili - Town of Gori and its Vicinity: History and Cultural Heritage

Eka Kacharava - The political, religious and cultural history of the Alaverdi eparchy (diocese) in the Middle Ages

 
2007

Rothschild FaRiG Research Grant to Dr Nino Chanishvili for a comparative study of nineteenth-century urban architecture in Baku, Sarajevo, Salonika and Tbilisi.

Grant of £1250 to Pichvnari Expedition towards procurement of vehicle

British Georgian Society contributed £500 to FaRiG: these funds were used to pay for a digital microscope adaptor for the state museum conservation laboratory at Nokalakevi.

Tbilisi Art nouveau calendar 1/10/07-31/12/08, with sponsorship from Bank of Georgia and Canargo Energy

Support for three scholars to attend the Patristics Conference in Oxford

Support to help one scholar attend the Byzantine studies symposium in Birmingham

 
2006

Support for the Archaeological Expedition to Vani.

Research Grant to Dr Nino Kavtaria.

26th International Congress of Byzantine Studies

FaRiG was delighted to offer its sponsorship and backing to seven Georgian scholars who came to London in August for the International Congress of Byzantine Studies. This is a prestigious five-yearly gathering in which around 1,000 experts on all aspects of Byzantine civilisation come together to present papers and exchange ideas.

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2004

Research grants

Dr Marina Alexidze on C18 Georgian Literature
Dr Marina Bulia on C13 murals
Dr Tina Teradze on a set of Gospels in Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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2003

David Khoshtaria's trip to Turkey (with help from Aurelius Charitable Trust)

Book prizes (£250)

Prof Grigor Beradze, Oriental Instutute
Dr Edisher Khoshtaria-Brosset, Institute of Manuscripts

Book prizes

Dr Ketevan Mikeladze, Institute of History of Georgian Art
Dr Mariam Didebulidze, Institute of History of Georgian Art
Dr Meri Karbelashvili, Institute of History of Georgian Art
Dr Maia Tsitsichvili, Institute of History of Georgian Art
Prof George Sanikidze

 
2002

Book prizes

Prof Inga Lordkipanidze
Dr David Khoshtaria
Dr Geregory Giorgadze
Prof George Gomelauri

 
2001

Dr Nana Kuprashvili and Dr Mzia Janjalia