FaRiG

Friends of Academic Research in Georgia

Grants

2008

Applications are open for the FaRiG Rothschild Research Grant for 2008. The grant is awarded at the end of the year.

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

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 seven people to attend the 2006 International Congress of Byzantine Studies
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Support for the Archaeological Expedition to Vani

Research Grant to Dr Nino Kavtaria

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

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