This grant, funded by British East-West Centre, is for up to £1000 for proposed academic research focussing on the history and culture of Georgia and one (or more) of its neighbours (Armenia, Azerbaijan, North Caucasus, Türkiye, Iran).

It is open to Georgian advanced graduate students and post-doctoral scholars living and working in Georgia. Applications should promise to generate publishable output in English upon completion, which can be brought to the attention of a wider audience (ie. outside as well as inside Georgia). Preference will be given to those in early to mid-career (ie. aged 25-45, within 15 years of completing their doctorates) and to applications with co-funding (in cash and/or in kind), to applications for less than the £1000 maximum and/or where costs are reduced by borrowing or renting equipment rather than buying it. The grant should cover project-related out-of-pocket expenses, ie. not salary/honoraria for the applicant. The costs of administrative and field support for the project can be considered.

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Tsotne Chanturia - Infrastructure, Mobility, and Local Society in the Greater Caucasus: A Microhistory of Abasha

Ekaterine Karselishvili - South Caucasian-Seljuk Contacts in Architecture and Fine Arts.

Giorgi Chkadua - The institution of the Viceroy of the Caucasus