This grant is for up to £1500 for proposed academic research focussing on the interaction between Georgia and Russia in the visual and performing arts. The former include painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, film, architecture, and design. The latter include music, dance and drama.

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 £1,500 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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