PRESS RELEASE: Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Avenida de: Berna 45-A, 1067-001 Lisboa, Portugal Contact: Vera Cunha Telephone: (351) 21 782 3658 Web: gulbenkian.pt: -- Eight research projects about Artsakh will receive support Coming from the Culpenkean Foundation The Armenian Department of Galust Kulpenkean Foundation launched scholarships a new program in January 2021, focusing on research on Artsakh on works. This initiative is part of the Department "Armenian Studies short-term scholarship" program, and aims to encourage about Artsakh modern studies, paying special attention to post-1994 period, as well as the current residence. In the first round of applications (March 1 to April 20), applications from four different countries were fulfilled. Armenia, France, Lebanon and the United States. At this stage, eight applicants received scholarships, taking into account the quality of the applications and relevance of the study subjects. The materials are external politics and security, international law, cultural identity, gender inclusiveness, peace building, food security, etc also environmental issues. The total amount of scholarships is 30,000 euros, which was allocated as follows to the applicants. • Atrine Grigoryan (USA) • Dr. Albert Hayrapetian (Armenia) • Armen Asreyan (Armenia) • Dr. Carol Mann (France) • Gharip Haroutionian (Armenia) • Dr. Ikor Torfman-Lazarev (France) • Dr. Ruben Elamirian (Armenia) • Dr. Talin Papazian (France) We would like to congratulate all the beneficiaries, and we are waiting with great interest the results of the studies. This research scholarship program about Artsakh will have a second application stage m: from July 1 to August 31, 2021. Յաւելեալ տեղեկութիւններու համար այցելել ծրագիրին էջը՝ -- The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Grants Eight Short Term Scholarships for the Study of Nagorno-Karabakh The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation launched a new scholarship category in January 2021, the “Short Term Research Grants for the Study of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh).” Part of the broader Short Term Grants for Armenian Studies, the goal of this new category is to encourage researchers to study topics related to contemporary Karabakh, with particular emphasis on the post-1994 period and the current crisis. During the first application period, from 1 March to 20 April, eighteen applications from four countries were received (Armenia, France, Lebanon and USA). Due to the very high quality of the proposals and the relevance of the research topics, eight candidates were selected in this round to be awarded a grant. The diverse set of research topics include: foreign policy and security, international law, cultural identity, gender inclusivity, peace building, food security, and environmental issues entailing climate security. A total of € 30,000 was granted to the following awardees: •Adrineh Gregorian (USA) •Dr. Albert Hayrapetyan (Armenia) •Armen Asryan (Armenia) •Dr. Carol Mann (France) •Gharib Harutyunyan (Armenia) •Dr. Igor Dorfmann-Lazarev (France) •Dr. Ruben Elamiryan (Armenia) •Dr. Taline Papazian (France) We congratulate all the awardees and look forward to reading their work. The second application period for the “Short Term Research Grants for the Study of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh)” will start on 1 July and run until 31 August 2021. For more information about the requirements and conditions of the programme visit the application page at