American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) Fellowships

ARISC Graduate/Postdoctoral Fellowship

Supports research in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) by graduate students enrolled in accredited degree-granting programs in the U.S. or Canada or postdoctoral or early-career scholars. Research awards will be made for an amount up to $2250 to help cover travel and/or living expenses in the South Caucasus. A remote option is possible.

Short Term Research Fellowships

Supports research in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) by ABD graduate students or post-doctoral scholars. Research awards will be made for $4,200 per full (30-day) month, for a maximum of 2 months total to cover transportation, lodging, and meals and incidental expenses during the scholar’s time conducting research in the South Caucasus.

Research and Mentoring Fellowships

The goals of the fellowship are 1) to support research in and the study of the South Caucasus; 2) to select, recognize and financially support individuals who demonstrate high potential to contribute to research in this region; 3) to support a mentoring relationship that will both develop the academic skills of the mentee and strengthen ties between the US and host country. Research awards will be made for an amount up to $10,000, for a period of one to three months, to help cover transportation, lodging, meals and incidental expenses, and other expenses needed to support the scholar’s research in the South Caucasus.

For ARISC fellowship purposes, mentoring is understood to involve integrating a local scholar or student into a research project in a fundamental way that involves cultivating skills and knowledge of methods that will contribute to their professional development. Some examples of mentoring include working closely with a local undergraduate or graduate student on the project, offering a guest lecture for an undergraduate- or graduate-level course at a local institution, or offering a workshop for local scholars.

Junior Research Fellowship

Supports early-career postdoctoral scholars to undertake research activities in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia). Fund one early-career scholar at $5000 for 1-3 months of research in the South Caucasus to help cover transportation, lodging, meals and incidental expenses, and other expenses needed to support the scholar’s research in the South Caucasus. A remote option is available.