Deadline: 1 December 2024
The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is awarding short term scholarships to enable qualified students, early-career academics and researchers based in Armenia to participate in international conferences, seminars, short term courses and research trips, related to their research field, abroad.
The objective of the programme is to encourage academic interaction and exchange of knowledge and ideas. Scholarships are awarded mostly for short term travels. In rare cases, longer research study trips will be considered, for up to three months.
Funding Information
- The grant amount is fixed regardless of length of travel and is calculated based on the table below. It is expected that the applicants cover any shortfall from other sources of funding. The grant covers the following expenses in the first instance: registration, accommodation, travel costs and visa fees. Traveling to:
- Example: Europe (EU and neighboring countries) 1000 €.
- Example: Americas (USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, etc.) 1200€.
- Example: Middle East and East Asia (Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, etc.) 800€.
- Example: Ex-USSR countries (excluding Baltic Republics) 700€
- Example: Far East (China, South Korea, India, Japan, Australia, etc.) 1500€.
- Example: Going to Armenia from abroad 1000€.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates wishing to apply for a Short Term Conference and Travel Grant to Students and Young Academics in Armenia must meet the following requirements:
- Be studying based in Armenia.
- Be under 35 years old at the time of the application.
- Be a Master or PhD degree student or a researcher from Armenia, wishing to attend international conferences, seminars, short term courses, research trips related to his or her research field. The awards are open to all research fields. This year they will continue to privilege applications from the humanities and the social sciences but will also privilege research related to environmental sustainability and climate change.
Selection Criteria
- The evaluation is made according to the academic relevance of the proposed event or research trip to the candidate’s topic, his or her merit, the quality of his or her proposal, the international importance of the conference seminar short term course research trip and the letters of reference.
For more information, visit Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
