American Research Institute Of The South Caucasus

IN 2020-21, ARISC RAN SEVEN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AWARDING THIRTEEN FELLOWS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS, AND ANOTHER FOUR AWARDEES TO OFFER LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS OF SCHOLARLY INTEREST IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS. IN SPITE OF THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL PANDEMIC, SEVEN OF THE 2020-21 FELLOWSHIPS WERE COMPLETED, FOUR LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED REMOTELY, AND FOUR OF THE 2019-20 FELLOWSHIPS WERE COMPLETED, WHILE THE OTHER FELLOWSHIPS REMAIN ON HOLD. ARISC CO-SPONSORED A PANEL AND A ROUNDTABLE AT THE ASSOCIATION FOR SLAVIC, EAST EUROPEAN, AND EURASIAN STUDIES ANNUAL CONVENTION. ARISC HAS ASSISTED 28 SCHOLARS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH THE LOGISTICS OF THEIR RESEARCH. TWENTY VIRTUAL LECTURES HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED OR CO-ORGANIZED IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS. ARISC COORDINATED ITS FIRST PRESIDENTS DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES, A SPRING LECTURE SERIES SHOWCASING THE WORK OF EARLY-CAREER POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS, AS WELL AS AN ALT-ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM, ALL OF WHICH WERE VIRTUAL. ARISC HAS A BRANCH IN ARMENIA AND IN GEORGIA AND A REPRESENTATIVE IN AZERBAIJAN. OUR REPRESENTATIVES ABROAD HAVE COLLECTED INFORMATION ON LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAMS, ARCHIVES AND MUSEUMS, AND LISTS OF SCHOLARS IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BUILDING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS.