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The International Institute for Central Asian
Studies (IICAS) is pleased to announce that the following grant applications
for the years 2022-2023 have been selected by the members of the Academic
Council and approved at the 15th Session of the General Assembly of the
Institute held in Tashkent on December 10, 2021:
1.
Central
Asian Paleontological Heritage: Silk Road Dinosaurs - Slovak-Uzbek Research
Program (“Research” category);
2.
Seljuk
ceramics (on materials of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) (“Research”
category)
3.
Ancient
Korea in Arabic and Persian manuscripts ("Publications" category);
4.
Development
of practical guidelines for the documentation of historical and cultural
heritage sites using advanced technologies on the example of monuments of
Central Asia ("Publications" category);
5.
Publication
in hard copy of Religions of Central Asia and Azerbaijan (Buddhism,
Christianity) in English ("Publications" category);
6.
Translation
(from English to Russian, from Russian to English) of five volumes of series
"Religions of Central Asia and Azerbaijan" and monograph
"Ancient Korea in Arabic and Persian Manuscripts"
("Publication" category);
7.
Medieval
Towns on Eurasia's Transcontinental Trade Routes: Urban Centers of the Chu
Valley and the Middle Volga Region ("Research" category);
8.
The
Karakhanid Route to China: History of Sino-Turkic Relations (Publications
category);
9.
International
Archaeological School ("Seminars, conferences, trainings" category);
10.
Selungur
- the most ancient monument of the history of material culture of Ferghana
("Publications" category);
11.
Publication
of Russian translation of Taqi ad-Din al-Makrizi's "Kitab Igasat al-umma
bi-kashf al-gumma" (Book to help believers to explain the causes of
disasters) ("Publications" category);
12.
The
International scientific symposium "Historical and cultural centrality of
Central Asia and the heritage of large and small caravan roads"
("Seminars, conferences, trainings" category);
13.
Traditional
headdresses and head jewelry of the Crimean Tatars. Evolution of the complex
from the 17th century to the beginning of the 21st century. ("Publications" category);
14.
History
of study of Dzhuchi-khan mausoleum ("Publications" category);
15.
Collection
of scientific articles "Numismatics of Central Asia" ("Publications"
category);
16.
Identification
of key components of comprehensive heritage legislation – promoting the
development of improved cultural heritage legislation in Central Asian
countries ("Seminars, conferences, trainings" category);
17.
Fundamentals
of genesis of ancient material culture in Uzbekistan ("Research" category);
18.
Promotion
of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Program: Geological, Cultural and Natural
Heritage ("Seminars, conferences, trainings" category);
19.
International
Conference "Silk Roads by Land and Sea" ("Seminars, conferences,
trainings" category);
20.
"Political
and cultural genesis of medieval Kyrgyzstan and neighboring countries: problems
of modern approach to study" dedicated to the 90th anniversary of
orientalist O. K. Karayev ("Seminars, conferences, trainings" category);
21.
Buddhism
in Pakistan: History, Archaeology, Art and Architecture - International
Conference and Art Festival in Support of Social Cohesion and Interfaith
Harmony ("Seminars, Conferences, Trainings" category);
The distribution of biannual grants on a
competitive basis is one of the key activities of IICAS. The initiative was
launched back in 1995 and continues to this day, bringing together members of
the Academic Council and the staff of the IICAS Secretariat in an effort to select
the best applications and provide practical assistance to scholars and
researchers. Today, given the great diversity of topics and directions, IICAS groups
the applications into three larger categories, including “Publications”,
“Research”, and “Seminars, conferences, and trainings”.
IICAS sincerely congratulates the grantees and
wishes them success in their research activities!
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