Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation (SRNSF) disseminates information about FaRiG  prize and research grant. 

FaRiG, a registered British charity founded in 2000 by John Wilkinson, gives annual grants to Georgian scholars for their research in the humanities and assists in the publication of the results outside Georgia. It normally provides a research grant and an essay prize.

2016 FaRiG Adams Essay Prize. This essay prize of £500, endowed by Caroline & Terry Adams, is open to Georgian scholars for an essay (maximum length in English – 5000 words) on any topic in the humanities with relevance to Georgia and showing a strong interaction with non-Georgian academic research. Applications from Masters and Doctoral students and from early career academics are particularly welcome. Applicants may be based in any country. The winning essays will be published on the FaRiG website and, it is hoped, in academic publications. The material must not have previously been published in English. Please download the application form from www.farig.org . The essay should be sent with the form by email to Robert Scallon, FaRiG Secretary (robert@scallon.co.uk) by 30/10/16. A panel will award the prize by 15/12/16.

2016 FaRiG Research Grant.

 This £2000 grant for proposed research (preferably within Georgia) is open to Georgian scholars. The research should focus on a topic of Georgia’s culture and heritage which needs to be brought to the attention of a wider audience (ie. outside Georgia). The primary criteria for the grant are the quality and viability of the proposed research. In addition, preference will be given to those in mid-career (ie. aged 25-45), to applications with co-funding, to applications for less than the £2000 maximum and/or where costs are reduced by borrowing equipment rather than buying it, and to applications that promise to generate publishable outputs in English. Those who have previously received a grant from FaRiG under this scheme may not apply. Please download the application form from www.farig.org and submit it when completed by e-mail to Robert Scallon, FaRiG Secretary, (robert@scallon.co.uk) by 31/7/16. Applications should be supported by confidential letters of reference from two persons who know the applicant's work. Such letters should be sent by the referees directly to he FaRiG secretary (robert@scallon.co.uk ) and not enclosed with the application.