About Us

ARISC is an Overseas Research Center (ORC) that is currently in formation.  An idea initiated during a gathering in Chicago one weekend in 2005, ARISC was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in Illinois and secured 501(c)3 status in 2007.

ARISC does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin or sexual orientation of individuals with respect to membership, rights, privileges, programs or activities of ARISC.

Mission Statement

The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) encourages and supports scholarly study of the South Caucasus states (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) across all disciplines of the Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences.  Incorporated in 2006, ARISC currently has representatives in Yerevan, Baku and Tbilisi, who serve to facilitate research and nurture scholarly ties between institutions and individuals.  In 2009, with a grant from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), ARISC was able to have an office open in Baku.

ARISC’s mission is to promote and encourage American research in the region and to foster intellectual inquiry across boundaries within the South Caucasus as well as between the South Caucasus and its neighbors. The exchange of scholars and scholarly information will be encouraged by ARISC’s support for conferences, fellowships, publications, teaching resources, and other forms of cooperation for use both in the United States and in the host countries where the Institute is located.

Baku Center

Maryam Jabarova is ARISC's Baku Representative and is available to meet and greet US scholars by appointment. Ms. Jabarova will provide guidance to US scholars on basic needs to conduct their research in Azerbaijan, including information on libraries, archives, local scholars and permits. She will also be coordinating  lectures and events in Baku sponsored by ARISC. Ms. Jabarova can be reached at ARISCBaku "at" yahoo.com.

Tbilisi Center

ARISC's Tbilisi  Representative, Giorgi Bedianashvili, is available to meet and greet US scholars on Thursdays from 2.00-3.00pm at the Georgian National Museum, at 3, Purtseladze Street in Tbilisi. Mr. Bedianashvili will provide guidance to US scholars on basic needs to conduct their research inGeorgia, including information on libraries, archives, local scholars and permits. He will also be coordinating several lectures and events in Tbilisi sponsored by ARISC. Mr. Bedianashvili can be reached at ARISCTbilisi "at" yahoo.com.

Yerevan Center

The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) has a Yerevan Representative, Yurik Avetisyan, available to meet and greet US scholars. He is available by appointment. Mr. Avetisyan will provide guidance to US scholars on basic needs to conduct their research in Armenia, including information on libraries, archives, local scholars and permits. He will also be coordinating several lectures and events in Yerevan sponsored by ARISC. Mr. Avetisyan can be reached at ARISCYerevan "at" yahoo.com.

Newsletter

ARISC Newsletter No. 1

ARISC Newsletter No. 2

Giving to ARISC

ARISC welcomes your gift contributions to support its mission.  If you are interested in supporting ARISC, please make a check payable to The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus or ARISC and mail it to:

    Dr. Ian Lindsay
    American Research Institute of the South Caucasus
    Dept. of Anthropology
    Purdue University
    700 W. State St., Suite 219
    West Lafayette, IN 47907

You may also click on the "Donate" button below to use a credit card.  ARISC uses the PayPal system for collecting online contributions.  For more information about security, please visit www.paypal.com.

ARISC is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of Illinois and has been accorded tax-exempt status by the United States Internal Revenue Service.