Edward Zakarian Prize

The Edward Zakarian Prize recognises outstanding doctoral dissertations in the fields of Armenology and Iranistics that were written and completed at a university in Europe. Submissions from all subfields of Armenology and Iranistics, including humanities, cultural studies, political science, law and sociology, are eligible. The prize awards a monetary sum to the winning dissertation and is administered by the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Cash prize of 4,000 Euro awarded to the winning dissertation.

Applicants must have completed their doctoral degree no more than two years before the submission date and must have carried out the doctorate at a university in a European Union member state or at a university in Armenia, the United Kingdom, Iran, Switzerland or Turkey.

Submit application documents and the dissertation as PDF via the online form; after upload applicants receive an email with a PDF to sign and return as a single PDF reply to that email.