WORLD ARMENIAN CONGRESS AND UNION OF ARMENIANS IN RUSSIA TO HOLD A NEW CONTEST - 80.000 US DOLLARS OF FUND TO SCIENCE AND CREATORS
"From the beginning of its foundation Union of Armenians in Russia (UAR) and then World Armenian Congress (WAC) pay great attention to the development of science, art, education, and the promotion to the representatives of those branches", mentioned Vice-president of Vladimir Aghayan at May 8 press conference held in the Union of Writers on the occasion of joint contest declared by the creative unions and National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
Since 2000, UAR has rendered similar assistance to RA National Academy of Sciences - financial and social assistance to both the establishment and its workers.
This cooperation got a new quality in 2007 when UAR and NAS created Sciences' Development Foundation. President Ara Abrahamian put the first investments in the foundation.
Then Union of Writers in Armenia appeared in the focus of attention of UAR and WAC. They jointly created Literature Assistance Foundation mainly with the investments of Ara Abrahamian. It has got a competitive nature since 2007, when creative contests were declared with participation of the Unions of Writers and Journalists with unprecedented funds in Armenia.
It is scheduled to hold similar competitions this year involving also Unions of Composers and Musicians, and Artists, and also the National Academy of Sciences with a total fund of 80.000 US dollars.
Another traditional contest under heading "We were, we are and we will be" will be also held this year. Students and schoolchildren will take part in the contest. The theme of the contest is "We are strong when we are together". This contest aims at introducing the historical past of the Armenian people to the students and schoolchildren of Armenia, Artsakh and Armenian Diaspora and at sowing faith in the future of Armenia.
The contest will be held by with the help of RA Ministry of Science and Education. Each of the six winners of the contest will be rewarded with a computer.
According to the Chairman of the Union of Writers Levon Ananian, similar initiatives are welcomed especially in these days when the nation is divided in two and the culture and science can serve as means of unification.
The Union of Writers this year also will hold a contest under heading "The Armenian at the beginning of the 21st century" for the unpublished works (story, prose) in 2008. The fund of the contest is 15.000 US dollars.
The Unions of Journalists this year has selected "Armenia is the motherland of all-Armenians" theme for the best journalistic publication of 2008. The fund of the contest is 10.000 US dollars.
The fund of the contest for the Unions of Composers and Musicians under headings "Armenian modern composer art's creative hands" and "New prospects of the development of Armenian Musicology" is 15.000 US dollars.
Joint contest of National Academy of Sciences and will be held in the spheres of Armenology, humanities, natural, exact, technical sciences and informatics for the "Best scientific work" published or licensed abroad in 2007. The fund of the contest is 30.000 US dollars.
The Union of Artists will also hold its contest under heading "Armenia and Armenians with the eyes of an artist". The fund is 10.000 US dollars in four nominations: painting, sculpture, graphics and decorative art.
Only members of the creative unions can participate in the contests. The deadline for handing of the materials is January 31, 2009.
- By Aghavni Haroutunian, translated by L.H.
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