The Lysiak-Rudnytsky Ukrainian Studies Programme is a long-term programme to support projects in Ukrainian studies for research, educational, cultural institutions, and analytical centres abroad.
The Programme aims to:
- deepen the knowledge and understanding of Ukraine and its cultural heritage among different foreign audiences
- promote the development of expert knowledge about Ukraine
- promote new research in the field of Ukrainian studies and increase the visibility of existing research
- strengthen intercultural and scholarly communication
- expand the use of digital technologies in humanities
In the long-term perspective, Lysiak-Rudnytsky Programme aims to integrate knowledge on Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages, literature, history, political science, sociology, and other relevant fields into university curricula around the world. It will also facilitate academic exchanges and contribute to increasing the number of publications in Ukrainian and Crimean studies.
Programme Details
Projects to be completed within:
10 months
Grants:
up to $15,000
- To provide continuous support for Ukrainian studies, the programme will hold three open calls this year.
Who can apply?
The programme is open to foreign universities, educational and cultural institutions, think tanks, and individual researchers. Co-financing of up to 30% of total project costs and collaboration with a Ukrainian partner institution will be considered advantageous.
Eligible Project Formats
This year, the Programme will support the following projects that pursue the goals to:
- Develop and implement university courses (including MOOCs), with priority on undergraduate level and open/general courses;
- Organize research visits, field trips, and summer schools focusing Ukraine and, when circumstances allow, in Ukraine;
- Organize international and interdisciplinary scholarly conferences on Ukraine;
- Conduct and publish research on LRP priority topics for the given year/period;
- Translate specialized academic literature and archival materials from Ukrainian into other languages.
2025 Competition Priority Topics
- Decolonizing Knowledge about Ukraine — Rewriting Ukrainian culture and history from the perspective of decolonization and undoing epistemic biases in global scholarship about Ukraine;
- Ukraine and the World — Ukraine’s role in European and global cultures, history, and politics;
- Crimean Tatar studies;
- Intercultural Ukraine — History and culture of Ukraine’s diverse communities;
- Independent Ukraine — History of Ukraine since 1991;
- Resilient Ukraine — Russian war against Ukraine (2014 –) and resilience: social, cultural, security, political, environmental, and economical dimensions.
We strongly encourage applications in support of projects that engage with one or more topics from the above list, are interdisciplinary in nature, expand the field of Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar Studies, and are designed to have an impact on the global community beyond the project lifespan.
Application Deadlines
1st Call Submission Deadline: February 9, 2025.
Results Announcement: March 2025. Second and third open calls will be announced early spring and early summer 2025.
Applications not selected in the first round may be revised and resubmitted for the later calls.
How to apply?
Please note that while the projects may be conducted in different languages, the application form must be completed and submitted in English.
More details are available in the Programme Guidelines. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at academic@ui.org.ua — we’ll be happy to assist you!
