Past Projects

Here we share all of the projects we have funded in previous, covering research, conferences, pilot projects, outreach activities and visiting scholarships.

Visiting Iraqi Scholarships  

2018 - Present BISI - Nahrein Visiting Iraqi Scholarships

• Ali Al Makhzomy, Founder of Bil Weekend Tour Company in Baghdad - to undertake research on developing new methods to strengthen Iraq's tourism infrastructure.
• Dr. Rozhen Mohammed-Amin, Head of the Digital Cultural Heritage Research Group, Research Centre Coordinator and a Lecturer at the City Planning Department at Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Iraq. Awarded a Scholarship to assist with work on the EMOTIVE project at the University of Glasgow.
• Dr. Alaa Hamdon, Lecturer and Researcher with the Remote Sensing Center at the University of Mosul. To work with Oxford University's Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA), with the aim of updating and obtaining a better understanding of the present condition of the archaeological site of Hatra.
• Dr. Maher Al-Helli, Professor at the History Department, Al Mustansiryia University, Baghdad. To revitalise the teaching of medieval history in Iraq, through observation and discussion with UK colleagues and through visits to universities, libraries and medieval heritage sites across the UK.
• Dlshad A. Mutalb Mustafa, Cultural Heritage Officer with the Directorate of Antiquities of Soran (Soran Province, Iraqi Kurdistan). To research museum displays and look into models for outreach activities which can be implemented at the Shanidar Cave site. Hosted by the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, at the University of Cambridge.
• Dr Ali Naji Attiyah, Assistant Professor at the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Kufa. To look into the relationship between tangible and intangible cultural heritage and ways to increase awareness of its importance. Hosted by the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. 
• Dr Sadiq Khalil, Advisor in the Prime Minister's Office, Iraq. To look into ways to build effective advocacy through case-studies of endangered Iraqi heritage. Hosted by the Material Culture Research Centre, Kingston University of Arts, Kingston University.
• Mohammed Jasim Aalhajiahmed, former Director of Mosul University Libraries. To develop a management plan for the Mosul University Library, research digitisation and documention of surviving collection, acquisition strategies, and staff training. Hosted by the British Library.
• Professor Nasser Jassim, Director of the Unit for the Study of Istisharaq (Orientalism) at the University of Mosul. To research British contributions to the study of Iraqi history and civilization and to compile a Dictionary of British Contributions to the Study of Iraqi History and Civilization. Hosted by the History Department at University College London.

You can view previous Visiting Iraqi Scholarships here. 

 

 

 

Pilot Project Grants 

No Pilot Project Grants were funded in 2020. You can view Pilot Projects funded in previous years here. 

 

Research Grants

2020

• Dr Mark Altaweel: Understanding Nippur's Paleobotanical Remains
• Yousif Al-Daffaie: The (re)inscription of Memory: Valuing the Informal Practives, Spatial Memory and Local Narratives within the Physical Recovery of Mosul's Old Town
• Dr Claudia Glatz: Food and the first cities: Social organisation and colonial encounter in the Sirwan/Upper Diyala River Valley, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
• Dr Cailah Jackson: The Jalayirid arts of the book, c. 1350-c. 1410
• Professor Nicholas Postgate: Resumption of fieldwork at Abu Salabikh

 You can view Research Grants funded in previous years here. 

 

 

 

Conference Grants

No Conference Grants were funded in 2020. You can view Conferences funded in previous years here. 

 

 

Outreach Grants

We no longer offer Outreach Grants. You can view Outreach activities funded in the past here. 

The Outreach Grants have been replaced with the BISI Univeristy and Museum Engagement Grant, designed to support public engagement projects by staff and/or students of Higher Education Institutes and cultural heritage organisations that promote a greater understanding of Iraq's history, society and culture. Further information and how to apply can be found here.