Hakob Karapents Scholarship Fund

In the final days of his life, Hakob Karapents expressed his wish to establish a scholarship fund in Armenia under the auspices of the Hamazkayin Cultural and Educational Society to support young and promising Armenian students.

Honoring the wishes of her late husband, Alice Karapetian established a scholarship fund in his memory shortly after his death from the contributions made in lieu of flowers at the writer’s funeral and other donations.

The purpose of the fund is to encourage promising young creative minds in Armenia majoring in literature, journalism, and dramatic arts. Managed and overseen by its directors in the United States in cooperation with the board of directors of the executive board of the Hamazkayin-Armenia since its inception, the fund coordinates its activities and selection process with the deans and corresponding faculty chairs of the Yerevan State University, the National Academy of Sciences, the Manuk Abeghian Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, the Khachatur Abovyan State Pedagogical University, and the Yerevan State Theater and Film Institute.

The final candidates are selected from a pool of nominees. The names of the finalists are announced and scholarships are disbursed in Yerevan in a special public ceremony organized by Hamazkayin-Armenia. The amount of the scholarship ranges from $200-$300.

Below is a complete list of over 50 recipients: writers, poets, journalist, actors, and linguists of the Fund for the last decade (2000-10) presented to the public for the first time on the occasion of the 85^th birth anniversary of the writer.

To further the noble cause initiated by Karapents, the fund welcomes support by community members and organizations. Contributions, tax-deductible, may be sent to the Amaras Art Alliance under the Hakob Karapents Scholarship Fund to P. O. Box 733 Watertown, MA 02471-0733.

For more details and information, contact Dr. Ara Ghazarians, curator of the Armenian Cultural Foundation, at (781) 646-3090 or Arax Badalian, chair of the Amaras Art Alliance, at (617) 733-7162.

The Hakob Karapents Scholarship Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank our friends and colleagues in the Hamazkayin-Armenia for their sponsorship of the Hakob Karapents Scholarship, academic institutions for their support, and all the donors through whose generosity Hakob Karapents’ dream became a reality.

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2000-2001: Anna Balyan, Yerevan State University (YSU) , Department of Journalism (4^th ); Hrachya Baloyan, K. Abovyan, State Pedagogical University (SPU), Department of Armenia Language and Literature (4^th); Armine Andreasian, Yerevan Institute of Theater and Cinema, Department of Acting (2^nd).

2001-2002: Karapet Vardanian, Republic of Armenia, National Academy of Sciences (RA, NAS) Manuk Abeghian Institute of Literature; Satenik Manukian, RA, NAS, Manuk Abeghyan Institute of Literature; Hrachia Baloyan, K. Abovian, SPU (5^th); Gohar Gasparian, K. Abovian SPU, (2^nd); Kristine Alagulian, YSU, Department of Journalism (3^rd); Lilit Harutyunian, YSU, Department of Journalism (2^nd); Kristine Chtchian, Komitas State Conservatory of Music, Department of String Instruments, (4^th); Armine Andreasian, Yerevan Institute of Theater and Cinema, Department of Acting, (3^rd); Alvart Zakarian, Yerevan Institute of Theater and Cinema .

2002-2003: Narine Azarian, YSU, Department of Philology (3^rd); Roman Kiureghian, YSU, Department of Philology (3^rd); Arpine Harutyunian, YSU, Department of Journalism (3^rd); Hrachya Saribekian, RA, NAS, Manuk Abeghian Institute of Literature; Anna Gilavian, K. Abovian SPU, University, Department of Armenian Language and Literature (3^rd).

2003-2004: Hripsime Jebejian, YSU, Department of Journalism (4^th); Vahe Ghukasian, YSU, Department of Philology (2^nd); Gohar Nikoghosian, Member, Writers Union of Armenia; Hrachya Saribekian, RA, NAS, Manuk Abeghian Institute of Literature; Sarine Meliksetian, K. Abovian University (3^rd).

2005-2006: Smbat Khalatian, YSU, Department of Philology; Mariam Danielian, YSU, Department of Philology; Arpi Khachaturian, YSU, Department of Philology; Ashot Gabrielian, YSU, Department of Philology; Karine Ionesian, YSU, Department of Journalism; Gohar Sargsian, YSU, department of Journalism; Arkmenik Nikoghosian, RA, NAS, Manuk Abeghian Institute of Literature; Hasmik Simonian, YSU, Department of Philology; Narek Kirakosian, YSU, Department of Philology;. Hambardzum Hambardzumian, Yerevan Institute of Theater and Cinema;. Satenik Khachatrian, Yerevan Institute of Theater and Cinema.

2007-2008: Khachik A. Harutyunian, YSU Department of Philology (3^rd); Ani H. Maghakian, K. Abovian SPU, (3^rd); Rafik G. Movsisian, Yerevan Institute of Theater and Cinema (3^rd); Sabet A. Hambardzumian, K. Abovian, SPU, Department of Armenian Language and Literature (3^rd); Satenik A. Hovakimian Yerevan Institute of Theater and Cinema (3^rd); Veronica S. Kirakosian, K. Abovian SPU, (2^nd), Arevik V. Chaparian, YSU, Department of Journalism (3^rd), Arevik S. Mkrtchian, K. Abovian, SPU (2^nd); Tatevik A. Madatian, YSU, Department of Jorunalism (2^nd), Anush E. Kocharian, YSU, Department of Journalism (2^nd); Arthur R. Hakobian, YSU, Department of Philology (3^rd); Ruzanna R. Oskanian, YSU, Department of Philology (2^nd); Mary A. Sargsian, YSU, Department of Philology- Armenian Language and Literature (3^rd); Knar M. Harutyunian, YSU, Department of Philology- Armenian Language and Literature (3^rd); Satenik G. Badalian, YSU, Department of Philology- Armenian Language (2^nd); Lilit A. Babaian, YSU, Department of Journalism (3^rd); Karen Antashian, Writers Union of Armenia, Youth Department; Arkmenik Nikoghosian, RA, NAS, Manuk Abeghian Institute of Literature; Gevorg Emin-Terian, RA, NAS, Manuk Abeghian Institute of Literature; Kristine Hovhannisian, RA, NAS, Manuk Abeghian Institute of Literature.

2008-2009: Haykuhi Asatryan, YSU, Department of Journalism (2^nd); Mariam Mughdusyan, YSU, Department of Journalism (2^nd); Gevork Avchyan, YSU, Department of Journalism (2^nd); Lyusi Bolyan, YSU, Department of Philology (2^nd); Anahit Aleksanyan, YSU, Department of Philology (3^rd); Lucine Muradyan, YSU, Department of Philology (4^th); Dnoara Mnatsakanyan, YSU, Department of Philology (4^th); Edgar Amirkhanyan, YSU, Department of Philology (2^nd); Barduhi Galstyan, SPU, Department of Philology (3^rd); and Sophik Khanoyan, SPU, Department of Philology (2^nd).

2009-2010: Hrand Sarafyan, SPU, Department of Philology(3^rd); Sirarpi Georgyan, SPU, Department of Philology (3^rd); Inna Asatryan, SPU, Department of Philology(2^nd); Lusine Hambaryan, YSU, Department of Philology (2^nd); Hayk Mkrtchyan, YSU, Department of Philology(2^nd); Astghik Arevshatyabn, YSU, Department of Philology (2^nd); Ani Abrahamyan, YSU, Department of Philology (2^nd); Artur Geghamyan, YSU, Department of Philology(4^th); Hrant Galstyan, YSU, Department of Journalism (4^th); Marine Madatyan, YSU, Department of Journalism (2^nd); Lusine Barseghyan, YSU, Department of Journalism (3^rd); Mariana Dilakyan, YSU, Department of Foreign Languages-Linguistics, (3^rd).