Results of evaluation performed by the International Expert Council in relation to scientific papers, submitted to obtain the International Prize named after Ivan Franko, will be announced on Monday, July 11, 2016.

Experts shall select at most three scientific papers per each of nominations.

Five papers are presented in the nomination “For significant personal contribution to development of social and human sciences “:

1. The monograph «In search jf Identity: Individual Myth in Artistic Works by Ivan Franko, Andrzej Chciuk, Bruno Schulz».   Author: Victoria Durkalevych;
2. The monograph: “The ethnological researches in Shevchenko Scientific Society in Lviv (1892-1940): historiography”.  Author: Rostyslav Konta;
3. The monograph “From Deportation to Deportation. Social and Political Life of the Ukrainians of Kholmshchyna and Pidlishia (1915-1947) Reserch. Memories. Documets.  Authoring team: Yuriy Makar; Mykhailo Gorny; Vitaliy Makar. The first volume includes contribution of Anatoliy Saliuk;
4.  The monograph “Cultural Studies: Terminologikal Dictionary”.  Author: Polina Gerchanivska;
5. The monograph Andrey Sheptytsky Metropolitan Galician (1901-1944) a forerunner of ecumenism. Author: Liubomyr Guzar;

Five papers are presented in the nomination: “For significant contribution to the development of Ukrainian Studies“:

1. Monograph “Theater and Cinema in the Context of Art Concepts of the Early Twentieth Century”. Author: Tetiana Ogneva;
2. The monograph “I wished liberty to the chained… Biography Ivan Franko”.  Author: Roman Gorak;
3. The monograph “Ivan Kotliarevskyi’s Travestied World: Text-Intertext-Context”. Author: Yevgen Nahlik;
4. The book “Ivan Franko. Ukrainianpen of Spanish classics”.  Authoring team: Korniichuk V.; Kravets Ya.; Sabaduha V.; Yakubuv A.;
5. “Ukrainian Encyclopedia of Ethno Art Studies and Ethnocultural” in five Volumes. Authors: Vasyl Chernets; Valeriy Bitaev.

We would like to remind that according to the Regulations “On International Expert Council of the International Prize named after  І. Franko”, the members of the Expert Council apply own knowledge at selection of the candidates and compare papers claiming the Award, according to the following criteria:

• innovative and original approaches in the study;
• conceptuality, systematic and critical study;
• international context and level of scientific research.

Titles of most three works which, in the opinion of the Expert Council, fully meet the above criteria will be submitted to the International Jury.

Award winners will be determined during interdisciplinary scientific debates to be held in c. Vienna (Austria), August 4-5, 2016. Awarding of winners will be held on August 27, 2016 at homeland of Ivan Franko in c. Drohobych.