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The Board of the Fund has approved the PROVISION on International Expert Council and the PROVISION on International jury
A Golden Mark of Laureate of Ivan Franko International Prize has been presented in Lviv
Public presentation of a Mark of Laureate of Ivan Franko International Prize took place within the framework of the events of the 100th anniversary of death of the Great Kameniar (Bricklayer) at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv on Friday, May 27.
“I am the son of the people coming up”, such word are engraved on the Mark of Laureate of Ivan Franko International Prize. The Mark of Laureate is represented by a round proof-like medal with eyelet of 30 mm in diameter and 24 grams weight made of 37.5% pure gold. A woven ribbon in blue and yellow colours with the elements of folk embroidery patterns fastens to a metal piece with images of a feather and bay leaf. The Mark has been produced by Kyiv Company Heroldmaster, LLC on the order of Ivan Franko International Fund.
An author of the design of the Mark is a Canadian artist of Ukrainian origin Oleh Lesiuk – the Head of the Ukrainian Union of Fine Artists of Canada, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and Association of Sculptors of Canada.
The design had been developed taking into account the works of the student of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Dmytro Kruhliak from Zaporizhzhia and the member of the Association of Collectors of Ukraine Serhii Lytvyn from Poltava who had participated in the Contest for the best design of the Mark of Laureate of Ivan Franko International Prize.
The Mark with a cash prize will be awarded to the winner of the prize on August 27, 2016 on a native land of the Great Kameniar (Bricklayer) in Drohobych. Besides the Golden Mark, the winner will be awarded with a cash prize; a prize find amounts to five hundred thousand hryvnias in 2016.
The winners of Ivan Franko International Prize will be determined in two categories: for a considerable contribution to the development of the Ukrainian Studies and for significant contribution to the development of social and humanitarian sciences.
We would like to remind that an awarding ceremony of the winners of the Contest took place on March 30, 2016 in Kyiv. The jury had accepted altogether 12 works that responded to the Procedure of holding the contest for the best design of the Mark of Laureate of Ivan Franko International Prize. Dmitro Krugliak from Zaporizhzhya city and Sergii Lytvin from Poltava city shared the third place and received a cash prize in the amount of 3 thousand hryvnias. The second place and a cash prize in the amount of 5 thousand hryvnias was given to Oleh Lesiuk from Toronto (Canada.) Whereas, none of the design projects has become a winner, the jury took the decision not to decide the first place but to finalize the design of the Mark.
A grandson of Ivan Franko and the Head of the Board of the Fund, Roland Franko and the President of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Doctor Volodymyr Melnyk, the Director of the Fund Ihor Kurus and the Members of the Board of Ivan Franko International Fund participated in the presentation of the Mark.
In the course of the presentation the Certificates – gratitude were held in for the financial support of the Prize.
Attention: change in bank details!
Due to the fact that on Monday, the 16th of May, an information appeared on appointing provisional administration in Fidobank and withdrawal of the financial institution from bank market, the Administration of Ivan Franko International Fund made a decision to transfer all savings of the organization to BANK SICH, PJSC.
Today you may make a donation into the bonus fund of Ivan Franko International Prize organization to a new bank account:
Р\р 26007012647 BANK SICH, PJSC
МФО 380816
ЄДРПОУ 39896543
01033, Volodymyrsʹka street, 63, Kyiv, Ukraine
The meeting of the Board of Ivan Franko Fund has taken place in Lviv.
Today, on the 27th of May, 2016 the meeting of the Board of Ivan Franko International Fund took place.
As it was informed by the Administrative Director of the Fund Igor Kurus, the Board of Ivan Franko Fund has approved two documents – the Provision on the International Experts Council and the Provision on International Judges, for the purpose of professional and objective evaluation of the works being applied for winning Ivan Franko International Prize.
The International Experts Council and the International Judges have been established during the meeting, as well.
The Head of the Fund Board Roland Franko emphasized that according to the provisions, the composition of the council of the experts and judges shall not to be announced till the prize-giving ceremony to the Laureates of the Prize. It will be possible to know their names after awarding Ivan Franko International Prize, which this year will be held in Drohobych on August 27.
Let us remind that the prize is awarded in two categories: for significant contribution to the development of Ukrainian studies and for significant personal contribution to the development of social and human studies.
Winners of Ivan Franko International Prize will be awarded a Golden Mark
“I am the son of the people coming up” – these words will be engraved on the Mark of the Laureate of Ivan Franko International Prize.
Canadian artist of Ukrainian origin Oleh Lesiuk – the Head of the Ukrainian Union of Fine artists of Canada, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and Association of Sculptors of Canada has developed a sketch of the medal.
Mark of the Laureate of Ivan Franko International Prize will be presented on May 27, 2016 in Lviv, and will be awarded on August 27, 2016 in the motherland of the Great Kameniar (Bricklayer) – in Drohobych.
The winner of Ivan Franko International Prize, except of a Golden Mark, will be awarded a cash prize; in 2016 the prize fund amounts to five hundred thousand UAH, and the Diploma of the Winner. We would like to remind that the winners of Ivan Franko International Prize will be determined in two categories: for significant contribution to the development of Ukrainian Studies and for his personal outstanding contribution to the development of social and human sciences.
Candidates for obtaining Ivan Franko International Prize have become known
Names of the first winners of Ivan Franko International Prize will announced this August in Vienna. Today already 10 nominees are known – per 5 in two categories, which will claim to win.
This was announced on Thursday at a press conference in Ukrinform by the Administrative Director of Ivan Franko International Fund Igor Kurus.
“Ivan Franko International Fund has finished acceptance of the papers for obtaining of Ivan Franko International Prize 2016. The Prize has two nominations – for the significant contribution to the development of Ukrainian Studies, for the significant personal contribution to the development of social and human sciences. Nomination Committee for five disciplines will be created: Ukrainian Studies, History, Literature Studies, Ethnography and Cultural Studies, which will include 5 scientists from the universities all around the world. From the specified by us papers the International Expert Council shall choose three the best ones and transfer them to the International Jury. It will meet from 5 to 8 August in Vienna, and in Vienna will announce the winners of the Prize in two nominations. Awarding will take place in Drohobych on August 27 – the birthday of Ivan Franko “, – said Igor Kurus, adding that the prize will become annual.
He said that the prize is not governmental but the public one. Prize fund is formed by philanthropists, and in 2016 it is 500 thousand UAH. One of the requirements – professional competence and international level of the research. Papers must be submitted by scientific institutions.
“Ivan Franko International Prize named is the only prize in the world that brings together all social and human sciences and has a chance to become the most honorable award in these disciplines along with the Nobel Prize. We will hope that it will be the case”- said Roland Franko – Chairman of Ivan Franko International Fund.
Yaroslav Garasym – a member of the board of Ivan Franko International Foun, pro-rector of Lviv National University named by I. Franko – has informed that before April 1, 14 research papers were submitted by scientists from Ukraine, Spain and Georgia. 10 of them meet the requirements.
In the nomination of “Ukrainian Studies” the first Ivan Franko prize will be competed by Tetiana Ognieva (Kyiv). The monograph “Theater and film in the context of art concepts of the early XX century”; Roman Gorak (Lviv). The monograph “I wanted freedom for the repressed … Biography of Ivan Franko”; Yevgen Nahlik (Lviv). The monograph “Turned world of Ivan Kotlyarevskyi: text, intertext-context”; Authors: Korniychuk V.; Kravets Y.; Sabadukha V.; Yakubuv A. (Valencia, Spain). The book “Ivan Franko. Ukrainian pen of Spanish classics”; Vasyl Chernets, Valerii Bitayev (Kyiv). “Ukrainian Encyclopedia of ethno art study and ethnic culture.”
In the field of social and human sciences: Victoriia Durkalevych (Drohobych). The monograph “In Search of narrative identity: personal myth in the works of Ivan Franko, Andrzej Htsyuk and Bruno Schulz”; Rostyslav Kont (Kyiv). The monograph “Ethnological research in the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Lviv (1892-1940): Historiography”; Authors: Yurii Makar; Mykhailo Gornyi; Vitaliy Makar; Anatolii Saliuk (Chernivtsi). Three-volume monograph “From deportation to deportation. Socio-political life of Kholm Podlask Ukrainians (1915 – 1945). Research. Memoirs. Documents”; Polina Gerchanivska (Kyiv) “Cultural Studies: terminology”; Lubomyr Huzar (Lviv). ” Galician Metropolitan Andrii Sheptytsky (1901-1944) a forerunner of ecumenism.”
“Cardinal Lubomyr Guzar is the most famous of all nominees, a man of the highest moral values, a member of the group “First December”- presented by the submission of Lviv National University named by Ivan Franko very, very powerful by its content book. It is extremely remarkable that this work relates to ecumenism as a basis for the unity of Ukrainian church”- said Vladimir Bugrov – Board Member of Ivan Franko International Fund, rector of the Taras Shevchenko Kiev University.
He expressed confidence that the triad of the Nomination Committee, International Expert Council, International Jury will allow to avoid any subjectivity and the prize will be awarded to the really best works.
“It’s some obligations both of the Board, and everyone who takes part in it, because the prize is the first, year – anniversary, and we must show a high level of objectivity, class of the game, in order this prize further have the widest possible recognition”, – he stressed.
In 2016 we will celebrate 160th anniversary of the birthday of Ivan Franko (August 27) and the 100th anniversary of his death (May 28).
Acceptance of the papers for obtaining of Ivan Franko Prize is finished
Ivan Franko International Fund have finished acceptance of the papers for obtaining of Ivan Franko Prize in the field of social and human sciences and Ukrainian studies.
This year the Prize Committee received 14 papers from different regions of Ukraine and abroad. Namely:
1. Victoriya Durkalevich (Drogobych, Ukraine)
The monografph «In search jf Identity: Individual Myth in Artistic Works by Ivan Franko, Andrzej Chciuk, Bruno Schulz»
2. Yury Yamash (Lviv, Ukraine)
The monograph of Yury Yamash “Trusz depicts Кamenyar”
3. Rostyslav Konta (Kyiv, Ukraine)
The monografph: “The ethnological researches in Shevchenko Scientific Society in Lviv (1892-1940): historiography”
4. Tinatin Mshvidobadze (Georgia)
The article “Corporality in the Virtual Space in the Internet Ag”
5. Tetiana Ohneva (Kyiv, Ukraine)
The monograph “Theater and Cinema in the Context of Art Concepts of the Early Twentieth Century”
6. Yuriy Makar; Mychailo Hornyi; Vitaliy Makar, Anatoliy Saliuk – co-author of Volume I (Chernivtsi, Ukraine)
The monograph “From Deportation to Deportation. Social and Political Life of the Ukrainians of Kholmshchyna and Pidlishia (1915-1947) Reserch. Memories. Documets”
7. Roman Horak (Lviv, Ukraine)
The book “I wished liberty to the chained… Biography Ivan Franko”
8. Nakhlik Yevhen (Lviv, Ukraine)
Monograph “Ivan Kotliarevskyi’s Travestied World: Text-Intertext-Context”
9. Gerchanivska Polina (Kyiv, Ukraine)
“Cultural Studies: Terminologikal Dictionary”
10. Lubomyr Husar (Lviv, Ukraine)
“Andrey Sheptytsky Metropolitan Galician (1901-1944) a forerunner of ecumenism”
11. Authors of the book: Korniychuk V.; Kravets YA.; Sabaduha V. and Yakubuv A. (Spain)
“The book “Ivan Franko. The Ukrainian pen of Spanish classics”
12. Project coordinator Ogneviuk Victor (Kyiv, Ukraine)
“Borys Grinchenko. Collected Works. Nation’s enlightening heritage”
13. Sichivitsa Oleg (Lviv, Ukraine)
Monograph “Liberal Restrictionism and Architectonics of Harmonius World: Treatise on Historiosophy fnd Political Science”
14. Chernets Vasyl; Bitayev Valery (Kyiv, Ukraine)
“Ukrainian Encyclopedia of Ethno Art Studies and Ethnocultural” in five Volumes.
The Committee of the Prize began to examine the research papers for compliance with the Provision “About Ivan Franko International Prize.” At the next stage the research papers will be transferred to the nominating committee for professional determining of the compliance of the submitted research papers with the defined scientific disciplines.
We remind that Ivan Franko International Prize is awarded annually to reward the outstanding literary artist, social and political activist, scientist philosopher, anthropologist and folklorist, prominent literary critic, columnist and translator, playwright Ivan Franko – on August 27.
The prize is awarded in two categories: for significant contribution to the development of Ukrainian studies and for significant personal contribution to the development of social and human studies. This year the amount of reward is five hundred thousand UAH.
Ivan Franko International Fund has announced the winners of the competition
On March 28, 2016 in Kiev the winners of the competition for the best design of symbol of the winner of Ivan Franko International Prize were announced.
The professional jury consisting of experts in sphere of awarding business, heraldry, faleristics and Franko study have chosen the winners.
In total, the jury accepted for consideration 12 works that met all the requirements and Procedure of the competition for the best design of symbol of the winner of Ivan Franko International Prize.
Dmitro Krugliak from Zaporizhzhya city and Sergii Lytvin from Poltava city shared the third place. They will receive a prize of 3 thousand UAH per each.
Oleg Lesiuk from Toronto (Canada) obtained the second place and a prize of 5 thousand UAH.
Since none of the design projects is complete and needs some improvement, the jury decided not to determine the first place.
It was decided to make the final design of symbol of the Winner taking into account the designes of the winners.
Management of the Fund offers to improve the design to Oleg Lesyuk – the Head of Ukrainian Union of Fine Arts of Canada, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and Association of Sculptors of Canada.
We remind that the competition for the best design of symbol of the winner of Ivan Franko International Prize was announced on January 27, 2016, and the works were accepted from February 15 to March 15, 2016.
The jury consisted of: Andriy Hrechylo, Doctor of Historical Sciences, head of Ukrainian Heraldic Society (chairman of the jury); Mykola Chmyr, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Member of the Commission of state awards and heraldry; Oleksiy Kohan, Honored Artist of Ukraine, graphic artist, member of Ukrainian Heraldic Society; Mykola Omelchenko, president of the club of collectors; Vitalii Shevchenko, journalist, writer, publisher, member of the National Union of ethnographers of Ukraine; Myhailo Shalata, literary critic, writer, Candidate of Philology, Franko scientist, member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine.
The competition for the best design of symbol of the winner of Ivan Franko International Prize was completed
On March 15th the admission of entries for the best design of symbol of the winner of Ivan Franko International Prize, which was initiated and organized by Ivan Franko International Fund, was completed.
Works from different parts of Ukraine and abroad were delivered for the competition. The symbol had to reflect Ukrainian tradition of faleristics and individual items (ornaments, body-size, background) – to belong to the scientific works of Ivan Franko, time and place of his life.
The winner of the competition will be selected by authoritative jury consisting of experts in sphere of awarding business, heraldry, faleristics and Franko study:
Andriy Hrechylo, Doctor of Historical Sciences, head of Ukrainian Heraldic Society (chairman of the jury); Mykola Chmyr, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Member of the Commission of state awards and heraldry; Oleksiy Kohan, Honored Artist of Ukraine, graphic artist, member of Ukrainian Heraldic Society; Mykola Omelchenko, president of the club of collectors; Vitalii Shevchenko, journalist, writer, publisher, member of the National Union of ethnographers of Ukraine; Mykola Shalata, literary critic, writer, Candidate of Philology, Franko scientist, member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine.
Announcement of the winner will take place on March 25, 2016.
We remind that three prizes were established for the winners. The author of the design which will take the first place will obtain the reward of 10 thousand UAH, the second – 5 thousand UAH, the third – 3 thousand UAH.
Ukrainian World Congress encourages Ukrainians throughout the world to participate in competition for the Ivan Franko International Prize
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) encourages Ukrainians throughout the world to participate in the competition for the Ivan Franko International Prize named after the renowned writer whose 160th anniversary of birth and 100th anniversary of death are being marked by the entire global Ukrainian community.
The award was established by the Ivan Franko International Fund to promote comprehensive study of the creative, scientific and civic activities of Ivan Franko, and to encourage academics around the world to conduct relevant research in the social sciences and humanities, and Ukrainian studies, to broaden understanding and awareness of the scientific and cultural heritage of Ukraine in the global context.
“The Ukrainian World Congress calls upon the global Ukrainian community to understand and popularize the creative legacy of the renowned Ukrainian writer, academic and community activist Ivan Franko who made a significant contribution to the national rebirth of Ukraine,” commented UWC President Eugene Czolij.
