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Thanks to the donations of individuals and organizations that have supported the Institute since its founding in 1973, the Ukrainian Research Institute has advanced the knowledge of Ukraine through research, teaching, and publication.

Consider supporting the work of the Institute with a tax-deductible contribution of any size. Your support will further the growth of Ukrainian Studies at Harvard and will sustain the Institute in its mission to foster greater understanding of Ukraine and Ukraine-related topics.

To say that 2022 has been a difficult year is a massive understatement. The people of Ukraine have borne unfathomable suffering, as Russia's unprovoked, full-scale invasion has cost them their lives, livelihood, homes, and stability. Ukrainians and scholars of Ukraine have also borne the burden of educating the general public about Ukraine, its history, and its basic right to exist as a free and independent country.

As you think about year-end gifts, whether for tax purposes or in a general spirit of generosity, we ask first that you consider ways to help Ukraine by supporting effective humanitarian initiatives and war efforts.

At the same time, we humbly ask you to keep HURI in mind. Our operations are funded by donations, in the form of endowments and individual gifts. 

Gifts you make today will go toward funding research fellowships, both our traditional fellowships program as well as the wartime non-residential fellowships aimed to support Ukrainian scholars who cannot or do not want to leave Ukraine. Donations also support our publications activities, such as our 2022 English-language translations of Stanislav Aseyev's The Torture Camp on Paradise Street and Volodymyr Rafeyenko's The Length of Days

Donated funds allow the MAPA: Digital Atlas of Ukraine program to continue developing a data-rich tool for researching and teaching about Ukraine. Donations support scholarships for students who wish to attend the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute to learn the Ukrainian language or take subject-matter courses on Ukraine's history, literature, or society. And they allow our bibliographer to continue expanding the collection of Ukrainian-language books and archival materials at Harvard Library. 

Financial donations sustain HURI's general activities, allowing us to continue our public events series and produce high-quality resources, such as TCUP Briefs and TCUP Reports. As a whole, your gift will help us pursue our mission: to advance knowledge of Ukraine through teaching, research, and publication in the humanities and the social sciences at Harvard and worldwide.

Thank you for your generosity and ongoing support.

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Contributions that you make today will support:

  • undergraduate and graduate student summer research projects;
  • graduate student fellowships;
  • research support for visiting scholars as well as wartime non-residential fellows;
  • lectures and other presentations by distinguished scholars in the field;
  • publication of the journal Harvard Ukrainian Studies and scholarly texts on topics important to the field of Ukrainian Studies;
  • scholarships for students who wish to attend the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute;
  • the continued development of MAPA: the Digital Atlas of Ukraine project;
  • and much more!

Recent program developments have included:

  • The launch of our Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, its annual conference, and its original research agenda.
  • The publication of the 38th volume of the journal Harvard Ukrainian Studies, and several titles in the Harvard Library of Ukrainian Literature.
  • The expansion of the MAPA: Digital Atlas of Ukraine to include projects on Chornobyl and the Donbas. 
  • An active seminar and lecture series (available for viewing on the web) featuring scholars and professionals such as Serhii Plokhii, Jose Casanova, Marie Yovanovitch, Catherine Wanner, and President Volodymyr Zelenksy.

To donate by check:

Please make your check payable to the President and Fellows of Harvard College (please reference “Ukrainian Research Institute Studies Fund” on the memo line) and mail it to:
Harvard University
Alumni and Development Services
124 Mount Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138