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We proudly offer the Art & Culture Grant — an initiative dedicated to uplifting artists, culture bearers, and tradition-keepers from Turkic and Central Asian backgrounds while fostering cross-cultural dialogue in the Greater Boston Area. The Turkicstan Art & Culture Grant supports creative projects and cultural programming that:
- Celebrate and preserve Turkic, Central Asian, and diasporic artistic traditions
- Promote BIPOC representation in the regional arts landscape
- Provide accessible cultural programming for underserved communities
- Foster collaboration between artists, educators, and cultural institutions
- Empower emerging and established artists from Turkic and Central Asian communities
- Revitalize endangered cultural practices through public engagement
- Increase access to authentic, community-rooted art experiences in Massachusetts
- Build bridges across diverse communities through inclusive cultural programming
- Performances (music, dance, theater, and oral traditions)
- Exhibitions (visual arts, crafts, traditional attire, photography)
- Cultural festivals, screenings, and storytelling events
- Workshops, residencies, and educational art programs
- Cross-cultural collaborations that center Turkic heritage
As a Boston- and Cambridge-based, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Mass Cultural Council-recognized BIPOC-centered organization, Turkicstan is proud to offer The Educational Fund — a community-driven initiative to support equitable, culturally rooted education and leadership development among youth and underserved communities in the Greater Boston Area. The Turkicstan Educational Fund is designed to:
*All donations are tax-deductible.
- Support free and subsidized cultural education programs in language, music, dance, art, and history from the Turkic world.
- Provide scholarships and supplies for children from low-income families, WIC/SNAP recipients, and BIPOC communities.
- Empower immigrants through professional development, education, and training.
- Host youth workshops, classes, and cultural performances that preserve and celebrate Turkic heritage.
- Foster cross-cultural understanding and academic exploration of Turkic studies in partnership with local schools and universities.
*All donations are tax-deductible.
We proudly offer the Turkicstan Research Grant — a dedicated funding opportunity for scholars, graduate students, and researchers engaged in advancing the field of Turkic, Central Asian, and faith-based studies in relation to Islam. The Turkicstan Research Grant aims to:
- Support innovative academic research that deepens understanding of Turkic history, language, art, literature, migration, identity, and faith.
- Encourage community-engaged scholarship that connects academic inquiry with real-world cultural preservation and education.
- Promote interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approaches to Turkic, Central Asian, and faith-based studies in relation to Islam.
- Create pathways for emerging BIPOC scholars and researchers with lived experience in the Turkic world.
- Build bridges between researchers and communities, enhancing cultural literacy and academic access
- Academic and independent research projects
- Ethnographic studies and oral history documentation
- Archival research, fieldwork, and digital humanities initiatives
- Translation, publication, and dissemination of research findings
- Public scholarship, community-based research, and exhibitions
- conferences, symposiums, and research showcases
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