Sponsors

Jaina Studies courses at SOAS

1999: Jaina Academy £15,000

PhD Scholarship in Jain studies

2015: BC Mehta Trust, Bipin and Rekah Shah Living Trust and Mr and Mrs Ramesh Parmar approximately £45,000 total
2020: Kanji Swami Community approximately £39,000

MA Scholarship in Jain Studies

2004: Jain Spirit Ltd. £5000
2006: Jain Spirit £5000
2007: Jain Spirit £5000
2020: American Friends of SOAS John Loiello Scholarship approximately £19,000

Philantropically funded research

2015:Dilip Mehta for the Exploration of the Jain Heritage in Pakistan Research project £5,000

Undergraduate Essay Prize in Jain Studies and Dissertation Prize in Jain Studies

2004 Institute of Jainology £1000
2005 Institute of Jainology £1000
2006 NK Sethia & Institute of Jainology £5000
2012 NK Sethia & Institute of Jainology £1000

Paul Thieme Lectureship in Prakrit

2010 Dr Sohnen-Thieme £3500
2011 Dr Shamil Chandaria in the name of his parents Anil and Lata Chandaria £3500
2011 International Summer School for Jain Studies (ISJS) $500
2012 Jivdaya Foundation (Dallas) $4000
2012 Unnamed Sponsors £1000
2013 Jain Samaj Manchester £251
2013 National Council of Vanik Associations (UK) £251
2013 Unnamed Sponsors (£451)
2013 Dushyant Mehta £500
2013 Unnamed Sponsor (£800)
2015 Dr Shamil Chandaria in the name of his parents Anil and Lata Chandaria £3500
2016 Crowd Funding (SOAS Student Adrian Plau) £3701
2017: Crowdfunding (SOAS Students) £3800
2018: Digambara Jaina Mahasabha and Donations by unnamed Sponsors £3500
2019: Crowdfunding (SOAS Prakrit Students) £2600

Annual Jaina Studies Workshop

2007 The Swedish Research Council, Lund University/ Olle Qvarnström £2532
2007 V&A Jaina Art Fund £1000
2008 The Swedish Research Council, Lund University/ Olle Qvarnström £2532
2008 Unnamed Sponsors £1891
2008 V&A Jaina Art Fund £1000
2009 The Swedish Research Council, Lund University/ Olle Qvarnström £2532
2009 V&A Jaina Art Fund £1000
2010 The Swedish Research Council, Lund University/ Olle Qvarnström; Oscar och Signe Krooks Stiftelse; The Lars Hierta Memorial Foundation £3500
2010 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles $1500
2010 V&A Jaina Art Fund £1000
2010 International School for Jaina Studies (ISJS) $1000
2010 Unnamed Sponsors £601
2011 V&A Jaina Art Fund £1000
2012 Dancing Star Foundation $5000
2012 Jivdaya Foundation $6500
2013 Jivdaya Foundation $7000
2013 University of Ghent Euros 1500
2013 University of Lille Euros 500
2013 Unnamed Sponsors £300
2013 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ Max Weber Kolleg University of Erfurt/ Jörg Rüpke Euros 1000
2014 Jivdaya Foundation $2000
2014 V&A Jaina Art Fund £1000
2014 GyanSagar Foundation (Delhi) £1000
2014 Unnamed Sponsors £551
2015 V&A Jaina Art Fund £1000
2015 Jivdaya Foundation $2000
2015 GyanSagar Foundation (Delhi) £1000
2015 JVB £500
2015 Unnamed Sponsors £241
2016 V&A Jaina Art Fund £1000
2016 Gyansagar Foundation (Delhi) £3488
2016 Shamil Chandaria £3500
2016 Jivdaya Foundation $2000
2016 Unnamed Sponsors £400
2017 Jivdaya Foundation $2000
2017 V&A Jaina Art Fund £1000
2017 Atul Shah & Family £771
2018 Jivdaya Foundation $2000
2018 Shravanabelagola Matha £550
2018 JVB £500
2019: Jivdaya Foundation $2000
2020: Jivdaya Foundation $2000

Jaina Studies – Newsletter of the Centre of Jaina Studies

2015 GyanSagar Foundation (Delhi) £1500
2016 GyanSagar Foundation (Delhi) £1500
2017 GyanSagar Foundation (Delhi) £1500
2018 GyanSagar Foundation (Delhi) £1500
2019: GyanSagar Foundation (Delhi) £1500
2020: Arham Yoga (Delhi) £1500
2021: Arham Yoga (Delhi) £1500