The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia has launched the program “Armenian Literature in Translation” for those foreign Publishing Houses who are interested in translating and publishing Armenian literature. The aim of the above-mentioned program is to ensure that the best of Armenian prose, poetry, drama, journalism and children's literature is accessible and known beyond the borders of Armenia. Any foreign publisher who is a legal entity and has experience in working with foreign authors can apply for this grant. The applicants can apply for financial support to cover book translation. The aim of the Grant Program is to provide financial support to foreign publishers publishing Armenian literature, thereby developing the interest of foreign publishers in Armenian literature and its translations in different languages. The Selection Committee selects the works to be translated from among those presented and assigns a certain amount of money to each one, according to its characteristics. The Board meetings will be held in May and October. Applicants will be informed of the results no later than 1 month after the Board decision.

• Publishers from abroad can submit the application every year from January 1 to August 30;  
• The publisher's application is approved or rejected in the period between September and November of the given year;  
• A contract is signed with the publishing house the next year following the approval of the application;  
• After signing the contract, the amount of the translation is fully transferred to the publisher, if the latter translates, publishes and sends twenty copies of the book to "National Library of Armenia" SNCO  

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• Application form for translation support;  
• The translator’s CV (indicating experience only in the translation field, list of translations);     
• Sample of the translation (2-5 pages). 
• In case of anthology, please attach a full data of the publication (authors, titles);  
• Detailed budget of the project. Must be provided in accordance with publishing market prices of target country. In case of overestimated budget the project will be discarded;  
• In case of co-funding, approval letter from the relevant organization on the co-funding (indicating amount and category of expenses);  
• Copy of the contract or agreement entered into with the translator.  
• Documentation certifying the transfer of copyright ownership to the publisher for the publication of the work mentioned in the application;  
• Letter of commitment to publish the work within the stated period of time;  
• Documentation certifying the legal status of the publisher;  
• Copies of the publisher’s recent catalogues or electronic catalogues;