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The Sponsors of the Tibetan and Himalayan Library & THL-Published Websites and Projects

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The following list of donors, granting agencies, and supporting foundations is ordered in terms of the level of support, from highest to lowest.

The U.S. Department of Education - TICFIA and IRSP

• TICFIA grant for general support of THDL Infrastructure and Content awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano (Oct. 2005-Sept. 2009)
• TICFIA grant for general support of THDL Infrastructure and Content awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano and Cornell University/Prof. Kathryn March (Oct. 2002-Sept. 2005)
• IRSP Grant for Tibetan Reference Resources awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano (September 2003 - August 2006).
• IRSP Grant for Tibetan Language and Linguistics Collection and Tibetan Language Instructional project awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano (September 2000 - August 2003)
• These DOE grants have been the most important benefactor of THL's overall infrastructure and collections, and been the main sponsor enabling THL's overall scope and agenda. Sadly the last grant was discontinued in mid stream, causing major challenges for THL.

U. S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' Office of Citizen Exchanges

• Tibet Professional and Cultural Exchange Project: The Education to Employment project awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano (September 2010-December 2011)
• Tibet Professional and Cultural Exchange Project: The Social Busness project awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano and Machik/Tashi Rabgey (September 2009-December 2010)
• Tibet Professional and Cultural Exchange Project: The Geotourism project III awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano and Machik/Losang Rabgey (September 2007-December 2009)
• Tibet Professional and Cultural Exchange Project: The Geotourism project III awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano and Machik/Losang Rabgey (September 2007-December 2009)
• Tibet Professional and Cultural Exchange Project: The Geotourism project II awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano and Machik/Losang Rabgey (September 2006-December 2008)
• Tibet Professional and Cultural Exchange Project: The Geotourism project I awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano and Machik/Losang Rabgey (September 2005-December 2007)
• Tibet Professional and Cultural Exchange Project: The Lhasa Neighborhoods project awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano (September 2003-September 2006)
• These programs have been focused primarily on exchanges between China and the US, but digital technology has played an important role in many of the grant programs in terms of generating cultural documentation of Tibetan regions, as well as forming new partnerships with Tibetans and institutions in China. The Geotourism Portal in particular has benefitted from these grants.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (Preservation and Access)

• The Tibetan Canons Collection awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano and Naropa University/Prof. D. Phillip Stanley (June 2006-May 2008)
• The Samantabhadra Collection awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano (June 2000-May 2003)
• These NEH grants have played the crucial role in THL's development of its Tibetan literature publishing facilities, as well as the creation of deep level catalogs and textual editions of classical Buddhist literature in the Tibetan language.

United States Agency International Development via Winrock International

• USAID Tibetan Cultural Preservation awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano (2009-2014)
• This support is crucial for involving local Tibetan communities in participatory cultural programs that contribute content into the site - photos, place studies, videos, and more - as well as in accessing and using the resources delivered by THL in community-beneficial manners.

Luce Foundation

• Tibet Historical GIS awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano and University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point/Prof. Karl Ryavec (2007-2010)
• This support was crucial in developing and launching the Tibetan and Himalayan Historical & Cultural Geography with its core geographical technology as well as base studies of historical polities and monasteries across the Tibetan plateau.

The United States Information Agency

• Tibetan Folk Music Collection awarded to University of North Carolina at Charlotte/Prof. John Flower (May 2000-April 2001).

The Society for South Asian Studies, British Academy

• Kangyur Digitization Project awarded to the British Library/Burkhard Quessel with David Germano (University of Virginia) (October 2004-August 2005)
• Kangyur Digitization Project awarded to the British Library/Burkhard Quessel with David Germano (University of Virginia) (October 2005-August 2008)

The University of Virginia

• Teaching and Technology Initiative grant to Prof. David Germano for THDL Education development (2001, $20,000)
• UVA Faculty Senate Teaching Initiative grant to Prof. David Germano for Tibetan Language Instructional project (2000-2001, $5,000)
• Department of Religious Studies grant to Prof. David Germano for The Samantabhadra Collection (1999-2000, $2,800)
• Institute of Advanced Technology in the Humanities (University of Virginia) grant to Prof. David Germano for Samantabhadra Collection (1997-1999)
• The University of Virginia Library: For the purchase of Tibet satellite imagery (2001); For the preparation of Tibet GIS datasets (2000)
• The Weedon Foundation: Grant to Prof. David Germano at University of Virginia for the Lhasa Project (Summer 2001); Grant to Prof. David Germano at University of Virginia for Tibet fieldwork (Summer 1999)
• Center for South Asian Studies (University of Virginia): For the Tibetan Language Instruction project (2000-2003); For the Derge Art Project (2000)
• East Asia Center (University of Virginia): Grant to Edward Garrett for Chinese and Japanese language support in THDL Software Systems (2002); Weedon travel grant to Prof. David Germano Eastern Tibet fieldwork (1999); Weedon travel grant to Frances Garrett for Lhasa fieldwork on Tibetan Medical Collections (2002); Weedon travel grant to David Newman Lhasa Neighborhood project (2002)

Fondren Library (Rice University)

• Awarded to Prof. Anne Klein for The Bonpo Collection (2001-2, $24,000; 2000-1, $15,000)
• Awarded to Prof. Anne Klein for The Samantabhadra Collection/Bonpo Collection (1999-2000, $15,000)

The University of California, Santa Barbara

• Faculty Senate, Committee on Research, awarded to Prof. José Cabezón for the Sera Monastery Project (2003-2004)
• Faculty Senate, Committee on Research, awarded to Prof. José Cabezón for the Sera Monastery Project (2002-2003)
• Instructional Development Grant to Center for the Analysis of Sacred Space, Barbara Holdrege, Director (2003-2004, Sera Project portion)
• Instructional Development Grant awarded to Prof. José Cabezón for the Sera Monastery Project (2002-2003)
• Instructional Development, Web Mini-grant (Web-design support)
• Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (2002-2003)

Other Donors and Granting Agencies

• University of Virginia Raven Society Fellowship: awarded to Frances Garrett of the University of Virginia for fieldwork in Lhasa on Tibetan medicine collections within THDL (2001)

• University of Virginia Center for Global Health: awarded to Frances Garrett of the University of Virginia for fieldwork in Lhasa on Tibetan pharmacy collections within THDL (2002)

• Mellon Foundation-Supporting Digital Scholarship grant to Prof. David Germano for Tibetan Literature Collections (July-September 2002)

• South Asian Language Resource Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Education: Tibetan Language Instructional project awarded to University of Virginia/Prof. David Germano (August 2003 - July 2004)

• Trace Foundation: grant to Prof. David Germano at University of Virginia for Tibetan Unicode Consultations (2002, $12,000)

• The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation: awarded to Prof.r David Germano at Universitiy of Virginia for Tibetan Art Collection fieldwork (summer 2001; Fall 2000)

• Airbus China: to Prof. Nicolas Tournadre of CNRS-LACITO in support of Tibetan linguistic research (2000)

• National Institutes of Health T32 grant (administered through University of Virginia's Center for Complementary and Alternative Therapies) program: to Frances Garrett to do research on Tibetan medicine and develop collections on Tibetan medicine (2001-2003)

• Anonymous donor: awarded to Frances Garrett of University of Virginia for fieldwork in Lhasa on Tibetan pharmacy collections within THDL (2002)

• Frances Tiso and The Institute of Noetic Sciences: awarded to Prof. David Germano of the University of Virginia for Lukhang Art Collection (2000)

• American Academy of Religions: awarded to Prof. David Germano of the University of Virginia for the Samantabhadra Collection (1998)

• CNRS-Lacito: awarded to Michel Jacobson for linguistic software collaboration (2001-2)