American Research Center in Sofia

American Research Center in Sofia Foundation

Sofia, Bulgaria

HeritageScience & ResearchEducationArts & Culture

Operating foundationFounded 2005International reach

Profile last updated: August 4, 2026

About

Founded in 2005, American Research Center in Sofia is a foundation based in Sofia, Bulgaria working on heritage, science & research, education +1 more.

The American Research Center in Sofia (ARCS) is a non-profit foundation registered in Bulgaria in 2005. It facilitates academic interaction, research and activities in the humanities and social sciences in Bulgaria and neighbouring Balkan countries. ARCS provides logistical support to American scholars and students, runs a specialised research library of over 16,000 volumes in Sofia, publishes books on Bulgarian history and culture, organises conferences and lectures, and operates archaeological fieldwork and online archives. It works in partnership with the American Research Center in Bulgaria, Inc., a US-based non-profit that supports its programmes.

Location

Sofia, Bulgaria

Founded

2005

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal name

American Research Center in Sofia Foundation

Focus areas

humanitiessocial sciencesarchaeologyhistoryBalkan studiesBulgarian historylibraryacademic exchange

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

HeritageScience & ResearchEducationArts & Culture

Works for

Students

How they work

ResearchAwareness & educationGrant-makingDirect services

Programmes

Academic Program

Education · Bulgaria

Hosts North American and Eastern European graduate students and scholars at the ARCS premises in Sofia, providing logistical support for research, lectures and academic field trips in Bulgaria.

Archaeological Field School

Heritage · Bulgaria

Runs excavations at the Roman town of Parthicopolis near Sandanski and trains North American and Bulgarian students in archaeological fieldwork.

Victims of Communism in Bulgaria

Heritage · Bulgaria

Online portal building a database of individuals subjected to communist repression, with biographical information, oral histories, documents and photographs, developed in collaboration with the Bulgarian State Archives.

The Immigrants Suitcase: Virtual Museum of the Bulgarians in North America

Heritage · United States

Virtual museum publishing stories, art and materials about Bulgarian immigrants in the United States, developed with ARCB, Inc.

Countries of operation

BulgariaUnited States

Funding & support

Funded by

Grants

Ways to support

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Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

American Research Center in Bulgaria, Inc., Bulgarian State Archives, Botev Academy, Elizabeth Kostova Foundation, American University in Bulgaria, Balkan Studies Institute, Center of Thracology, Smithsonian Folkways Records, Institute for Balkan Studies