The three laureates will pursue unprecedented research on the history of art and Malagasy heritage. The sixth edition of the Yavarhoussen-Inha Scholarship has distinguished three joint laureates from sixteen international applications focused on the history of art and heritage in Madagascar. The jury of the Yavarhoussen-Inha Scholarship exceptionally awarded three joint laureates after two hours of deliberation: Ndranto Jacob Ranarivelo, Armelle Malvoisin, and Julie Rateau-Holbach. The sixteen applications received, a record since the scholarship's creation, came from the United States, Canada, Cameroon, Madagascar, and France.

Ndranto Jacob Ranarivelo, a Master's 1 student in History at the University of Antananarivo, will dedicate his research to Malagasy caricature, from the nationalist press of the 1940s-1950s to forms of satire circulated on social media, studying its role in collective memory and public debate.

Armelle Malvoisin, a former journalist specializing in art and a master's student in art history at Rennes 2 University, will study artist Victoire Ravelonanosy (1910-1981). Using archives preserved in France, Madagascar, and Tunisia, she will analyze her aesthetics and contribution to the emancipation of Malagasy women artists.

Julie Rateau-Holbach, a doctor in art history, will focus on Malagasy craftspeople and artists present at the colonial exhibitions in Marseille in 1906 and 1922. Her work will draw on French and Malagasy archives to establish an unprecedented repertoire and better understand artistic exchanges between Madagascar and France in the early twentieth century.

Created in 2021 by the Yavarhoussen Fund in partnership with Inha, the scholarship, endowed with 17,000 euros, finances fieldwork, archival research, and meetings with specialists. At the end of their research year, the laureates will submit a scientific article whose results will be presented during a study day at Inha, scheduled for late January 2027.