SCHOLARSHIPS IN MINISTRY OF TOURISM & CULTURE
MINISTRY OF TOURISM & CULTURE
(Department of Culture) Room No. 334, ‘C Wing Shastri Bhavan New Delhi 110001
offers the following:
(i) Financial Assistance to Professional Groups and Individuals for Specified Performing Art Projects.
Areas: Theatre, Dance, Drama, Music, Rare and other Traditional forms. The support is available to well conceived projects including Literary Expressions and Multimedia Productions related to performing arts, with preference being given to experimental and innovative reinterpretetion. Project assistance at a maximum is of Rs. 1 lakh and intended to cover rental for Halls for rehearsals, Transport contingencies, Research expenditure etc. The Department, however, reserves the right to relax the ceiling on assistance in exceptional cases of larger repertoires/productions. The Department may also provide financial assistance, if necessary, for the staging of productions in selected cases. Assistance is given on the condition that the recipient will stage the production, if the Department so wishes, at a venue indicated and arranged by it.
The Scheme also admits support to a limited number of organizations of some standing in the field of performing arts, that employ gurus/ directors for their creative endeavours. Preference is given to those organizations that justify such engagement of artistes/gurus in terms of well focused annual programme of productions - employment of teachers and gurus will have to be a means to a creative end. Monthly salary to an artiste and to a guru will be Rs. 3,000 and Rs. 5,000 per month respectively. The Department’s support will be available to a maximum of twenty artistes.
(ii) Award of Fellowships to Outstanding Artists of Performing, Literary and Plastic Arts (The Scheme provides basic financial support for either very advanced training of individual creative effort to outstanding personalities in the fields of performing, literary and plastic arts).
Eligibility: Indian nationals who are outstanding artists in the fields of Performing, Literary and Visual Arts. Duration: 2 years. Age: 25-65 years.
Value:
(a) Out of a total of 200 Fellowships, 50 Fellowships have a value of Rs. 6,000 per month, and 150 Fellowships have value of Rs. 3,000 per month.
(b) The Junior Fellowship provides financial support to outstanding Artistes in the age group of 25-35 years. Fellowships have a value of Rs. 3,000 per month for a period of two years.
(c) The Senior Fellowship provides Financial support to outstanding Artists in the age group of 40 and above Rs. 6,000 per month for period of two years. Last date: April.
my self deepa sharma. I did my graduation in bfa from indore in 2004.
i am working as a free lance artist. presentely i am living in delhi.i wand to promot my art and want to support other to devlop the art what they have within. i need a finencial support to devlop art.i just want a little support so that i can be able to live in delhi and devlop and support the art fild in india.
thanks.
waiting for a positive reply.
with best regards,
deepa
hi , i am pass out from academy of theatre art mumbai university ( m.a.in theatre) i wana work on banjara culture and reaserch, documents. plz … give a positive reply ….
Hi i m sachin patwardhan from indore, working in the field of hindustani instrumental music (Sarod).
I m disciple of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Sahab.I want to apply for the scholarship (as applicable) . I m 30 yrs old.
Looking forward for a reply.
Ravinder Kumar on May 21st, 2008 at 5;20 am
Hi i m Ravinder Kumar from Chandigarh, working in the field of Theatre from the last five nine years
I have direct many plays and acted in atleast 25 plays.I want to apply for the scholarship (as applicable) . I m 33 yrs old.
Looking forward for a reply.
Hi I’m Cigi Vinu,female,32yrs, working as a lecturer in tourism. I have done my MAsters in Tourism Management from IGNOU. Now Like to do my research in Tourism. I want to apply for scholarship.
Hi I’m Cigi Vinu,female,32yrs, working as a lecturer in tourism. I have done my MAsters in Tourism Management from IGNOU. Now Like to do my research in Tourism. I want to apply for scholarship.
Looking forward for a reply.
namaste sir.wanted to knw the eligibility for gov.cultural scolarship.
Hi I’m Anirban and presently working as a freelance artist at Baroda(Gujrat). I have completed my B.F.A in 2007. I need some information about applying for scholarship of Ministry of Culture. May I be helped? Looking forward for a helpful reply.