Sanskriti – Kalakriti Fellowship

Sanskriti – Kalakriti Fellowship

                 

The Sanskriti Pratishthan invites applications for its annual Sanskriti - Kalakriti Fellowship in Performing Arts from young performing artists who wish to contribute towards enriching their respective art form. The scheme will be managed by the Sanskriti Pratishthan, which has been giving similar awards over the past 25 years.

Eligibility

The Fellowship is only open to Indian Nationals in the age group of 25 to 40.

While this fellowship specially encourages women applicants, all proposals that further the

objectives of the program are welcome. The candidate should have at least ten years of initial training in Indian classical dance. The fellow would be required to have given at least 2 ­3 solo performances to his/her credit in recognized forums.

The candidate will be required to take guidance from another senior guru and enhance the existing style. It would be a residency programme for a period of three months, which can be spread over the period of ten months. This will require the candidate to take consent from her current guru and the guru he/she would want to go to.

Objective

The purpose of the Fellowship is to encourage young artists to develop their potential and enhance their skills through intensive practice and or incorporating different facets of their art.

Terms

The duration of the Fellowship will be ten months. The grant of Rs. 50,000 will be given in two installments. The first installment of Rs 25,000/- will be given at the commencement of the fellowship programme and a short mid-term progress report will be required.

The second installment will be given after the submission of your complete project report

when the fellow may be requested to give a dance recital.

Agreement

The applicant will have to sign an agreement with Sanskriti Pratishthan pertaining to a

regular flow of work during the Fellowship period. The candidate should not be holding another Fellowship or working on any other project at the same time.

All candidates should mail their CV and a short synopsis of their project proposal to the

head office address.

How to apply

Candidates should send their two ­ page CV and a write up of approximately 500 words explaining their project. Full postal and telephonic contact details together with any E-mail id should be submitted to facilitate contact. Few samples of previous work, project or performances should be submitted. The names and contact addresses/telephones of two referees should also be sent.

The application should bear the title 'Sanskriti - Kalakriti Fellowship' on the envelope when sent by post and in subject line if sent through email on fellowships@sanskritifoundation.org

Applications received before 30th June will be considered for fellowship of that year.

For more details: http://sanskritifoundation.org/Kalakriti-Fellowship.htm