The Charles Wallace India Trust�Announces Awards for the Arts�Entries invited for the Year 2009...
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The Charles Wallace India Trust offers approximately fifteen fully funded awards in the Arts and Heritage Conservation every year in order to give practitioners in these fields, at an early stage in their careers, a chance to gain wider experience and exposure or to study. The balance between Arts and Heritage Conservation varies from year to year depending on demand and performance at interview. These awards cover international fares, accommodation and living costs in the UK and fees where they are payable.
Length of Awards
Awards are generally from three months to a maximum of one academic year.
Eligibility Applicants should
Be Indian citizens domiciled and resident in India
Be aged between 25 and 38
Have completed their first degree/diploma or professional qualification in their specialisation and have at least four years working experience
Not have received CWIT grant within the last 5 years
Applications should include
Completed application form, including a statement of purpose stating clearly what they want to do in the UK and how they plan to put this to use on returning to India
Supporting references
Acceptance letter from the course or programme in the UK to which they have applied or evidence that progress towards acceptance has been made
Demonstrate a good working knowledge of English
Portfolio submission in either on CD/DVD, slide or hard-copy format.
ARTS
The Charles Wallace India Trust supports successful applications from practitioners working in the Arts to attend short courses or one year academic programmes of their choosing and in the following fields: visual arts, music, drama, dance, film, photography and design (with the exception of architecture).
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview Delhi in March 2009. The results of these interviews will be announced by early April 2009.
Last Date for Application: 15th November 2008.
*The above information is courtesy The British Council, India.
