Inlaks Fellowship for Indian Classical Music

The Inlaks Fellowship for Indian Classical Music is launched by Shivdasani Foundation. This scheme especially launched for a student who wishes to build career in the music field. The main objective behind introducing this scheme is to encourage students to be a part of Indian classical music. Under this scheme or this scheme offers to pursue additional training with a musician (vocalist or instrumentalist, other than one’s regular guru) or with artists from other areas of performance and undertake performance-related research (including language and poetry) that enriches their own learning or practice. The scheme also provides some financial assistance to the selected students like the award is a sum of Rs. 1, 20,000 for a period of one year. For applying under this scheme applicant candidate need to satisfy some conditions which are mentioned below in the article. Indian students can take advantage of this scheme who has interest in music

Benefits of Inlaks Fellowship for Indian Classical Music:

• Inlaks Fellowship for Indian Classical Music provides benefits in the form of financial assistance and some other way. Rates of financial assistance are mentioned below
• The award is a sum of Rs. 1, 20,000 for a period of one year is provided
• This scheme offers to pursue additional training with a musician (vocalist or instrumentalist, other than one’s regular guru) or with artists from other areas of performance and undertake performance-related research (including language and poetry) that enriches their own learning or practice

Required eligibility and conditions for applying Inlaks Fellowship for Indian Classical Music:

1. The applicant for this fellowship must be an Indian citizen, currently resident in India
2. The applicant must be practicing vocal music in the Indian classical tradition
3. The recipient should not be holding a similar/ government scholarship or award during the same tenure
4. Applicant should be below the age of 30 years on 31st December in the year of application

Document required for applying Inlaks Fellowship for Indian Classical Music:

1. An application on plain paper with details of name, educational qualifications, contact address, permanent address, email id, mobile phone number, landline number and evidence of date of birth
2. A brief essay giving details of present occupation, achievements to date, guru’s details (not more than 500 words)
3. A proposal (300 words) together with agreement letters from candidate’s collaborators, if the candidate is intending to train with another musician or with an artist from another area of performance.
4. Three copies of a DVD with your recordings (max 30 minutes in total)
5. A complete CV of applicant

Application procedure:

1. Candidate can create required application format on plain paper as mentioned in Documents Required section
2. Then along with all document candidate has to send application form mentioned address Inlaks India Foundation, 86 / 87 Atlanta, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021

Contact Details:

1. Inlaks India Foundation, 86 / 87 Atlanta, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021
2. Main Office: Delhi Inlaks India Foundation C/o ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology)
   Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi 110067 E-mail: info@inlaksfoundation.org
3.  E-mail: info@inlaksfoundation.org

References & details:

1. For more details regarding documents and other help please visit official website: http://inlaksfoundation.org/inlaks-music-award.aspx
2. http://www.inlaksfoundation.org