As per the official notification, "Online Applications are invited by CCRT, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India for the award of Junior and Senior Fellowship for undertaking research-oriented projects in the field of Performing, Literary, Plastic Arts and New Areas related to Culture."
200 Junior Fellowships for the financial year (2019-20) having a value of Rs. 10,000/- per month for artistes in the age group of 25- 40 years will be awarded for a maximum period of two years.
There are 200 Junior & 200 Senior Fellowships for this year. Details of the schemes, instructions for applicants, eligibility conditions/criteria and Application Module is available on the official website.
Applications are invited for the year 2019-20 with effect from 09 September 2019
Last Date to Apply:
The last date to apply for the fellowship is October 28, 2019.
How To Apply:
• Login to www.indiaculture.nic.in
• Click on MoC Schemes Application.
• Click on Registration.
• Fill up the Registration Form.
• Get Username and Password for Login (Save it safely & remember it).
• Go to the current scheme status.
• Click on the appropriate Scheme.
• Fill up the form and submit (Save a copy for yourself for any further references)
Age Limit:
The Junior Fellowship will be awarded to artists in the age group of 25 -40 years and the Senior Fellowship will be awarded to artistes above 40 years of age.
(Age of the candidate will be calculated as on April 1, 2019, for the year 2019-20)
Application Procedure
Applications will be accepted online only.
Selection Procedure:
Selection will be based on Interview/ personal talk, along with their detailed project proposals; and shortlist the most meritorious among them.
Candidates who are shortlisted for Junior Fellowship will be called for an interview. Those who are shortlisted for the Senior Fellowship will have to submit a hard copy of their application with all the required documents, based on which the Expert Committee will select a maximum of 200 candidates
Educational Qualification:
Applicants must have completed their graduation degree in the fields/areas related to fields of culture and arts. Interested applicants should check the detailed notification for eligibility criteria.
Fellowship Award:
The Junior Fellows will receive a stipend of Rs. 10,000 and the Senior Fellows will receive a stipend of Rs. 20,000.
The list of selected candidates will be posted on CCRT’s website www.ccrtindia.gov.in & Ministry of Culture website www.indiaculture.nic.in
Note: Ministry of Culture (MoC) reserves the right to reject/ select the applications on the basis of screening and evaluations.
Important Links:
Click Here to Visit the Official Website
Click Here to Read Detailed Notification
Click Here to Apply Online