Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarships

The candidate must be an Indian citizen, residing in India for at least six months at the time of application. In addition to this, all suitable candidates for Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarships must fulfill the following requirements:

• No candidate should be over the age of 30 years
• Must be an Indian passport holder
• Must not hold a postgraduate degree from abroad
• Candidates who are currently studying a postgraduate degree abroad are not eligible for this fellowship
• Evidence of admission is mandatory before applying for fellowship 
• Hold a first-class undergraduate degree from a recognized university in India
  • International university graduates must have stayed in India for two years before applying.
• Have fulfilled all the admission requirements of the chosen coursework.
• A minimum average of 65% is required to avail scholarship for Law, social sciences, architecture, humanities and fine arts subjects. 
• Those enrolling to courses like science environment or mathematics subjects must have a minimum aggregate of 70% in previous qualification achieved. 

Also, the applicant must NOT hold a master’s degree from an international university. The applicant must also not have already begun a postgraduate degree course abroad at the time of application.

Fellowship Specific Eligibility Requirements

Each fellowship has some specific eligibility criteria. The following section discusses the criteria of all the fellowships individually:

Inlaks Fine Arts Awards

• Completed graduation or post-graduation from any esteemed Indian institution.
  • Final year visual arts students are also eligible.
• If you don’t have a formal degree in visual arts, you must have prior experience in hosting art exhibitions.

Inlaks Fellowship for Indian Classical Music

• Must have some formal training in Indian classical music.

Inlaks Theatre Awards

• The candidate must be below the age of 35.
• Completed graduate or postgraduate degree from any recognized Indian University.
  • Candidates who do not have a formal degree will be considered based on their notable past achievements.

Inlaks Research Travel Grant

• The candidate must be below the age of 35.
• Must have either a first-class in Masters degree or a first-class in bachelors (honors) degree.
  • Those who have attained a first-class in both graduation and postgraduation will be given preference.
• Must have a confirmed Ph.D. program registration in Humanities and Social Science at any recognized Indian institute for a minimum period of two years but not exceeding four years.

Apart from the above-mentioned scholarships, the Foundations also gives internships, fellowships, grants, and awards under Inlaks Ravi Sankaran Programme, AAA Artist Grant, Film, and Television Awards, Sports Awards, etc.

Things to keep to keep in mind while applying for scholarship:

• Submit the online application for scholarship
• Must hold a valid Indian passport
• Only one submission per candidate 
• The applications that do not meet the minimum admission and financial requirement will not be considered for scholarship.
• It is mandatory to submit at least 2 letters of recommendation with one from the academic counselor or teacher. 

Documents Required for Application

The following documents must be submitted along with the application form:

• Evidence of admission to a course or a university
• Financial requirements of the institute, written in detail
• Photocopy of the first and last pages of passport
• At least one reference letter - this can also be emailed directly to the institute at applications@inlaksfoundation.org.
  • The subject line of the email should be as follows: Reference Letter | Name of Applicant | Email Address of Applicant.
• Candidates applying in the field of architecture, fine and applied arts, film, dance, acting, and music, must upload their portfolio as a PDF file or share an online link.

Candidates are to verify all the information before submitting the application. In case an error persists, candidates must email the same with a screenshot at applications@inlaksfoundation.org.

The selection of Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship awardees is carried out by an independent Inlaks Selection Committee of the Foundation, who analyzes and evaluates all the applications, and calls promising candidates for the interviews. Applicants are not only evaluated based on their past and present performances but also on their potential as demonstrated in the application. The applicants applying to arts and design courses will be evaluated on the basis of their portfolios.

All the candidates that are selected for the preliminary stage interview are informed about the same by May 15. The Foundation conducts scholarship interviews either in Delhi or Mumbai in May or June.