The Inlaks Fine Art Award

1. The Award is worth INR 3,00,000/- for a period of one year.

2. Additionally the Awardee will be required to attend an art residency programme within India for a period of four weeks during the course of the year resulting in an open day event. 

1. The applicant must be an Indian citizen, currently residing in India.

2. The applicant must be born on or after 1st January 1994.

3. The applicant may be a recent graduate/post-graduate or a final year student from a leading Indian institute for visual arts in India.

4. If the applicant has applied for the award earlier, they must submit a new body of work if they re-apply.

5. In the case of an applicant not having a formal degree in the visual arts, it is desirable that they would have participated in organised art exhibitions.

No student of a first year master’s programme will be considered.

Applicant should not be holding a similar/ government scholarship or award during the tenure of the Inlaks Fine Art Award.

When the opportunity is open to new applications, clicking the 'Apply Now' link at the top of the page will provide access to the application form.

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For detailed instructions on the application process please download the document to use as you complete the application.

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