The Inlaks Take-Off Grants enable young people to realize their potential by providing financial support for constructive projects which foster the growth of individual talent.
Applications Open: 10th June 2024
Applications Close: 31st July 2024
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The applicant must:
- Be nominated/referred by an Inlaks Alumnus.
- Submit proof of academic / practical excellence in their field of study.
- Those born on or after 1st January 1989 are eligible to apply for the grant.
- Be an Indian passport holder
The project for which the grant is sought may be tenable in India or abroad.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- The candidate must submit a detailed outline of the project that they will undertake. In addition to this the below needs to be submitted.
- Detailed costs of undertaking the project with timelines.
- Full CV/Resume.
- Letter of nomination/referral by the Inlaks Alumnus.
- Passport Copy (first and last page) in PDF format.
OTHER DETAILS
- Application must be made between 10th June 2024 and 31st July 2024.
- The project must commence within six months of being awarded.
- The Take-off grant will award financial support of up to a maximum of $5000.
- The application and the other documents must be scanned and emailed to donita@inlaksfoundation.org.
- The candidates short-listed for the interview will be informed by mid August 2024. The final interviews will be held in end-August 2024.
Recipients
2023
- Anusha Merrin Bobby – P.G. Diploma Advanced Studies in Vocal Studies and Opera
- Kristina Ammattil – Masters in Vocal Performance
- Supriya Vohra – Exploring and documenting the aqua-culture sector in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu for Fishy waters
2022
- Sujay Saple – Art Grant
- Tharun S – Khuzal Research
2021
- Sandeep Gurrapadi – Classical Vocal Development (Operatic and Art Song)
- Devadeep Gupta – The North-East Network Residency and Exhibition Project
2020
- Priya Thuvassery – Conservation
- Suraj Yengde – Education
2019
- Anusha Madhusudhan – Law
2015
- Himraj Singh Soin- Mountaineering
2011-12
- Narendra Varma Killada – Water Resources Sustainability
2010
- Akshaya Tankha- History of Photography
2009
- Dinesh Yadav- Theatre
2008
- Sudipto Sarkar- Geo Physics
2007
- Manasi Kumar- Psychotherapy
2005
- Sankalp Modwal- Sports
2003-04
- Yashvardhan Singh- Sports
2002-03
- Debdatta Majumdar- Mathematics
2001-03
- Puru Singh- Sports
1997
- V.S.Dutu- Science
- Mridul Mukherji- Science
1995
- Vikas Sheoran- Sports
1994
- Sumant Jayakrishnan –Theatre Calligraphy & Graphics
1993
- Shantee Magee- Art Restoration
1992
- Joshua Emmanuel- Science
1992-93
- Tapas Kumar Mal- Biochemistry
- Ambika Menon- Gram Vikas
- Aparna Gupta- Chemistry
1990
- Shakti Kumar- Economics
- Venkateshwaree Rao- Economics
1989
- Mahinder Singh Rautila- Science
- Vibhuti Sachdev- Architecture
- Mohinder Singh – History, Economics, Politics
- Nair Govindan Kutty – Stone Conservation
- Mahan Das – Painting
- Bijender Singh – Sports Promotion
- S.Venkateswaran – Law
1988
- Mohan Das- Painting
- Ratnadeep Lal- Clothing Management
- John Gomes- Painting
- Krishna Gowda- Painting
- Uma Mahesh- Painting
- N.Pradeep- Painting
- Narayanappa- Painting
- Mandip Singh Soin- Mountain Rescue
- V.Omprakash- Painting
- Raghavendra Rao- Painting
- U.S.Ramesh- Painting
- S.Ravi- Painting
- Vidyashree Sharma- Painting
- K.Somshekhar- Painting
- D.Sudarshan- Painting
- Sumithra- Painting
- K.B.Surekha- Painting
- K.Velu- Painting
- Nayak Venkatapathi- Painting
- Venkatesh- Painting
1987
- Nag-Bhushan Odekar – Music Composition
- Tejbir Khurrana- Biology
- Jayaram Poduva- Painting
- Salii Kishore Singh- Theatre
- Arul Siromoney- Church Music
- Amita Singh- School
- Madhavan Thirumalai- Yachting
- Kem Trivedi- Music Composition
1986
- Bharti Devi- Secretarial
- Gaur S.Gaen- Folk Music Singer
- Manosi Lahiri- Computer Cartography
- Amita Singh- School
- Umapathy- Music
- Shekhar Gupta – Journalism
1985
- Rinzy Dorji- Hotel Management
- Bibhakar Jha- Computer Science
- Sharanya Naik- Contemporary Dance
- Saam Trivedi- Music Composition
1984
- Aveek Sen- Piano
- Mohan Rao- Medicine
- Praveen K. Swami- Music Composition
- Shailen Tuli- Music Composition
1983
- Preston Ahimaz- Wildlife Study of Shalin Falcon
- T.Kalianwala- Piano & Composition
- Zeba Khan- Mass Media
- Pradeep Mukherjee- Traditional Rajasthani Painting
- Kamal A.Nasir- Mass Media
- Thomas J.Palakeel- M.A. in English
- Sushil D. Sharma- Mass Media
- P.V.Tripathi- Extra Sensory Perception