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Himalayan Fellowship for Creative Practitioners 2025

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Eligibility

Creative practitioners from Himalayan region

Region

India

Award

A grant of up to ₹3,00,000 (one-time)

Deadline

Closed

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About The Program

Himalayan Fellowship for Creative Practitioners 2025 is an opportunity offered by the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (FICA) in collaboration with the Royal Enfield company. The fellowship invites applications from creative practitioners working across diverse artistic mediums located in the Western and Eastern Himalayan regions, including the eight Northeastern states. Selected candidates will receive a grant of up to ₹3,00,000 (one-time).

Source: Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (FICA)

EligibilityDeadline Date: Closed

To be eligible, an applicant must:-

  • be a creative practitioner working across mediums such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, architecture, sound and music, design, crafts, installations, performance, literature and oral history
  • be a domicile of one of the following Indian Himalayan Region, spread across 13 Indian States/Union Territories
    • Jammu and Kashmir
    • Ladakh
    • Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh
    • Manipur
    • Meghalaya
    • Mizoram
    • Nagaland
    • Sikkim
    • Tripura
    • Assam
    • West Bengal
Benefits

Selected candidates will receive a one-time grant of up to ₹3,00,000.

Documents
  • An updated portfolio of individual or collective practice with not more than 20 ongoing and older projects. (Note:- Please include images and links to video files or other supporting material within this PDF itself)
  • A detailed project proposal with the following -
    • Outline of the proposed area of work/research and how it relates to the aegis of the grant.
    • Details on community involvement, stakeholders and collaborators (if any)
    • Images and videos wherever applicable (Note:- Videos to be included within the PDF as links)
  • Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) and bio. (Note:- If applying as a collective, send CVs and bios for all members of the collective)
How can you apply?

Eligible candidates can apply for the opportunity by following the below-mentioned steps:-
Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button.
Step 2: Click the 'Register' button and enter the required registration details. (Note - If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID)
Step 3: Navigate to the 'Submission Procedure' and click on 'Click Here To Apply'.
Step 4: Read all the details carefully, fill in the necessary details, upload the required documents in the application form and click 'Submit'.

More Details
Important Dates

Application Deadline: 10th January 2024

Selection Criteria

Preference will be given to projects whose creative outcomes take various forms, from video works and photobooks to experimental online archives, from public art installations, site-specific and travelling exhibitions to performative interventions, and from forays into alternative pedagogies and interactive design projects, etc.

The fellowship will entail hybrid forms of engagement through workshops and site visits. Selected applicants will be expected to be present for the same, and good internet access will be a requirement.

Important documents
Scholarship Notification (Hindi)FAQs
Terms and Conditions
  • The fellowship will assist Fellows in developing their proposed projects through research, production, dissemination, and other necessary mobilization efforts.
  • The fellowship includes financial support and a robust mentorship program, linking them to broader regional networks. Participants will interact with mentors and resource persons as needed, in addition to the provided budget.
Contact Details

Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art
Office: D-53 Defence Colony,
New Delhi - 110024
Telephone Number: 011 46103550/65474005 | Timings: 11 am - 7 pm (Monday - Saturday)

Reading Room: F-213/E-2, Old MB Road, Lado Sarai
New Delhi - 110030
Telephone Number: 011 4254 6579 | Timings: 10:30 am - 5:30 pm (Monday - Saturday)

Registered Address:
D-178 Okhla Phase 1
New Delhi - 110020
Email ID: info@ficart.org

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FAQ's

Question: Who is offering this opportunity?
Answer: The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, in collaboration with Royal Enfield, is providing this opportunity. This is the second edition of this fellowship.

Question: Who is eligible for this opportunity?
Answer: Applications will be accepted from creative practitioners working across various mediums that intersect ecology and cultural knowledge, located in the Western and Eastern Himalayan regions, including the eight northeastern states.

Question: What are the project themes accepted under this fellowship?
Answer: The themes accepted under this fellowship include but are not limited to - traditional knowledge, cultural heritage and identity, sustainability, regeneration and resilience, climate change and adaptability, ecosystems, urbanisation and biodiversity, gender, caste, community, and environmental stewardship, and pastoralism, migration and transhumance.

Question: What is the application mode for this opportunity?
Answer: The application mode for this opportunity is online through the official fellowship website.

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