Call for Proposals: Arts Research Programme (India)

Under this programme, they implement projects that explore forms of knowing and thinking that are rooted in creative, scholarly and/ or cultural practice, and bring out diverse perspectives on histories and expressions of artistic practice in India to foster a deeper understanding of the arts through enquiry, interaction, reflection, and experimentation.

Funding Information

• You can budget up to Rs 5,00,000/-.
• A minimum duration of one year and a maximum of 18 months.

Eligibility Criteria

• Only Indian nationals can apply. This does not include PIO (Persons of Indian Origin) and OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) Card Holders.
• Applicants must have PAN card and one of the following for proof of identity and citizenship – Indian Passport or Aadhar Card or Voter’s ID in India.
• Only individuals can apply. Organisations of any kind cannot apply (except for non-profit schools, who can only apply under the Arts-Integrated Projects in Schools category of the Arts Education programme).
• If there are collaborators in the projects, they must also be Indian nationals.
• Persons who have a past history of financial delinquency with IFA are not eligible.
• Persons who have failed to deposit at IFA agreed deliverables from an earlier IFA grant are not eligible.
• Persons who have previously received a letter from IFA disallowing them from applying in the future for any reason are not eligible.
• Persons currently working on a project implemented by IFA are not eligible to apply.
• More than one individual can apply if they have a joint account. If they do not, then only one among them should apply with the others as collaborators.

Selection Criteria

• An external panel will evaluate the shortlisted proposals, and applicants may be required to present their project ideas to the panel. The decision by IFA on project selections will be final.
• Please note that incomplete proposals and those where applicants do not fall within the eligibility criteria will be disregarded.
• All selected projects will be implemented by IFA.

Application Requirements

• You can write your proposal in any Indian language, including English.
• The proposed project should have clarity in terms of the research questions, proposed objectives, personal motivation, and the stakeholders involved.
• They encourage applicants to develop project ideas with outcomes or processes that could be shared in the public domain. These could be textual, visual, performative, curatorial, pedagogical, spatial, material, documentary, sonic, digital, or any other form of cultural intervention.
• Projects should aim to be accessible and meaningful to a broad and diverse audience, engaging more than one kind of public.

For more information, visit IFA.