No. of Scholarship: A total of 170 Fellowships is awarded.
Duration: Maximum period of two years
Value:
(a) 85 are Senior Fellowships having a value of Rs. 12000 p.m. for Artistes in the age group of 41 years or above

(b) 85 are Junior Fellowships having a value of Rs. 6000 p.m. for theArtistes in the age group of 25-40 years

(c) The Department reserves the right to call the short-listed Junior Fellowships candidates for Interview

(b) If the applicants are employed in the Central/State Government Departments / Institutions / Undertaking / Universities, UGC aided colleges etc. They will have to take leave for a period of two years if selected for the grant of fellowship. They should submit their fellowships applications through the Head of the Department / Institution / Undertaking / University etc. with the written assurance that in case the Fellowship is sanctioned, the candidate would be granted leave for the duration of the fellowship as per rules of the Department/Institutions etc.  The first installment of Fellowship will be released on production of proof of leave sanctioned in addition
to fulfillment of other conditions as applicable to other Fellowship Awardees
(c) Books / Brochures / Cassettes must not be sent
(d) In case of visual arts, six photographs of the applicant's work should be appended with the application
(e) Application should not be a recipient of Pension from the Department of Culture, Govt. of India under the scheme of grant of financial assistance to Artistes in indigent circumstances
Application forms  can  be download from the   Website: www.indiaculture.nic.in

Last date:November.