Applications for the Charles Wallace India Trust Awards for the session 2016-17 is now open.
The deadline for Charles Wallace India Trust long term awards is 30 November 2015.
Application forms will be accepted in hard copy only and can be submitted to the nearest British Council centre.
- your application form should include a Statement of Purpose (not more than 2 pages), stating clearly which course you plan to follow , what you want to do in the UK and how you plan to put this into use on returning to India.
You will also need:
- An IELTS Certificate (essential for unconditional acceptance for most UK courses).
- Evidence of unconditional acceptance on the course, programme, attachment or internship for which you have applied, or evidence of progress towards acceptance.
- Portfolio submission where appropriate in either CD/DVD or hard copy format.
Applicants are shortlisted on the basis of their applications and will be invited by the British Council for an interview in Delhi in late February 2016. The panels of Indian experts are chaired by CWIT. Results of the interviews are announced in early April.
Eligibility
The applicant should:
- be an Indian citizen living in India
- be aged between 25 and 38
- have a first degree, diploma or professional qualification in their specialization. CWIT prefers applicants with significant working experience
- have not received a CWIT grant within the last five years.
CWIT covers the following Arts and Heritage Conservation fields of study:
Arts
- Visual Arts
- Performance, e.g. Dance, Drama, Music, Directing
- Film – including Script Writing and Direction
- Photography
- Design (but not Architecture)
- Curating
- Art History.
Heritage Conservation
- Conservation architecture
- Management of heritage projects or sites
- Conservation of materials such as timber, stone, metal including metal structures, armour, paintings, photographs and film ( internships for painting conservators are sometimes hosted at the TATE conservation department- enquiries to metal structures, armour, paintings, photographs and film ( internships for painting conservators are sometimes hosted at the TATE conservation department- enquiries to conservation.enquiries@tate.org.uk
- Conservation of landscape
- Management of museums and collections.
Long Term Awards Guidelines (Microsoft Word 16KB)
Application form- Charles Wallace India Trust Long term Awards 2016-17 (Microsoft Word 555KB)
