Deadline: 17-Dec-2025
The IFA, in collaboration with the Vintage Hub, Jorhat, Assam invites applications for IFA-Vintage Hub Creative and Scholarly projects, under their Archives and Museums Programme.
The programme has a twofold objective: to provide arts practitioners and researchers with an opportunity to generate new, critical and creative approaches for public engagement with archives and museum collections and to energise these spaces as platforms for dialogue and discourse.
Project Coordinators will need to research and critically engage with the collections at the physical space of Vintage Hub in Jorhat, Assam and the city itself through active fieldwork. They will have access to the specific materials mentioned above, over the duration of the project, which extends up to 15 months.
The project cost should not exceed Rs 3,00,000, and applicants can request an honorarium not exceeding 35% of the proposed budget for the entire duration. Funds will only cover project-related costs and activities and will not include infrastructure or equipment purchases.
Creative projects should focus on innovative curatorial or artistic interventions that transform archival collections into engaging publications, exhibitions, or interactive experiences that highlight Jorhat’s historical and cultural narratives. Scholarly projects should document oral histories or lesser-known city experiences and present research through public formats like podcasts, digital maps, and audio-visual media.
They seek applications from curators, researchers, designers, artists, art-educators, writers, as well as other creative practitioners and scholars with a background in research and a keen interest in working with museum or archival collections. Only Indian nationals can apply, excluding PIO and OCI cardholders.
Applicants must have a PAN card and valid proof of Indian citizenship such as a passport, Aadhar, or voter ID. Only individuals can apply, although collaborative projects are permitted if all collaborators are Indian nationals. Individuals with any past financial delinquency or incomplete deliverables with IFA are not eligible. Applicants currently working on an IFA project are also ineligible.
The proposal must be written in any Indian language, including English, and should include a project description outlining the vision, approach, and possible outcomes, along with a brief note on potential public programmes, a detailed timeline and budget, and the applicant’s CV with project details and relevant links.
The deadline for receiving applications is December 17, 2025, with interviews scheduled for January 2026. The project will commence by February 2026 for a period of 15 months.
For more information, visit IFA.
