Deadline: 15-Aug-2025
The Inlaks Fine Art Awards support young, emerging Indian artists in building and strengthening their artistic practice. The award enables the recipient to undertake independent work in India for one year. During this period, the artist must attend a recognized art residency program for four weeks within the year, which concludes with an open day event.
The award amount is INR 3,00,000 for one year. It is designed to provide financial and professional support to promising artists early in their careers.
To be eligible, applicants must be Indian citizens currently residing in India and born on or after January 1, 1995. Applicants may be recent graduates, postgraduates, or final-year students from leading Indian visual arts institutes. If reapplying, artists must submit a new body of work. Those without a formal degree in visual arts should have participated in organized exhibitions.
First-year master’s students are excluded from applying. Applicants must not hold any similar or government scholarships or awards during the tenure of the Inlaks Fine Art Award.
The selection process has two stages. First, there is a desk screening of applications, followed by online interviews of shortlisted candidates. Shortlisted applicants will be notified by the last week of October 2025. Final interviews will take place online during the first week of November 2025.
Applications must include one PDF file containing 10 digital images and/or 2 videos representing current work. Audio and video files can be shared as links in the PDF, with passwords provided if necessary. All works should include captions with title, media, year, duration, and a short description.
For more information, visit The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation.
