India Travel Award

Purpose

The Trust makes a number of awards for short visits to India for the purpose of research, training, scholarship or professional collaboration.

Eligibility

These awards are available to UK-based scholars or professionals employed by museums, galleries, universities or other institutions concerned with the preservation, study and display of India's art and cultural heritage.

Duration and timing

These awards must be taken up the financial year (from April  to end March) immediately subsequent to the award.

Funds available

The awards are of a maximum of £1000 and are intended to be held in conjunction with awards from other bodies as a part-cost contribution towards the costs of either their international travel or maintenance and internal travel expenses within India. Applicants are expected to indicate the sources of all additional sources of funds.

Institutional affiliation

Although no formal institutional affiliation is required, candidates must demonstrate that they have established communication with all institutions relevant to their application.

Final report

At the conclusion of the tenure of their awards, recipients of awards must submit a report of their work and a financial statement of their expenses, along with copies of their initial estimates. This statement must be certified by a representative of the award holder's employer or host institution or his / her academic supervisor.