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Fully Funded Awards offers approximately fifteen fully funded awards in the Arts and Heritage Conservation
Fully funded awards
Charles Wallace India Trust Fully Funded Awards offers approximately fifteen fully funded awards in the Arts and Heritage Conservation every year in order to give practitioners in these fields, at an early stage in their careers, a chance to gain wider experience and exposure or to study. These awards cover international fares. accommodation and living costs in the UK and fees where they are payable. Awards are generally from three months to a maximum of one academic year. The trust supports successful applications from practitioners working in the Arts to attend short courses or one year academic programmes in the fields of visual arts, music, drama, dance, film, photography and design (with the exception of architecture). It also supports successful applications from heritage conservation specialists for programmes of upto one academic year in the fields: Management of heritage projects or sites; conservation of materials such as timber, stone, brick, metal {including metal structures), textiles, paper, armour, photographs and film; management of museums.
Requirements: Indian citizens domiciled and resident in India, aged between 25 and 38 years, completed their first degree/diploma or professional qualification in their specialisation and have at least four years working experience and not have received CWIT grant within the last five years.
To apply: Also include a statement of purpose stating clearly what you want to do in the UK and how you plan to put this to use on returning to India; supporting references; acceptance letter from the course or programme in the UK to which you have applied or evidence that progress towards acceptance has been made; good working knowledge of English and portfolio submission either on CD/DVD, slide or hard-copy format.
Submission: October 31,2007