Union Ministry of Culture has invited applications for award of scholarship under the Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme.

Chandigarh December 22: The Centre for Cultural Resources and Training under the aegis of Union Ministry of Culture has invited applications for award of scholarship under the Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme 2017-18.
While giving this information today, an official spokesman said that 650 new scholarships were awarded every year by the Centre at national level.
The spokesman said that out of these, hundred scholarships have been marked for Tribal Culture/Scheduled Tribe children, 20 for differently abled children, 30 for the children active in the field of creative writing/literary arts and 125 scholarships for the children of Traditional Artists Family (TAF) which were continuously practicing Arts form for the previous three generations.
He said that the applications of only three students of a Guru or Institution would be considered for award of scholarships at a time. If more than one Guru/Teacher is working in the same institution, then also three applicants/applications of that institutions would be considered. He said that the applicant must apply in one subject only, as all applications of those, who apply in more than one subject, would be rejected.
He said that the complete filled application forms alongwith photographs of child, relevant documents and their specimens of their latest original art work must reach the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi on or before December 31, 2016.