Arts Practice Grants (Productions / Explorations)
India Foundation for the Arts Bengaluru, India
Project grants for Indian artists to create new work across forms, from performance and visual art to digital and moving-image projects, over up to 18 months.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your application narrative and project proposal for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
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About
What it offers: Up to Rs 5,00,000 per project (honorarium up to 35%).
Also: project support for up to 18 months.
Who can apply: Indian nationals only (not PIO/OCI); individuals only, collaborators must also be Indian nationals.
Free to apply.
Periodic requests for proposals (2026 Productions call closed June 5, 2026).
How to apply: through email to mridupankhi@indiaifa.org.
What to prepare: proposal, budget, cv, work sample.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Budget: Up to a maximum of Rs 5,00,000/-”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- Indian nationals only (not PIO/OCI); individuals only, collaborators must also be Indian nationals.
What you will need
- Grant or policy applicationOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Financial summaryUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Academic CVUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page.
How Onward Scout helps
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Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your application narrative and project proposal for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to India Foundation for the Arts without your tap.
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