There are scholarships that fund your education if you have special talent such as in Music, Dance or any other arts.
On this page we have listed all the talent based scholarships in India.
List of talent-based scholarships in India
# | Scholarship Name | Applicable For | Application Period* |
1. | GEMS Genius Scholarship | School students | July to August |
2. | Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme | Students in the age group of 10-14 years | November to January |
3. | Toto Music Award | Young and talented applicants under 30 years of age | June to August |
4. | National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement | Students between 5 to 18 years of age | June to August |
5. | Kalakriti Fellowship | Young artists of age 25 to 40 years | Runs all through the year |
6. | Madhobi Chatterji Memorial Fellowship | Young artists from any genre of Indian Classical Music or Dance | Runs all through the year |
7. | Mani Mann Fellowship | Young musicians of 25 to 40 years | Runs all through the year |
8. | Young Artistes Scholarship | Young artists between 18 and 25 years of age | September to November |
9. | Inlaks Fellowships for Indian Classical Music | Young vocal musicians | September to October |
10. | Lalit Kala Akademi Scholarship | 21 years to 35 years artists. | February to March |
11. | Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar | Young Indian authors of age 35 years or below | June to August |
12. | FICA Emerging Artist Award | Young artists (age 18 to 35 years) | July to August |
13. | New India Foundation Fellowships 2018 | Scholars and writers | April to June |
14. | Comix competition (International) | Comic creators | December to January |
15. | The Hindu Playwright Award | Playwrights above the age of 18 years | March to May |