Apply Now for the Ila Dalmia FICA Research Grant 2014 | Deadline: 31 May 2014

The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art invites applications for the Ila Dalmia FICA Research Grant 2014. Apply now! DEADLINE: 31 MAY 2014  Instituted by FICA, with the support of art historian and curator Yashodhara Dalmia in the memory of her sister Ila Dalmia, the annual grant aims to support research on Indian modern and contemporary art. The grant will be for a sum of Rs 2 lakh and will focus on supporting independent research by students and scholars in India. The application is open to individuals who are committed to researching in the field of visual arts with particular focus on Indian modern and contemporary art. This could include important first-hand research and archiving of art and art historical material, or a critical study of Indian art history, art criticism and practice, or an interdisciplinary analysis of the theory and practice in the visual arts, or studies in the related domains of curation, exhibitions, collection and the art economy. Eligibility Applicant should be an Indian citizen.  Applicant should hold an under-graduate degree in any field. Applications are open only to individuals.  The proposal can be part of a larger research project that is currently underway. The applicant must clearly chart out what portion of the research will be undertaken as part of this Grant. The recipient of the Grant Will be expected to complete their research within the one year period of the grant. Will have to submit two copies of the completed final research paper, with references, bibliography and other documentation material at the end of the one year to FICA. He/she will provide three interim reports to share the progress on the project. Will be expected to travel to Delhi and make a 15-minute presentation at a public forum along with the scholar delivering the annual Ila Dalmia Memorial Lecture. This event will be financed by the Ila Dalmia FICA Committee and organised by FICA.   Will have to submit a final expense statement with a break-up of the funds received.  DOWNLOAD THE FORM.   Please read the application form carefully for submission details. Incomplete applications will not be accepted ILA DALMIA (1944-2003) was a passionate writer in Hindi and English prose and poetry and her interest extended to art, music and theatre. Her home in Delhi which she shared with her partner SH Vatsyayan, the legendary Hindi writer, popularly known as 'Ajneya' , was to become a hub for literary and artistic activities. In addition, the critical magazine for arts and literature Naya Pratik  was started by her and Vatsyayan and was highly regarded for its new and experimental writing. Apart from several essays and articles, she had written a biographical novel Chat par Aparna and a volume of her collected works titled Ila was published shortly after her demise. She was also a generous patron of the arts and supported many young artists and writers. Ila died prematurely due to a critical illness but will be remembered by her friends and supporters as one of the most compassionate and inspirational cultural personalities of her time. The research award which commemorates her generous support for the arts has been established with a donation by her sister, Yashodhara Dalmia, an art historian and independent curator based in New Delhi. She has written widely on art and her bookAmrita Sher-Gil – A Life (Penguin/Viking, 2006) is a comprehensive account of the life and work of one of India’s first modern artists. She is the author of seminal books like The Making of Modern Indian Art: The Progressives (2001), Of Memory, Metaphor, Mutations: Contemporary Art of India and Pakistan with Salima Hashmi (2007) andJourneys: Four Generations of Indian Artists (2011). Yashodhara Dalmia has also Instituted: Saraswati Dalmia Scholarship at The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. (For details, see: http://www.soas.ac.uk/registry/scholarships/saraswati-dalmia-scholarship.html).

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