Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme 2020-21

The CCRT is implementing Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme to provide facilities to outstanding talented children selected in the age group of  10 to 14 years (as per the cut off eligibility dates), studying either in recognized schools or belonging to families practicing traditional performing arts for getting specialized training in various cultural fields such as traditional forms of music, dance, drama, painting, sculpture, crafts and literary arts, laying special emphasis on rare art forms, which are in the process of becoming extinct. The scholarship awarded under the scheme is for two years at a time which is renewable after every two years till the completion of the first university degree stage of education or up to the age of 20 years, whichever is earlier, subject to awardees maintaining satisfactory progress.



650 scholarships are awarded every year, as per details given below:
375 scholarships for General categories & Others
125 scholarships for Traditional Artist Families
100 scholarships for Tribal Culture /ST 20 scholarships for Differently Abled (Divyang)

30 scholarships for Creative Writing/Literary Arts

The value of scholarship is ` 3600/- (` Three Thousand Six Hundred) per year and actual tuition fee paid for the specialized training is also reimbursed up to a ceiling of ` 9000/- (` Nine Thousand) per year. Only those children whose date of birth is in between 01.07.2006 and 30.06.2010 (both days inclusive) are eligible to apply for the award of scholarships for the year 2020-21. The application and other details may be downloaded from the CCRT website – www.ccrtindia.gov.in or collected free of cost personally/by post from any one of the following addresses:

Centre for Cultural Resources and Training,
15 A, Sector – 7, Dwarka,
New Delhi – 110075
Phone No : 011 – 25309337,
25309338
e-mail : ddsch.ccrt@nic.in
website : www.ccrtindia.gov.in

CCRT Regional Centre,
Opp. CII, New Google Office, Madhapur
to Kondapur Main Road,
 Hyderabad - 500084
Telangana
 Phone No. 040–23117050,
Telefax : 040 – 23111918
 e-mail: rchyd.ccrt@nic.in

CCRT Regional Centre,
 3 B, Ambavgarh, Near Swarup
Sagar, Udaipur – 313001, Rajasthan
Phone No. : 0294 – 3291577;
2430764, Telefax : 0294 – 2430771
email: rcud.ccrt@nic.in

CCRT Regional Centre,
58, Juri Par, Panjabari Road,
Guwahati – 781037, Assam
Phone No. 0361-2330152
Telefax : 0361-2335316
 e-mail: rcgwt.ccrt@nic.in

Duly filled application form along-with relevant documents should reach CCRT, New Delhi-110075 on or before Friday, 31st January, 2020. CCRT will not be responsible for any postal delay and Applications received after the last date will not be considered.