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The mission of the NTICVA is to encourage the study, preservation and display of India’s art and cultural heritage.
The Trust aims to achieve its mission by offering funding for students (graduates and PhDs), scholars, museum and cultural professionals from India and the UK to develop and share skills relevant to these subjects and to gain access to Indian cultural resources both in India and in the UK.
The awards programme is announced each autumn; the closing date for applications is February, the awards are made by April and must be taken up within the subsequent year by 31 March.
The Trust also administers grants on behalf of the V&A Jain Art Fund and works in collaboration with the Charles Wallace India Trust with whom it offers an annual joint UK Visiting Fellowship.
The NTICVA was established in India in 1990, as part of a project to make the Indian collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum London (V&A) more accessible.
For over three decades, the awards programmes have made it possible for Indian scholars and professionals to undertake research into archives and access collections of Indian art throughout the UK. They have supported the development of professional experience in museum practice and art preservation in the UK and provided opportunities to undertake collection and site studies throughout India.
The Indian collections at the V&A are unparalleled. The distinctive strengths of the collection are the decorative arts and manuscripts of the Mughal courts (1526-1735), the unrivalled body of textiles and dress, and the extensive range of paintings encompassing the Jain, Pahari, Rajput and Kalighat schools as well as those produced during the British period in India. The museum has a fine body of South Asian sculpture and architectural pieces, arms and armour and Indo-European furniture. Modern and contemporary works range from paintings and graphic arts to jewellery and fashion.
The grants provide funding to students, scholars and professionals based in both India and the UK to support the study, preservation and display of Indian art, archaeology, architecture, design, fashion and photography in both countries.
The trust offers funding to students (graduates and PhDs), scholars and museum professionals based in India and the UK to undertake study and research in both countries.