Notes :

1. Timetable

The closing date for applications each year is 31 January.

The selection panel meets in late March.

Successful candidates will be notified as soon as possible after the Trustees' meeting in late March.

Awards are tenable from 1 April of that year to 31 March of the following year.

2. UK Visiting Fellowships and UK Travel Awards

Candidates wishing to apply for these fellowships must contact the institution(s) to which they hope to be attached before submitting their application, to ensure that their proposed plan of training, study or research can be accommodated and to gain the receiving institution's agreement in principle to their proposed visit.

Candidates must submit documentation indicating the receiving institution's agreement to their proposed visit.

3. Small Study and Research Grants (India)

Applicants are required to submit a statement of the detailed costs, itinerary and timetable of their project, at the time of their application. This statement must be countersigned by the applicant's academic supervisor or other guide or guarantor.

If successful, the candidate will be paid the first Rs 12,500/- initially. At the end of the project the award holder must submit a full report of the work carried out, including the academic results of the study undertaken, both in hard copy and electronically.

The award holder must also submit a statement of accounts at the conclusion of the project. . This report must be countersigned by the supervisor, guide or guarantor. On receipt of these reports the award-holder will be eligible to receive the final Rs. 7,500/- of the award.

If the award has contributed to a larger piece of work, e.g. the dissertation for a degree, the award holder is requested to supply a copy of the full dissertation. The Trust will retain the copy of this report. This report must be countersigned by the award holder's supervisor.

Award holders who have submitted their final reports will receive a signed certificate and will become associates of the Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

4. Small Study and Research Grants (UK)

These grants may be applied for in association with an application for a UK Visiting Fellowship or a UK Travel Award, or can be applied for as a separate grant.

5. India Travel Awards

Applicants for these awards should indicate the sources of the funds for their travel to and from India.

Application Procedure

UK Visiting Fellowships
UK Travel Awards
Small Study and Research Grants (UK)
Small Study and Research Grants (India)
India Travel Awards

Application forms and Referees' forms, and for Small Study and Research Grants (India) only, Proformas for Estimates) are available on line below or from

The Secretary
Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum
C/O Nehru Trust for Cambridge University,
Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg,
New Delhi - 110 011, India.

email: nticva@yahoo.com

or from:

Ms Rosemary Crill
(NTICVA)
Asian Department
Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington,
London SW7 2RL (UK)

email: r.crill@vam.ac.uk

Application Forms

All applicants should complete the appropriate form and submit it no later than 31 January to either The Secretary, Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, or (in the case of India Travel Awards only) to Ms Rosemary Crill, NTICVA, Asian Department, Victoria & Albert Museum, London SW7 2RL to reach him/her no later than 31 January.. .

Testimonials
In Section 20 of the Application form, please enter the names and addresses of at least two senior persons acquainted with your academic and / or professional work whom you have asked to write in support of your application. These referees must indicate your academic fitness and general suitability to undertake your proposed course of professional training, study, education or research.

Please fill in Part I of the reference form and send it with a copy of your application and the instructions below to each of your referees requesting that the testimonial be returned directly to either The Secretary, Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, or (in the case of India Travel Awards only) to Ms Rosemary Crill, NTICVA, Asian Department, Victoria & Albert Museum, London SW7 2RL to reach him/her no later than 31 January.

Your application will not be considered unless at least two testimonials from your nominated referees have been received by The Secretary, 'Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum by 31 January.

Proforma for Estimate of Expenses
Applicants for Small Study and Research Grants (India) should also complete and return the Proforma for Estimate of Expenses, which should be countersigned by their employer or academic supervisor.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their applications in late March or early April

Instructions to Referees

1. This applicant wishes to be considered for an award from the Trust and has requested you to complete Part II of the enclosed reference form and return it directly to:

in the case of UK Visiting Fellowships, UK Travel Awards, Small Study and Research Grants (UK and India)

The Secretary
Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Teen Murti House
Teen Murti Marg
New Delhi - 110011, India.

in the case of India Travel Awards to:

Ms Rosemary Crill
NTICVA
Asian Department
Victoria & Albert Museum
London SW7 2RL

to reach him/her no later than 31 January. The application will not be considered unless reference has been received by the closing date.

2. Since the awards are highly competitive, it would be most helpful if you could give your frank opinion about the applicants academic qualifications and proposal for study, training or research. It would be especially helpful if you could assess the viability and importance of the proposed training, study or research programme and the applicants particular qualifications for undertaking it. It is not helpful to have general character references since the Trust is concerned to identify applicants of outstanding merit and research or professional potential, judged by the highest international standards.

3. The Trustees of the Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum are grateful to you for your co-operation and advice which will be invaluable in selecting the best applicants.