The Trust proposes to make three awards to UK-based scholars or professionals employed by museums, galleries or other specified institutions concerned with the preservation, study and display of India's art and cultural heritage, for short visits to India for the purpose of research, training, scholarship or professional collaboration, during the period April 2008 to March 2009.

The awards, which will be of a maximum of Rs. 50,000, are intended to be held in conjunction with awards from other bodies as a part-cost contribution towards the costs of maintenance and internal travel expenses within India. Applicants are expected to fund international travel travel costs from other sources.

At the conclusion of the tenure of their awards, recipients of awards will be required to submit a report of their work and a financial statement of their expenses, along with copies of their initial estimates. This statement should be certified by a representative of the award holder's employer or host institution or his / her academic supervisor.