Lifecycle: { "status": "closed_in_progress", "edition": 2026, "cadence": "annual documented cohorts", "duration": "2026-01-01 through 2026-12-31", "renewable": false, "dates": { "deadline": "2025-11-30", "start": "2026-01-01", "end": "2026-12-31" } } Funding and benefits: { "amount": { "maximum": 200000, "currency": "INR", "scope": "one-year project" }, "award_count": null, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "project grant", "consultation with AAA and Inlaks representatives" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": "Indian", "residence": "India", "age": "born between 1990-01-01 and 2000-01-01 for the 2026 call; collective members under 35", "applicant_type": [ "individual artist", "artist collective" ], "education": null, "experience": "recent artistic practice and portfolio", "fields": [ "any archive-engaged artistic field" ], "institution": null, "language": "English application", "location": "India", "remote": true, "route": "online application", "exclusions": [ "past recipients of any Inlaks grant, award or residency", "late or incomplete applications" ] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": "2025-11-30", "decision": null, "start": "2026-01-01", "end": "2026-12-31", "url": "https://inlaksfoundation.org/opportunities/grants/aaa-inlaks-art-grant/", "materials": [ "applicant and referee details", "two-page CV", "500-word artist statement", "proposal up to 1,500 words", "timeline", "budget", "archive-access plan", "portfolio of 3–5 recent projects", "single PDF or ZIP up to 25MB" ], "selection_stages": [ "online application", "clarity and rigour assessment", "award" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [ { "name": "Shaheen Ahmed", "edition": 2024 } ], "past_recipients": [ { "name": "Sudha Padmaja", "edition": 2023 } ], "coverage": "Representative recipients publicly identified by Inlaks are mapped." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [ { "year": 2023, "recipient": "Sudha Padmaja" }, { "year": 2024, "recipient": "Shaheen Ahmed" }, { "year": 2026, "maximum_inr": 200000 } ], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "opening and decision dates", "2026 recipient", "award count", "launch year" ] Source conflicts: [ "The official page labels 30 November 2025 as a Friday, but that calendar date was a Sunday; the numeric official deadline is preserved and weekday text is not normalized." ]