ASUDEV ART SCHOLARSHIP - ASSAM
Scholarship Region
Assam
Scholarship For
Post Graduate
Last Date
20/09/2026
Scholarship Amount
50,000
Scholarship Type
Private
Scholarship Fields
Arts
Scholarship General Information
ASUDEV was born on 13 December 1917 at Dhubri in Lower Assam, INDIA. A self taught artist with little or no patronage from any source, he began his journey in artistic pursuit during the 1930’s and continued with the same zeal and enthusiasm till the last day of his life. ASUDEV created about 180 paintings and sculptures. The website contains the details of the artist, his life and time and reflects most of his works. Six very important write-ups over a span of three decades, highlights ASUDEV’s style of work and his artistic progress written by people who had seen the artist very closely.
The scholarship was instituted by Asu Dev Art Foundation. The award winner will be selected on his/her Merit for Academic and Artistic performances and individual Achievements at the qualifying examination.
Eligibility Criteria
1. The applicant for the ‘Asudev Art Scholarship’ should be a young and emerging artist under the age of 28 years.
2. The applicant for this Scholarship must be an Indian Citizen, domicile of Assam, and currently residing in India.
3. The applicant should be admitted as a regular first-year Post-Graduate/Master of Visual Arts, student and enrolled in a leading Indian Institute for Visual Arts accredited by the UGC and Government of India as a full-time regular student Outside the State of Assam.
4. A bonafide certificate on the Official stationery duly signed and sealed by the Faculty Head where the applicant is currently enrolled must be submitted in Original along with the application.
5. A student enrolled in the qualifying year of Post Graduate or Master’s programme in Visual Art may also apply for the scholarship.
6. The applicant must not be holding any other similar private or any Government scholarship or any other financial Award or aid during the same tenure of application.
7. If a candidate has applied for the award earlier, he/she must submit a new body of work and re-apply in any consecutive year.
Award Amount
A one-time financial grant of INR 50,000 (part of private funding from ASUDEV’s family), along with a memento and certificate.
No. of Scholarships Available
Number of Scholarship is the subject to availability, for more please visit official website.
Important Dates
The last date to apply for this scholarship is September 20, 2026.
Application Fee
No application fees.
Application Procedure
1. Click here https://artofasudev.org/invitation/ to apply the button.
2. Fill all the mandatory details.
3. Take the print out of the application and submit with all required documents.
Selection Process
1. The award winner will be selected on his/her Merit for Academic and Artistic performances and individual Achievements at the qualifying examination.
2. A selection committee comprising of at least one of the Trustee members, the present Secretary & the President, Gauhati Artists’ Guild or any nominated Executive member of Gauhati Artists’ Guild and two or three eminent personalities as mutually consented by the Trustee and Gauhati Artists’ Guild shall select the award winner on a mutually decided consensus on the basis of applicant’s Academic Merit and Individual achievements. The decision of the selection committee shall be final.
Other Info
Terms & Conditions
1. The applicant for the ‘ASUDEV ART SCHOLARSHIP’should be a young and emerging artist under the age of 28 years (as on 31st December in the year of application).
2. The applicant for this Scholarship must be an Indian Citizen, and a domicile of Assam and currently a residing in India.
3. The applicant should be admitted as a regular first year Post-Graduate/ Masters of Visual Arts, student and enrolled in a leading Indian Institute for Visual Arts accredited by the UGC and Government of India as a full time regular student Outside the State of Assam.
4. A bonafide certificate on the Official stationery duly signed and sealed by the Faculty Head where the applicant is currently enrolled must be submitted in Original along with the application.
5. A student enrolled in the qualifying year of Post Graduate or Master’s programme in Visual Art may also apply for the scholarship.
6. The ‘ASUDEV ART SCHOLARSHIP’ will be earmarked initially for only one student every year. However in the event of non-applicant in any year, the scholarship amount will be awarded to either two boys or two girls if such a situation would arise in the subsequent year/years.
7. The applicant must not be holding any other similar private or any Government scholarship or any other financial Award or aids during the same tenure of application.
8. If a candidate has applied for the award earlier, he/she must submit a new body of work and re-apply in any consecutive year.
9. The ‘ASUDEV ART SCHOLARSHIP’ winner shall present one of his/her Art Work (Exhibition ready) to the ‘ASUDEV ART FOUNDATION’ as a souvenir for its permanent collection of the ‘ASUDEV ART FOUNDATION’.
10. A selection committee comprising of at least one of the Trustee members, the present Secretary & the President, Gauhati Artists’ Guild or any nominated Executive member of Gauhati Artists’ Guild and two or three eminent personalities as mutually consented by the Trustee and Gauhati Artists’ Guild shall select the award winner on a mutually decided consensus on the basis of applicant’s Academic Merit and Individual achievements. The award of scholarship shall be restricted to the above criteria. The decision of the above selection committee shall be final.
Contact Details
Mr. Anutosh Deb
House No.45, First Floor
Barthakur Mill Road Ulubari
Guwahati 781 007 Assam India
Phone: +91 3612526258
Email: anutosh64@hotmail.com
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