India-Sri Lanka Foundation calls for project proposals

The India-Sri Lanka Foundation (ISLF) was established by a Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of India and Sri Lanka in 1998 in order to foster India-Sri Lanka relations through the enhancement of economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation and to promote greater understanding between the people of the two countries.

 Some of the recent projects which were funded by the ISLF includes part support for preparation and publication of a Crafts Map of Sri Lanka by Western Provincial Handicrafts Development Foundation in association with Dastkari Haat Samithi of New Delhi, part support for preparation and publication of a Braille edition of a Sinhala practical course in Hindustani classical music, part support for participation of 3 faculty members from University of Peradeniya, University of Rajarata and University of  Ruhuna in PHYSWARE 2012, New Delhi and part support to participation of six youth in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013, Kochi.

Others include part support to ‘Char Adhyaya’, a dance and musical tribute to Rabindranath Tagore by Santiniketan Friends, support to participation of Flute Maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia in the Colombo Music Festival, and part support to participation of famous photographer and documentary director Benoy Behl in the SAARC International Conference on Archaeology of Buddhism.

 The India-Sri Lanka Foundation invites project proposals for funding support, in the areas of education, art and culture, archaeological studies, agricultural research, science and technology, information technology, health, development studies and gender studies, which would be considered at the next meeting of the Board of Directors to be held in March 2013.

 Under the above thrust areas, proposals could be submitted for research projects and other educational activities at recognised institutions of learning located in India and in Sri Lanka, visits and exchanges involving students, scholars, academics, artists, professionals and performing artistes, to participate in conferences/seminars, symposia, art exhibitions, film festivals, cultural events, training workshops etc., publication of research works on India-Sri Lanka relations in the specified fields and translating literary works in Indian languages to Sri Lankan languages and publishing them, and vice-versa.

 Individuals, institutions and groups are invited to submit proposals which would be considered during the next meeting of the Board of Directors in March 2013. A duly filled application form, which could be downloaded from the High Commission of India website (www.hcicolombo.org) along with the proposal, may be forwarded by 28 February 2013.