To Commemorate

50 YEARS IN EXILE

THE FOUNDATION FOR UNIVERSAL RESPONSIBILITY
of HH The Dalai Lama
invites proposals for up to fifteen

TAKE OFF GRANTS

to encourage and facilitate Tibetans to articulate & express themselves
their personal experiences of exile, their memories of the Tibet they have left behind,
their dreams for the future - both personal and for their country.
These could take any form - essays, novels, short films,
poetry, music, painting, photography, theatre etc.
The Foundation will curate and present these
at a Festival of Tibetan Arts in early 2009

Applications will be accepted till May 31st 2008.
There is no format for the proposal.
Tell us all that you feel will convince the Foundation that your project is worth supporting.
We are looking for personal passion, intellectual rigour and demonstrable creativity
Please submit your detailed proposal telling us about yourself,
what you would like to do and why you think we should support you.
Give us an idea of what you would like to communicate
& the form(s) the communication will take, including
the nature, number, duration etc. of the final product .
Please provide copies (applicant & parents) of the updated
RC (residential Certificate) and Green Book.

Grants will be limited to Rs 50,000 for individuals & Rs 100,000 to organised groups,
to cover actual expenses and a modest personal allowance for the duration of the project
Only a few will receive the maximum amount.
In all cases we will need reasonable and well argued budgets.

Submit your proposal to TAKE OFF GRANTS, Foundation for Universal Responsibility,
Core 4 A, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi Ð 110003. Tel: 24648450 Extn: 102
Email : furhhdl@furhhdl.org website: www.furhhdl.org