Are you into the stream of music, art or dance? Are you searching for custom scholarships to fund your education in a talent-based field? If yes, there are several talent-based scholarships in India that will probably provide you wings to fulfil your career ambition. Whether you choose to become an artist, a musician or a dancer, you can opt for talent-based scholarships for your benefit sake.
Know which is the talent-based scholarships in India that you avail in the list given below. It carries the names of some of the renowned scholarships based on talent.
List of talent-based scholarships in India
| S.No. | Scholarship Name | Applicable For | Application Period* |
| 1. | GEMS Genius Scholarship | School students | July to August |
| 2. | Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme | Students in the age group of 10-14 years | November to January |
| 3. | Toto Music Award | Young and talented applicants under 30 years of age | June to August |
| 4. | National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement | Students between 5 to 18 years of age | June to August |
| 5. | Kalakriti Fellowship | Young artists of age 25 to 40 years | Runs all through the year |
| 6. | Madhobi Chatterji Memorial Fellowship | Young artists from any genre of Indian Classical Music or Dance | Runs all through the year |
| 7. | Mani Mann Fellowship | Young musicians of 25 to 40 years | Runs all through the year |
| 8. | Young Artistes Scholarship | Young artists between 18 and 25 years of age | September to November |
| 9. | Inlaks Fellowships for Indian Classical Music | Young vocal musicians | September to October |
| 10. | Lalit Kala Akademi Scholarship | 21 years to 35 years artists. | February to March |
| 11. | Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar | Young Indian authors of age 35 years or below | June to August |
| 12. | FICA Emerging Artist Award | Young artists (age 18 to 35 years) | July to August |
| 13. | New India Foundation Fellowships 2018 | Scholars and writers | April to June |
| 14. | Comix competition (International) | Comic creators | December to January |
| 15. | The Hindu Playwright Award | Playwrights above the age of 18 years | March to May |
*The application duration stated is tentative which may also change on the discretion of the scholarship providing authorities.