Residency conditions

• The resident will be given a large room, or a studio. Each room has an en suite bathroom and WiFi access. The property sits across the street from a tree-lined park with shops and restaurants a five- minute walk down the road.
• The resident will have access to the common spaces, which include a living area, a dining room, a breakfast nook, a library with a work station, and a terrace on the upper floor. There is also a garden and a covered patio. The Jamun has a well-equipped kitchen and laundry facilities.
• The resident’ travel costs to and from his home address will be covered by the French Institute in India.
• The resident will be provided with three meals a day at Sangam House, with 24- hour access to tea and coffee-making facilities.
• In addition, the resident will receive a fixed stipend of INR. 30 000 to cover other living expenses.
• The resident should be willing to devote up to 20% of his residency time to participating in social gatherings, readings, lectures, workshops, conferences at Sangam House, and in local schools, universities, and/or other cultural activities organised by IFI, or the Alliance Française network.
• The resident is expected to produce a short written piece about his experience, in a free format, that could be published in France or India and that will testify of his experience of the Residency.

Eligibility criteria

• The resident must have a working knowledge of English.
• The resident can write in any genre, except academic papers/books.
• The resident must have one book (minimum) published by a French publishing house.