All applicants must complete an application form.
All grant applications must be submitted to admin@virasati.org.
The site must be broadly located in South Asia and have a connection to the Sikh and/or Panjabi tradition.
The project must be led by a professional conservation architect with qualifications from recognised institutions.
The applicant must be an individual or representative of an organisation which is responsible for the care of the historic site. For example, this may be the landowner of the site, the managing authority or the local administration if the site is in public ownership.
The applicant must hold sufficient authority to receive financial support for the conservation of the site.
Evidence must be provided for the historical value of the site. It must be at least 50 years old. Evidence of historical value may take a documentary form if the site has been mentioned in any publication which highlights its importance. Alternatively, in the absence of published documentation, it may take the form of recorded/transcribed oral testimonies from Individuals who have an oral record of the site’s importance.
Grants will only be provided for the conservation of a site which is under physical threat. Funds will not be provided simply for the aesthetic beautification of a building unless this involves the art restoration of an important historical feature. e.g.: The reconstruction of a wall painting on a structure which is otherwise in a stable condition.
Where possible, the project must make an attempt to incorporate ecologically sustainable features into the plan.
The custodian must acknowledge that Virasati Asthan Seva does not always have a body of funds awaiting distribution. The funds are generated continually by the ongoing public campaigns organised by Virasati Asthan Seva and disbursed to each project as necessary.
If the required sum is relatively small and Virasati Asthan Seva has surplus funds available, a one-off sum may be granted. However, in most cases the conservation work-plan will, at the outset, be designed as a phased process spreading across a number of years.
Physical work will only commence once the funding target for the first phase has been achieved. Subsequent phases will also only be commenced once the respective funding target has been achieved.
At the end of each phase, a short summary report (consisting of select images illustrating the key objectives completed) must be completed.