NIRMAN Residencies
Live and work in Varanasi, India: a residency for performers, artists, researchers, educators, writers, filmmakers, and musicians
Join a Living Campus
The NIRMAN Residency offers time, space, community, and dialogue within an active educational, artistic, research, and ecological campus in Varanasi. Residents pursue their own work while becoming part of a living community of artists, educators, children, scholars, and the surrounding landscape.
Some residents spend most of their time immersed in writing, making, or research. Others choose to engage more deeply with the life of the campus through dialogue, workshops, performances, or community activities. There is no single way to experience NIRMAN.
Rooted in Varanasi and extending from the city to our rural forest campus, the residency offers a place to think, create, and connect—at your own pace.
Some residents spend most of their time immersed in writing, making, or research. Others choose to engage more deeply with the life of the campus through dialogue, workshops, performances, or community activities. There is no single way to experience NIRMAN.
Rooted in Varanasi and extending from the city to our rural forest campus, the residency offers a place to think, create, and connect—at your own pace.
Find your residency
For artists, writers, researchers, educators, and creative practitioners pursuing self-directed work.
We welcome 8-10 residents per four-week session. More info and apply here. OCTOBER - APRIL
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Collaborative residencies
For companies, collectives, laboratories, university groups, and artistic teams.
Groups of up to 8 apply for an intensive retreat of 3-14 days. Apply here. YEAR-LONG
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Independent Residencies begin at US $1,450 for four weeks, including accommodation, meals, workspaces, and the full residency programme. Learn more here.
Suites and family accommodation are available.
A limited number of scholarships are offered each year.
Please enquire for thematic residences, collaborative residencies, and family options.
Suites and family accommodation are available.
A limited number of scholarships are offered each year.
Please enquire for thematic residences, collaborative residencies, and family options.
Applications for 2026–27 are open.
The priority deadlines are August 31 (Fall programs) and November 25 (Spring programs). Rolling applications are accepted after the deadline until spaces are filled.
The priority deadlines are August 31 (Fall programs) and November 25 (Spring programs). Rolling applications are accepted after the deadline until spaces are filled.