Stamp collecting (philately), stamp designing for kids

Stamp collecting (philately), stamp designing for kids: Pursue it as a hobby or take part in competitions.

Children’s Day 2019 – Stamp Design Competition

The government of India is partnering with UNICEF to launch this year’s (2019) children’s Day stamp design contest which will be based on the theme of Child Rights. the winner will get a prize of Rs. 50,000; there are more prizes to be won.

Children studying in classes l to XII can participate in this contest. The drawing/ painting could be in ink, water colour, oil colour or any other medium (Computer printed printout will not be allowed]. The design submitted should be such as can be depicted on the stamps in a visually appealing manner so as to be of interest to philatelists/collectors. Participants are free to use drawing paper, art paper or any other type of white paper of A4 size.

Website: postagestamps.gov.in/

Scholarship program for school children pursuing Philately (collecting Stamps) as hobby

Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana is a scholarship program for school children to increase the reach of Philately (hobby of collecting stamps).

Under the scheme of SPARSH (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude and Research in Stamps as a Hobby), annual scholarships will be awarded to student of class VI to IX having good academic record and also pursuing Philately as a hobby.

The amount of scholarship will be Rs 6,000 per annum.

Philately is the hobby of collection and study of postage stamps. It also entails the collection, appreciation and research activities on stamps and other related philatelic products. The hobby of collecting stamps includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organising, cataloguing, displaying, storing, and maintaining the stamps or related products on thematic areas. Stamp collection also teaches a lot about the socio economic political reality of the period in which the stamp is issued or the theme on which it is issued.

At the time of selection for award scholarship, the candidate must have scored at least 60 per cent marks or equivalent grade/grade point in the recent final examination. There will be 5 per cent relaxation for SC/ST. To avail the scholarship, a child must be a student of a recognised school within India and the concerned school should have a Philately Club. The concerned student should be a member of the Club. In the case of school Philately Club not being established, a student having his own Philately Deposit Account will also be considered. Selections under the scheme would be on the basis of evaluation of project work on Philately and performance in Philately Quiz conducted by the Circles.