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Netflix and IICT Offer Scholarships for India’s Creative Careers
Netflix and the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies are offering scholarships to 100 people.
Students and working professionals from across India can apply.
The scholarships can pay for up to 80% of course fees.
The six courses teach animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and related creative technology skills.
Two courses last one year, while four courses last six months.
Netflix helped shape parts of two courses.
The programme is designed to help people learn skills needed in creative technology jobs.
It is part of a larger effort to grow India’s creative talent.
Netflix and the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies will provide scholarships to 100 students and working professionals across India.
The scholarships cover up to 80% of fees for six programmes in animation, visual effects, gaming and comics.
The initiative includes two one-year diploma programmes and four six-month certificate courses.
Netflix contributed curriculum input to the Visual Effects Mastery and Media Tech Workflow programmes.
The partnership follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 5, 2026 meeting with Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos.
- Who
- Netflix, the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies, and eligible students and working professionals from across India.
- What
- A scholarship programme providing up to 80% fee support for 100 people across six creative technology programmes.
- Where
- The scholarships are available to applicants across India; the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies currently operates from Pedder Road in Mumbai.
- When
- The announcement was reported on August 26, 2026, and followed Narendra Modi’s August 5, 2026 meeting with Ted Sarandos.
- Why
- To expand access to industry-relevant training and strengthen India’s talent pipeline for the AVGC-XR creative economy.
Key facts
- Scholarship recipients
- 100 students and working professionals
- Maximum support
- Up to 80% of programme fees
- Programmes covered
- Six professional programmes
- Diploma programmes
- Interactive Comics and Sequential Arts; Visual Effects Mastery
- Certificate programmes
- Virtual Art Department Content Creation; Media Tech Workflow; Art of Character Animation; E-Sports and Gaming Management
- Programme lengths
- Two one-year diplomas and four six-month certificates
- Netflix curriculum input
- Visual Effects Mastery and Media Tech Workflow
Quotes
Dr Vishwas Deoskar
CEO of the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies
“IICT was envisioned as a bridge between India's enormous creative talent pool and the rapidly changing needs of the global AVGC-XR industry. Partnerships with leading global players are an important part of building that bridge. Such collaborations will bring industry knowledge into the classroom and help develop India's talent into the creative workforce of tomorrow,”
rediff.com
NDTV
“By combining structured education with direct industry inputs and financial access, we aim to create a stronger pipeline of talent that is ready to contribute to India's growing creative economy,”
NDTV
Sources
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