Sponsorship for a performing arts student is $30 a month or $360 a year per person for food, shelter, health care and education. One hundred percent of the funds you send to the Tibet Fund for sponsorship or general support goes directly to the earmarked agency. Please read the institutional profiles below and then click on the links to select the student you wish to sponsor and to continue the check out process.

THANGTONG LHUGAR PERFORMING ARTS (TLPA)
SPONSOR A TLPA STUDENT
Thangtong Lhugar Performing Arts (TLPA) was founded by Mr. Phutnsok Tsering in Dharamsala to preserve and promote all aspects of the rich tradition of Tibetan performing arts, especially Tibetan opera.  Tibetan performance traditions are on the verge of extinction in Tibet , where authorities are systematically changing songs, dance, music and opera to serve ideological ends.   TLPA conducts research in traditional Tibetan performing arts, provides a five-year course to train young talent, and organizes seminars, workshops and performances, within the exile community and around the world, to create awareness about the rich performing arts of Tibet.  Your sponsorship will help TLPA to preserve authentic Tibetan music, dance, and opera for future generations.  Currently, there are four teachers, seven senior artists and 21 junior artists in need of support in the troupe.

TIBETAN INSTITUTE OF PERFORMING ARTS (TIPA)
SPONSOR A TIPA STUDENT
The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA), based in Dharamsala, India, was the first of several institutions established in exile by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, following the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1959. The primary mission of TIPA is to preserve the cultural identity of Tibetans by keeping alive our artistic traditions and by sharing them with the world. Tibetan children between 11-17 years of age who are interested in the performing arts are recruited and trained at TIPA School . In addition to lessons on fundamentals of Tibetan music and dance, they are also provided with opportunity to pursue the regular academic curriculum, as laid down by Indian Government. Many of the students are new refugees from Tibet whose parents sent them into exile to get an education. >visit their website for more information