Union Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy has said that nearly two thousand 788 scholarships have been awarded under Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme during the last five years. The Scheme is aimed at providing facilities to outstanding talented children selected in the age group of 10 to 14 years studying either in specialized schools or belonging to families practicing traditional performing arts. Mr Reddy said this in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. He said, 650 new scholarships are awarded every year. The value of the scholarship is three thousand 600 rupees per year, in addition to reimbursement of the actual tuition fee paid to the Teacher, up to a ceiling of nine thousand rupees per year.