The overwhelming response of the press and public in India as well as the personal initiative of Dr. Sunil Kothari, well-known dance scholar and critic, have led to the establishment of a fellowship under which a young trained dancer from India will come to Montreal to study Bharata Natya technique and choreography at Kala Bharati dance school. The fellowship has been named after Oneil De whose contribution to the promotion and propagation of Indian Classical dance is immeasurable.

The first recipient of this fellowship is Suchitra Mitra. Suchitra has studied dance since the age of six. She has a diploma in Bharata Natya from Kalakshetra Madras, a Masters degree in Dance from Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta, where she is presently teaching in the dance department, as also a diploma in Indian Classical Music. She has performed in various cities in India, Asia and Europe. Kala Bharati is indeed privileged to receive Suchitra as the first Oneil De Memorial Fellow.

A few professional artists have trained at Kala Bharati supported by scholarships and grants from other governments or sources. Notable among these is Suzy Manyri (Sulochana), a professional dancer from Martinique who has trained in Bharata Natya during the period August 1988 to June 1989 on a scholarship from "Service Municipal d'Action Culturelle de la Ville de Fort-de-France en Martinique" and the "Conseil Régional de la Martinique". Since then, she has visited Montreal several times to continue her training at Kala Bharati. Shauna Beharry, a well-known performing artist from Western Canada received a Saskatchewan Arts Board grant to study Bharata Natya at Kala Bharati from Autumn 1990 to Fall Session 1991. The dancer-choreographer Roger Sinha, originally from Ontario, has been training at Kala Bharati to create a dance piece with elements of Indian dance in it.

Many of the activities at Kala Bharati are supported by donations from students, their parents and well-wishers. For specific projects, Kala Bharati has also received grants from the Canada Council, the Canadian Federal Government, Quebec Provincial Government, The Indo-Canadian Shastri Institute, Pratt & Whitney and Bell Canada.

The Indian Council of Cultural Relations has awarded travel grants to guest speakers invited by Kala Bharati for its various conferences and symposiums.