ICCR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS
Scholarship Overview
- At the inaugural plenary of the India – Africa Forum Summit held in New Delhi in April 2008, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India announced the Government of India’s initiative to enhance the academic opportunities for students of African countries in India by increasing the number of scholarships for them to pursue under-graduate, post-graduate and higher courses.
Host School(s)
- Study in India
- See the List of Universities/institutions where ICCR students are studying by clicking website link below
Field(s) of Study
- pursue under-graduate, post-graduate and higher courses.
What does the scholarship cover?
LIVING ALLOWANCE (STIPEND) (Per Month)
- Undergraduate 5,500
- Postgraduate 6,000
- M.Phil / Ph.D 7,000
- Post-doctoral Fellow 7,500
HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE (Per Month)
- In Grade 1 cities 5,000
- In other cities 4,500
CONTINGENT GRANT (per annum)
- Undergraduate 5,000
- Postgraduate 7,000
- M/Phil / Ph.D and M.Tech./ME 12,500
- Post – doctoral studies 15,500
Plus MEDICAL BENEFITS
How many scholarships are given?
- Under this Scheme, the Council offers 900 scholarships
Which countries are targeted?
- Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Comoros, Congo (Republic of), Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea (concurrent from Nairobi), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Kenya, Libya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan (Republic of), Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sao Tame & Principe, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Am I Eligible to Apply?
- Candidates must have adequate knowledge of English.
- Priority will be given to students who have never studied in India before.
- Candidates may note that Indian universities/educational institution are autonomous and independent and hence have their own eligibility criteria which have to be fulfilled. Please also note that acceptance of application by the University is also not a guarantee of
admission. A scholarship is awarded only when admission is confirmed by ICCR.
How do I Apply – Next Steps
- Follow the link below to the ICCR
- Find the links at the bottom and download the 6 PDF reports
- Read everything
- Fill out the Application
- Submit to Embassy/ High Commission of India in your country
The completed and signed application form which should be typed and not hand written along with other attachments must be e-mailed as a pdf document to the Embassy/ High Commission of India in your country. A hard copy along with 5 photographs should also be delivered to the Embassy/ High commission of India.
Closing Date:
- January 15
How do I get more information?
- Free Scholarships – http://www.
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habtamu bobo says
i’m Habtamu Bobo from Ethiopia, i really interested to get this chance so invit me for this scholars.
thank tou
habtamu says
my name is habtam ali i wase born in ethiopia .i have real intrest in studied in this country ,being an intarntional student is anexepensive oppoertunity please give me the chance and help me further . i have guratuated in BA degree in economics after 1month
Namara shanitah says
i am a Ugandan girl from a humble family in masaka I really needed a medical scholarship in India but the date of submitting applications has already passed because by then I didn’t know of these scholarships please help me what can I do
Fyda Ibrahim says
Name Fyda Ibrahim from Malawi undergraduate I would like to have a free scholarship Want to do Medical I will be happy if I will have the opportunity May Allah bless you
Abdulhafiz Mohammed says
I would like to say you thank you very much for providing me such an interesting education opportunities especially for poor sub-sahran students and am one of those needy African youth graduated from well recognized government university in Tax and Customs Administration with BA degree with great distinction point of CGPA of 3.4 and now am very eager to join your institution by MBA even on credit basis if there is no room afford my free MBA enquiry by scholarship as I was born from poor agrarian Ethiopian family I also need to support my families in particular and my poor country in general.
Hopefully you will consider my ambition as helping such a poor nation is helping the country alleviate poverty.
Lastly,my telephone number is +251911060223 if there is a need to contact me.
Sincerely Yours’!