ICCR Scholarship Scheme |
Announcement of ICCR Scholarship Scheme for AY 2024-25 1. ICCR has announced 100 Scholarship slots globally under the Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme (A1209) for pursing study of Indian Culture such as dance, music, theatre, performing art, sculpture, Indian languages, Indian cuisine, etc. for the academic year 2024-25. 2. Applications from interested international students for the academic year 2024-25 will be invited online through ICCR’S existing A2A scholarship portal http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in . The students will have the option to apply to 5 universities/institutes in the order of their preference of study from among the 126 Universities/Institutes on board with ICCR for the AY 2024-25. The admission, as far as possible, shall be given as per applicant's preference. However, there may be a situation when students do not get admission in their preferred Universities/Institutes due to limited number of seats on offer. Rejected candidates will be intimated by Universities. 3. For Academic Year 2024-25, a 500-word essay in English has been introduced to ascertain English Proficiency. Besides, students can also submit their TOFEL/ IELTS etc. Standardized Test scores, if available. 4. Interested students are advised to visit the university/institute website regularly and do a thorough research of courses offered, eligibility criteria, and general information about the university/institute before applying for admission.The students should ensure that they are eligible for the course and meet the eligibility criteria and should submit relevant documentation as required by the Universities in addition to the basic certificates mentioned in the application form. They should also refer to the Universities Handbook / University Grants Commission's website and the concerned University/Institute's website. Further, application will not be considered without English translation of documents, if the original documents are not in English. Students must thoroughly check their applications and attach requisite documents before submission, to avoid rejection of the application by the Universities. 5. The general guidelines for applying for a scholarship are as follows:
6. Important time-line for the admission process is below:- 04 April 2024 – Opening of Portal for inviting applications from interested candidates 15 - June – 2024 – Last date for applicant to submit application on portal 18 - July – 2024– Last date for Universities to inform the decision of admission or rejection (if confirmed, intimation to Missions, if rejected, intimation to students) 25 – July – 2024– Last date for Indian Missions to decide on allocating scholarship and generating Offer Letters. 31 – July – 2024 – Last date for students to confirm/reject acceptance of offer of scholarship 15 – August – 2024– Based on the number of acceptances in the first round (if acceptances are less than the scholarship seats allocated) Indian Mission to offer scholarship to other students who were not considered in the first round. 25 – August – 2024 – Second-round students to convey their acceptances. 7. Click here for FAQs http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/home/page/faq 8. The prospective candidates are requested to inform this Embassy at culture.vienna[at]mea.gov.in and copy to tic.vienna[at]mea.gov.in immediately after they have successfully uploaded their applications on the ICCR’s Portal. |
Embassy of India Vienna, Austria |