Indian Government (ICCR) Scholarships for Under/Postgraduate African Students

Indian Government (ICCR) Scholarships for Under/Postgraduate African Students

Government of India through the ICCR – Indian Council for Cultural Relations – is offering up to 900 scholarships for African students to pursue undergraduate, postgraduate and higher courses programme at Institutions/Universities in India.

What You Need to Know About Indian Government (ICCR) Scholarships 2021/2022

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 undergraduate, postgraduate and higher courses.

The ICCR – Indian Council for Cultural Relations – implements this scheme on behalf of the Ministry of External Affairs. (Indian Government (ICCR) Scholarships for Under/Postgraduate African Students)

Level/Fields of Study

The Indian Government (ICCR) Scholarships 2021/2022 is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students in any discipline.

Number of Scholarships: 900

Duration of Scholarship: For the period of study

Host Country

The scholarship will be hosted in India.

However, there are numerous international scholarships for international students to study in any country of choice.

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Eligible Countries

Under this Scheme, the Council offers 900 scholarships to the following African countries:
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.

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