Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme (A1209)  for pursuing study of Indian Culture for Academic Year 2024-25

 

1. ICCR is pleased to announce 100 scholarship slots globally under the Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme (A1209)  for pursuing study of Indian Culture  such as dance, music, theater, performing art, sculpture, Indian languages, Indian cuisine for Academic Year 2024-25

2. Applications from interested international students are invited online through ICCR’s A2A scholarship portal http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in which has opened on 4th April 2024.

3. Students are welcome to apply to up to 5 universities/institutes in the order of preference. The course offered are Indian Dance, Music, Sculpture making, Indian Theater, and Cuisine courses.

4. Before applying, they are advised to check the eligibility criteria, course offerings and documents required on the respective universities’ websites.

5. The tentative timeline for the admission process is as follows:

4 April 2024

Opening of Portal for inviting applications from interested candidates.

31 May 2024

Last date of application to be submitted by students.

30 June 2024

Last date for Universities to inform the decision (if confirmed, intimation to Indian Missions abroad, if rejected, intimation to students)

15 July 2024

Last date for allocating scholarship and generating Offer Letters by Indian Mission abroad.

25 July 2024

Last date of acceptance by students

10 August 2024

Based on the number of acceptances in the first round (if acceptances are less than the scholarship seats allocated) Indian Mission offers scholarships to other students who were not considered in the first round

20 August 2024

Second-round students to convey their acceptance.

 

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