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Opportunity Alert: Government of India (ICCR) Africa Scholarships 2016/2017 for Study in India (Fully Funded)


At the inaugural plenary of the India – Africa Forum Summit held in New Delhi in April 2008, the Honorable 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.

Worth
  • The selected candidates would be provided with return economy class air fares to the nearest international airport and Air-Conditioned III train fare to the place of study, if so required
  • The selected students will be paid living allowance, contingents grant, and house rent allowance and thesis expenses, as admissible under the rules of the ICCR.
  • Air ticket for journey from home country to India will be provided by the Embassy and return ticket will be provided to the Scholar in India
Under this Scheme, the Council offers 900 scholarships to the following 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.
Deadline: varying by Country
To apply and for more information visit here

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