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ICCR Scholarship Scheme 2026-27

February 23, 2026

The last date for the applicants to apply for ICCR scholarship is 15 April 2026

 

High Commission of India
Lilongwe
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OFFER OF SCHOLARSHIPS BY INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS (ICCR)

FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-2027

The Government of India under the aegis of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is offering 30 scholarship slots to Malawi Nationals under the ‘India-Africa Maitri Scholarship for Africa’ for the Academic Year 2026-2027.

The Africa Scholarship Scheme is one of the most important and popular schemes of the ICCR for foreign students to pursue higher studies in Indian universities and educational institutions. 

The application from interested students for Academic Year 2026-2027 are invited online through ICCR’s A2A Scholarship Portal  http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in

The portal contains all the relevant information for the applicants including details of all participating Universities/Institutes, courses offered, availability of hostels, application guidelines, eligibility criteria and other relevant information for helping the applicants in decision-making while applying for the academic courses of their preference.

For any further queries, interested students should contact the High Commission of India in Lilongwe by email at itec[dot]malawi[at]mea[dot]gov[dot]in

A brief timeline for applying for ICCR Scholarship is given below:

27 February 2026

Opening of A2A Portal for students to apply

15 April 2026

Last date for applicant to submit application on portal

30 April 2026

Last date for Universities to scrutinize the applications and upload provisional admission confirmation for selection by the Indian Missions

15 May 2026

Last date for Missions for allocating scholarships and generating offer letters by Indian Missions

10 June 2026

Last date for second-round of selection for the Missions to generate offer letters against any vacant slots from the reserve list of candidates and convey their acceptance

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