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Announcement for Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme (A1209) (formerly ICCR Scholarship Scheme for Indian Culture) / 2025-2026

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Announcement for Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme (A1209) (formerly ICCR Scholarship Scheme for Indian Culture) 

2025-26

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) announces scholarship slots globally under Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme (A1209) (formerly ICCR Scholarship Scheme for Indian Culture) for pursuing study of Indian Culture such as dance, music, theatre, performing art, sculpture, Indian languages, Indian cuisine, etc. for the academic year 2025-26.

The applications from interested international students will be invited online at -

ICCR’s A2A Portal

https://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/

which will be operational from 20 February 2025

Timeline for admission process:

20-February-2025
Opening of Portal for inviting applications from interested candidates
30-April-2025
Last date for applicant to submit application on portal
31-May-2025
Last date of Universities to inform the decision (if confirmed, intimation to Missions; if rejected, intimation to students)
15-June-2025
Last date for allocating scholarship and generating Offer Letters by Indian Missions abroad
22-June-2025
Last date for acceptance by students
1-July-2025
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
10-July-2025
Second-round students to convey their acceptances


General guidelines are available at the website of ICCR:

https://www.iccr.gov.in/online-forms-links/a2a-scholarship/guidelines-students

Detailed guidelines on the process of applying for ICCR Scholarships are available on the Portal.


For further details please contact the

AMRITA SHER-GIL CULTURAL CENTRE

1025 Budapest, Búzavirág u. 14.

Tel.: 0036 1 3257742 / 43

email: program.budapest@mea.gov.in