Embassy of India, Panama

ICCR

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (I.C.C.R) Scholarships

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is an autonomous organization of the Government of India, involved in India’s external cultural relations, through cultural exchange with other countries and their peoples. Its objectives are to actively participate in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes pertaining to India’s external cultural relations. For the Academic year 2023-24, ICCR has announced (i) 100 scholarship slots globally under Lata Mangeshkar Dance and Music Scholarship Scheme (A1209) for pursuing study of Indian Culture such as dance, music, theatre, performing art, sculpture, Indian languages, Indian cuisine etc; (ii) 613 Scholarships Slots under Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme (A1201) for 122 countries. 1 Slot each has been allocated to Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua respectively under this Scheme. Both Scholarship Schemes are awarded at undergraduate/postgraduate levels and for pursuing research

The applications from the interested international students for the academic year 2023-24 will be invited online through ICCR’s A2A Scholarship portal http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in which will be operational from February 20, 2023. It may be noted that the language of instructions in India is English, the applicants need to be fluent in the language. Also a ‘Timeline for the admission process’ has been set which is given below:

20 February 2023	Opening of ICCR A2A portal for admissions
30 April 2023	Last date of submission of application by students
31 May 2023	Last date of Universities to inform the decision (if confirmed, intimation to Embassy of India, Panama; if rejected, intimation to students)
30 June 2023	Last date for allocating scholarship and generating offer Letters by Embassy of India, Panama
15 July 2023	Last date of acceptance by Students
22 July 2023	Based on the number of acceptances in the first round (if acceptances are less than the scholarship seats allocated) Embassy of India to offer scholarship to other students who were not considered in the first round
30 July 2023	Last date for Second-round students to convey their acceptances

The entire online application process has been streamlined and coordinated through A2A Portal with Embassy of India, Panama, eligible Universities/institutes and ICCR Zonal/Sub-Zonal Offices. The final list of Universities/Institutes will be reflected in the A2A portal when opened. The last date of submission of application by students is April 30, 2023.