Embassy of India
Algiers 

India-Africa Maitri Scholarship Scheme Announcement for AY 2026-2027

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Ministry of External Affairs is offering 1 scholarship to Algerian students under its India - Africa Maitri Scholarship Scheme for the academic year 2026-2027 for studying in Under-graduate, Post-graduate and PhD courses in various Indian Universities/Institutes.

Interested students should register and apply on the ICCR A2A Scholarship Portal (http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in).  

Main highlights of the Scholarship Scheme:

-The applicant has to register and apply online on the ICCR Scholarship Portal “Admission 2 Alumni” at http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in . 

-The  application must be submitted before the last date.

-Students between the age of 18 to 40 are eligible to apply for UG & PG courses, while age eligibility for PhD program is upto 50 years. 

-Applicants have the option to apply to 5 Universities/Institutes in order of their preference of study. 

-Applicants are advised to visit respective Universities /institutes website regularly, courses offered, eligibility criteria and general information about the University/ institute before applying for admission.

-Since the medium of instructions for the course is English, the applicant should be able to speak, read and write in English.   Students can also submit their TOFEL/IELTS etc.

-For BSc and BE/B. Tech courses, candidates should have taken physics, chemistry, and mathematics (PCM) in their school's existing examination as this is mandatory criteria for Engineering courses.

-Only applications submitted through the A2A Scholarship Portal will be considered. 

-The application will not be considered without English translation of documents, if the original documents are not in English. 

-Detailed guidelines on the process of applying for ICCR Scholarships are available on the A2A portal ( http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in)

-The scholarship will cover a return economy class airfare, tuition fees, living allowance, and stay in the campus hostel.

For further information, please contact the following:

Mr. Abdeldjalil Hidouk

Cultural Assistant

Phone No.: +213 21 44011925/06 Ext. 111

Email: cultural.sectionalgeria@gmail.com / inf.algiers@mea.gov.in