Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme 2026-27

Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme (A1209)

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), a cultural arm of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, has announced 100 Scholarships slots under Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme (A1209) for pursuing study of Indian Culture such as yoga, dance, music, theater, performing art, sculpture, Indian languages, etc. at Indian Universities/Institutes for the academic year 2026-27.

2. The applications from the interested international students for academic year 2026-27 are invited online through ICCR’s A2A Scholarship Portal https://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in only.

Brief details about the scheme

Number of slots available

100 slots globally as per mentioned below:

(i) 75 slots to pursue studies in Indian Culture including Dance and Music, Theater, performing art, Sculpture, Indian Language, Indian Cuisine etc. with restriction of 10 slots to each country.

(ii) 25 slots to pursue one year diploma course in Yoga in the following 4 institutes with the restriction of maximum 2 slots to each country.

(a) Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Uttarakhand

(b) Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, Lonavala, Maharashtra

(c) Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi

(d) Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore

- Slots would be offered on first-cum-first basis

Level of Courses offered

UG, PG, Ph.D, to pursue studies in Indian Culture including Dance and Music, Theatre, performing art, Sculpture, Indian Language, Indian Cuisine etc. against 75 slots at (i) above.


Diploma in Yoga for One Year in the above mentioned 04 Institutes against 25 slots at (ii) above.

Course offered

Indian Culture including Dance and Music, Theatre, performing art, Sculpture, Indian Language, Indian Cuisine etc. and Diploma in Yoga for One Year

Airfare

Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3 tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India

3. Updated guidelines for students/candidates are also attached.

4. It is compulsory for all ICCR scholarship students to procure Medical Insurance Policy with minimum sum assured for Indian Rupees Five Lakhs per annum.

5. For any further clarification/query in this regard, Mr. Karmveer Kumar (Email: com1.tallinn@mea.gov.in; Telephone: +372 6888002) may be contacted.



 

 

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