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Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) for Academic Year 2022-23

Posted on: October 31, 2022 | Back | Print

1.    Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India has launched the “Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children” (SPDC) for the academic year 2022-23 for the Children of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs)/Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) for pursuing undergraduate courses in several disciplines in India. Under this programme, 150 scholarships are offered to the children of PIOs/NRIs/OCIs and children of Indian Workers in ECR countries. Only fresh-year undergraduate students (1st year) shall be eligible to get the scholarship for the entire duration of the undergraduate course.

 

2. Complete guidelines for the programme, courses and institutions covered, and online application form may be seen on the SPDC portal: https://spdcindia.gov.in.  Last date for submission of duly filled-in applications in the prescribed format is 30 November, 2022