Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs offers a Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children to make higher education in India accessible to the children of overseas Indians and promote India as a centre for higher studies.

Under the scheme, 100 PIO/NRI students are awarded scholarship of up to US$ 5,000 per annum for undergraduate courses in Engineering, Technology, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Commerce, Management, Journalism, Hotel Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and some other courses.

It is open to NRIs/PIOs from UAE also. The details are available at -
http://edcilindia.co.in//download/ibspdc.pdf