Azerbaijan has completed the selection of scholarship recipients for the Heydar Aliyev educational grant

One hundred foreign citizens from 55 countries have been awarded the Heydar Aliyev International Education Grant for the 2026/2027 academic year.

As reported by BAKU.WS, this was stated in a joint announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan, which implement the program.

The grant recipients were selected from among hundreds of candidates who submitted applications from 64 countries.

They will study at various educational levels in 11 higher education institutions of Azerbaijan.

The program is designed for citizens of member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Non-Aligned Movement, countries belonging to the group of Small Island Developing States, as well as states where peoples and national minorities with ethnic, historical, and cultural ties to the Azerbaijani people reside.