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Organisation : United States-India Educational Foundation
Scholarship Name : 2019-2020 Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship
Applicable For : Indians
Application Last Date : July 16, 2018
Website : http://www.usief.org.in/Fulbright-Nehru-Academic-Professional-Excellence-Fellowships.aspx

USIEF Fulbright-Nehru Academic Fellowship

The Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships aim to provide Indian faculty, researchers, and professionals the opportunity to teach, conduct research, or carry out a combination of lecturing and research at a U.S. institution.

Update : USIEF Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Fellowship 2020-21 : www.scholarships.net.in/34436.html

These fellowships are for four to nine months.

Applications are invited in the following fields only :
Agricultural Sciences; Anthropology; Bio-engineering; Climate Change Sciences; Computer Science (including, but not limited to, cyber security, digital economy, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data analytics); Economics; Education Policy and Planning; Energy Studies; History;

International Law; International Security and Strategic Studies; Materials Science (with emphasis on environmental applications); Mathematical Sciences; Neurosciences; Performing Arts; Physical Sciences; Public Health; Public Policy; Sociology; Urban and Regional Planning (with emphasis on smart cities and waste management); Visual Arts; and Women’s and Gender Studies.

Flex Awards

Flex Awards are designed for scholars who require multiple visits to the U.S. and for those who find it difficult to leave their home institutions during the academic year. This option allows grants to be conducted over short segments, preferably during the fall and/or spring semesters.

Flex grant parameters :
** Minimum length of the total grant is four months and the maximum is six months;
** The grant must have two segments. Minimum length for any grant segment is one month and the maximum is three months;
** Applicants may propose one-month segment only once;
** Grant segments may be spread over two consecutive years;
** Grants may begin any time from August 2019. Grants must begin by March 31, 2020;
** Grant activities must be completed by August 31, 2021; and
** Only offered for research grants.

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Eligibility Requirements

** Faculty/researchers should have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent published work with at least five years of relevant teaching/research experience;
** professionals outside academe should have a master’s degree or equivalent published work with recognized professional standing and at least five years relevant experience;
** you should upload a recent significant publication in your online application; and
** The employer must indicate that leave will be granted for the fellowship period.

How To Apply?

** Applications must be submitted online at: https://web.archive.org/web/20180927171235/https://iie.embark.com/apply/visitingscholars
** If you are a Registered User enter your Email id and password for Login

** New User please click Register link in the Login Page and Enter the following details

Step 1 : Enter Your Email Id [abc@gmail.com]
Step 2 : Enter Your Password
Step 3 : Enter Your First Name [Nivedhitha]
Step 4 : Enter Your Last Name [Kumar] and Click Register button

Upload the following documents on your online application :
** FNAPE Applicant Annexure
** FNAPE Letter of Support from Home Institution

Application Due Date : July 16, 2018, 23:59:59 hrs (IST)

Timeline & Placement Process

** July 16, 2018- Application due date for 2019-2020 awards
** August 2018 – Field-specific experts review applications to short-list candidates
** End-October 2018 – National interviews of short-listed candidates in Delhi
** Novemberr 2018 -USIEF notifies principal and alternate nominees that they are recommended
** December 2018 -USIEF forwards applications of recommended candidates to the U.S. for J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) approval and placement
** March-April 2019 -USIEF notifies finalists
** August-September 2019 – Program begins

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