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USIEF Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Fellowships 2017-18 For Indian Citizens

Organization :USIEF United States-India Educational Foundation
Fellowship Name : Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Fellowships 2017-18 For Indian Citizens
Application Last Date : June 15, 2016

Website : http://www.usief.org.in/Fellowships/Fulbright-Nehru-Academic-Professional-Excellence-Fellowships.aspx

Fulbright-Nehru Academic Fellowships:

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

Related : USIEF Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships 2017-18 : www.scholarships.net.in/8759.html

Applications are invited in the following fields only:
Agricultural Sciences; Bioengineering; Climate Change Sciences; Computer Science (with emphasis on cyber security and digital economy); Economics; Education Policy and Planning; Energy Studies; International Law ( limited to environmental law, immigration law and labour law); International Security and Strategic Studies;

Materials Science (with emphasis on environmental applications); Neurosciences; Public Health; Study of India (limited to anthropology, history, sociology, and visual and performing arts); Study of the United States (limited to anthropology, history, sociology, and visual and performing arts); Urban and Regional Planning (with emphasis on waste management and smart cities); and Women’s and Gender Studies.

Eligibility Requirements:
In addition to the General Prerequisites:
** 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 (copy of paper/article) in your online application; and
** If employed, at the time of submitting the application, please follow the instructions carefully regarding employer’s endorsement.
** The employer must indicate that leave will be granted for the fellowship period. Please obtain the endorsement from the appropriate administrative authority on the FNAPE Employer’s Endorsement Form.

Timeline and Placement Process:
** July 15, 2016 -Application due date for 2017-2018 awards
** August 2016 -Field-specific experts review applications to short-list candidates
** End-October 2016 – National interviews of short-listed candidates in Delhi
** Novemberr 2016 – USIEF notifies principal and alternate nominees that they are recommended. Nominees take TOEFL
**December 2016 -USIEF forwards applications of recommended candidates to the U.S. for J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) approval and placement
** March-April 2017 – USIEF notifies finalists
** May-June 2017 – Pre-Departure Orientation
** August-September 2017 – Program begins

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