Fulbright-Nehru Excellence Scholarship 2020-2021
Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships 2020-2021 official notification is out. Indian nationals are encouraged to apply for the Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships 2020-2021 in areas of Biosciences and Agricultural Sciences, as per the details that are given below:
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2020-2021 Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships
The Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships aim to provide Indian faculty, researchers, and professionals the chance to teach, conduct research, or carry out a combination of research and teaching at a U.S. institution. Based upon the U.S. host institution, it’s very likely that the grantee may contribute towards developing curriculum and conducting seminars and workshops. These fellowships are for four to nine months. If you’re applying for a Flex Award, the minimal duration of the entire grant is four months and the maximum is six months.
Applications are encouraged in the following fields only:
Agricultural Sciences; Anthropology; Bioengineering; 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 focus 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.Research
Applicants should demonstrate the relevance of this proposed research to India and/or the U.S., its advantage to the applicant’s institution, the feasibility of accomplishing this research goal within the specified period, and also the requirement to execute the research in the U.S.
Teaching
Indian academics and professionals contribute to the internationalization of the curriculum at their U.S. host institutions and the understanding of recent developments not just in India but internationally. The recipient will be connected as a visiting scholar at a U.S. institution and will teach classes individually or team-teach.
Teaching applications are particularly welcome.
Research and Teaching
Applicants will carry out a combination of teaching and research activities at the U.S. host institution. They need to specify the percentage of this grant for each activity and define this in the project statement. As an example, if you’re planning to spend 60 percent of your grant length for research and 40 percent for teaching, your project statement should demonstrate this allocation. Teaching could comprise courses (individually or team-taught) or a series of seminars at the U.S. institution.
Flex Awards
Flex Awards are made for scholars who need multiple visits to the U.S. and for people who find it hard to leave their home institutions during the academic year. This option enables permits to be conducted over short segments, preferably through the fall and/or spring semesters. Interested applicants must clearly indicate plans for Flex in their project statement, such as a project timeline.
Flex grant parameters:
- Only offered for research grants.
- Minimum duration of the entire grant is four months and the maximum is six months;
- The grant should possess two segments. The minimum length for any grant segment is 1 month and the maximum is three months;
Applicants may propose one-month segment only once; - Grant segments might be spread over two consecutive years;
- Grants could begin any time from August 2020. Grants must start by March 31, 2021;
- Grant activities should be completed by August 31, 2022; and
No more than 25 percent of their total Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Awards will be considered for its Flex option. USIEF will consider around seven Flex Grants. A maximum of 2 round-trip economy class air tickets to the grantee only will be provided (one ticket per trip).
In addition to their own research activities, Flex scholars agree to undertake activities recommended by USIEF, such as: engaging with the host institution academic community, participating in seminars, giving public talks, and mentoring students. Applications that propose grant periods throughout the host institution’s academic year are favoured. Scholars who would like to go to the host institution out the academic year will have to demonstrate clearly how they will engage with all the host institution community.
Affiliation
You’ll be affiliated to a U.S. host institution on your grant. USIEF strongly recommends all applicants to identify institutions with which they want to be affiliated and also to correspond, in advance, with potential host institutions. In case you’ve secured a letter of invitation from a U.S. institution, please include it as part of your online application.
Grant Benefits
The fellowships provide J-1 visa support, a monthly stipend, Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges each U.S. Government guidelines, round-trip economy class air travel (two round-trip economy class air tickets for Flex), a modest settling-in allowance, plus a professional allowance. Subject to availability of funds, in the event of grantees on nine or eight-month grants, a dependent allowance and global travel may be provided for one accompanying eligible dependent provided the dependent is with the grantee in the U.S. for 80 percent of the grant period. Flex grantees aren’t eligible for dependent benefits.
Eligibility Requirements:
In addition to the General Prerequisites:
- Faculty/researchers should have a PhD degree or equivalent published work with at least five years of applicable teaching/research expertise;
professionals outside academe need to have a master’s degree or equivalent published work with established professional standing and at least five years of relevant experience; - the applicant must upload a recent significant publication (copy of paper/article) from the internet application; and
- When the candidate is employed, s/he should follow the instructions carefully regarding
- Letter of Support from Home Institution. The employer must indicate that leave will be allowed to the fellowship period. The applicant should obtain the endorsement from the appropriate administrative authority on the Letter of Support from Home Institution.
How to Apply:
- Applications must be submitted on line at: https://apply.iie.org/fvsp2020
- Please carefully review the FNAPE Applicant Instructions before starting your online application
- Please refer to FNAPE Applicant Checklist before submitting this application.
- In addition, you have to complete and upload the following documents on your online application:
Application Due Date: July 15, 2019, 23:59:59 hrs (IST)
Timeline and Placement Process:
| July 15, 2019 | Application due date for 2020-2021 awards |
| September 2019 | Field-specific experts review applications to short-list candidates |
| November 2019 | National interviews of short-listed candidates in Delhi |
| End November 2019 | USIEF notifies principal and alternate nominees that they are recommended |
| December 2019 | USIEF forwards applications of recommended candidates to the U.S. for J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) approval and placement |
| March-April 2020 | USIEF notifies finalists |
| May/June 2020 | Pre-Departure Orientation |
| August-September 2020 | Program begins |
IMPORTANT:
- You can apply for only ONE Fulbright-Nehru fellowship category during a competition cycle.
- Plagiarism in the application will lead to disqualification.
- Unless otherwise specified, Fulbright-Nehru applications are to be submitted online.
- Applications received after the deadline will NOT be considered.
- Extensions and transfers of visa sponsorship will not be permitted.
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