The fulbright educational exchange program

AN OVERVIEW

Dr Sanjeev Dhari Sinha E Mail drsandy10@rediffmail.com

History

USEFI is a bi-national entity, established
by a treaty between the Governments of
India and the USA on February 2, 1950


USEFI’s Mission and Vision
Mission: promote mutual understanding
through educational and cultural exchange
Vision: USEFI as
Education gateway to the U.S. and India
Clearinghouse of education information on both
Advocate for Indo-U.S. educational collaboration
Supporter of quality in and access to education


Mandate
•Administration of Fulbright and other

Fellowships for Indian and American students,
faculty and professionals
•Promotion of dialogue among Fulbrighters
and their communities as an outgrowth of
educational exchange
•Educational Advising Services for Indian
students interested in pursuing higher education in
the U.S., and U.S. students in India


Structure
Its activities are guided by a bi-national
Board of Directors of 10 members, five
Americans living in India nominated by the
US Ambassador and five Indians nominated
by the Government of India.
• The day-to-day management of USEFI is
vested in an Executive Director.
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The Fulbright Program
History and Philosophy
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Established in 1946 by former Senator J William
Fulbright to:
o Increase mutual understanding between the
people of the United States and the people of
other countries
o Create a large academic and cultural network
around the world


The Fulbright Program
Worldwide
• Operates in 150 countries
• Administered by bi-national Fulbright

Commissions in 51 countries and by US Embassies
in others
• Since its inception, 261,000 Fulbrighters, 98,850
from US and 162,150 from other countries, have
participated in the Program
• 6,000 grants are awarded annually


Fulbright in India
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Since 1950, USEFI has awarded 7,600 Fulbright
Fellowships to Indians and Americans

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In addition, since 1950, USEFI has administered
8,350 Fellowships funded by the U.S. Government


Snapshot of USEFI : 2005-06
Fellowships: 301 fellowships
 170 are for Indians (101 Fulbright, 42 Ford IFP, 27 other)
 131 for U.S. Fulbrighters
Educational Advising: 459,569 contacts! 80,466 Indian students!
 68 campus visits, 18 education fairs, 39 U.S. institutional
members, education newspaper supplements (Times of India)
Seminars, Performances, Workshops, and Exhibitions: 64
 Five with South Asian participation
Publications
 Fulbright to India, Indian Fulbrighter (quarterly), website, articles,
brochures, scholar booklets, advising pubs


Fellowship Themes
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Humanities and Social Sciences
Agricultural Development/Agricultural Economics
Leadership Development, Management
Science and Technology
Environment
Public Health
Law
Conflict Resolution
Museum Studies, Arts/Culture Management and Heritage Conservation
Capacity-building within education systems
- fields of study (South Asian studies, American studies)
- English language teaching, learning and training
- South Asian languages
• Education


Prerequisites for Fulbright
Applicants – Indian Nationals
 High level of academic/professional achievements
 Proficiency in English language
 Present in India at the time of submitting the
application
 Eligible for leave, if employed
 Not be applying for or holding permanent residence
(green card) in the U.S.
 Not have been in the U.S. during the past three
years on a teaching/research/study assignment for a
continuous period of three months or more


Fellowships for Students
Grant Category Major Areas

Designed For

Master’s
Fellowships
for
Leadership
Development

For outstanding and highly
motivated individuals who
demonstrate leadership qualities,
have completed equivalent of a U.S.
Bachelor’s degree, have at least three
years professional or work
experience, and are committed to
return and contribute to their
communities.
Age limit: preferably between 25 and
30

For up to two
years
Offered 4-6
grants per year

• Economics
(including
Agricultural
Economics)
• Public
Administration
•Communication
Studies
• Environment


Fellowships for Students,
Lecturers and Teachers
Grant
Category

Major
Areas

Designed For

Foreign
Language
Teaching
Assistantships
(FLTA)
Program

Bengali
Gujarati
Hindi
Punjabi
Urdu

For young college teachers of
English or those training to be
teachers of English with at least a
Master’s in English.
Age limit: between 21 and 29

For 9 months
7-8 grants per year


Lecturers, and Mid-Career
Professionals
Grant
Category

Focused Area

Designed For

FulbrightCASE
Fellowships
in Law

LL.M. with a
clinical focus on
either intellectual
property rights or
mediation/alterna
tive dispute
resolution at the
Case School of
Law.

Law graduates with working
experience in an organization
specifically in the area of
intellectual property rights or
mediation/alternative dispute
resolution.

For up to
one year
Two grants
per year


Lecturers, and Mid-Career
Professionals
Grant Category

Focused
Area

Designed For

FulbrightVanderbilt
Fellowship in
Clinical Legal
Education

Law
LL.M. with
emphasis on
Clinical
Legal
Education

Law graduate with
working experience on
public interest cases or
issues and commitment
to clinical legal education

For up to one year
One grant per year


Fellowships for Lecturers
Grant
Category
Visiting
Lecturer
Fellowships

Major Areas

Humanities and Social
Sciences
Business Management
For up to four Environment
Agriculture
months
Science and Technology
Offered 4-5
Public Health
grants per
Communications Studies
year

Designed For
Full-time faculty with
Ph.D. or equivalent
published work at
universities, colleges
or research institutions
Age limit: preferably
not above 50


For Lecturers, Researchers and
Professionals
Grant
Category

Focused Area

Designed For

Visiting
Specialists
Program

Direct Access to
Muslim World

- For senior or middle level
professors or career professionals

For 3-6
weeks

- Trained in the fields of Islamic
civilization, cultures or societies
- Familiar with United States and
U.S. higher education
- Have good English and public
speaking skills and a history of
teaching in higher education.


Fellowships for Teachers
Grant
Category

Major Areas

Designed For

Teacher
Exchange
Program

English
Mathematics
Science

Indian secondary school teachers (9th
to 12th grades)
Provides opportunities for Indian
secondary school teachers to
participate in Direct Exchanges of
positions with U.S. teachers and to
work within a U.S. school system and
experience U.S. society and culture
for a semester.

For 4 months
Offered up to
6-7 grants per
year


Fellowships for
Mid-Career Professionals
Grant
Category

Major Areas

Hubert H. • Agriculture
Humphrey • Technology Policy and
Fellowships Management
For up to ten
months

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Public Administration
Communications/Journalism
Finance and Banking
Public Health
Drug Abuse & Prevention
Natural Resources and
Environmental Management

Designed For
Mid-level
professionals – policy
makers, planners,
administrators and
managers in the govt.,
public and private
sectors and NGOs
with a Master’s or
four-year professional
degree


Fellowships for
Grant Category

Major Areas

Designed For

Fulbright-CII
Fellowships for
Leadership in
Management

• Finance/Accounting
• Systems/Operations
• Organizational
Behavior
• Manufacturing
• Strategic Planning

Mid-level
managers in
Indian industries

For Ten Weeks
Offered 6 grants per
year

Age limit:
preferably not
above 40


Fellowship for
Researchers, Students and
Grant
Category

Major Areas

Doctoral and • The United States
Professional • Special Education
Research
• Conflict Resolution
Fellowships
• Museum Studies,
Arts/Culture
For 9 months
Management and
Offered: 6-7
Heritage
fellowships
Conservation
per year

Designed For
Students registered for
Ph.D. OR professionals in
the areas of the United
States, Special Education,
Conflict Resolution,
Museum Studies,
Arts/Culture Management
and Heritage Conservation
Age limit: preferably not
above 45


Fellowships for
Lecturers
Grant
Category

Major Areas

Senior
• The United
Research
States
Fellowships • Society &
Development
For up to
• Education
eight
• Management
months

Designed For
Full-time faculty with Ph.D. or
equivalent published work at
universities, colleges or research
institutions OR professionals at notfor-profit organizations
Age limit: preferably not above 50

Offered: 6-8
fellowships
per year


Fellowships for Researchers,
Grant
Category

Major Areas

• Environmental
IndoAmerican
Education
Environme • Environmental
ntal
Policy
Leadership • Regulations and
Program
Law
(IAELP)
• Environmental
For up to 12 Sciences and
Toxicology
weeks
• Environmental
Management

Designed For
• Mid-level environment
professionals in public/private sector
or non-governmental organizations
• Preferably have a master’s or a
professional degree
•The program will combine shortterm practical training/internship at
U.S. environmental organizations
Age limit: preferably not above 50


Fellowships for Students, Researchers,
Grant
Category
International
Fulbright
Science and
Technology
Award

For up to
three years
(2006 pilot
year)

Major Areas

Designed For

Astronomics/ Aeronautical
Engineering
Astronomy/Planetary Sciences
Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics
Computer Sciences
Engineering
Environmental Science
Geology
Information Sciences
Material Science
Neuroscience
Oceanography, Physics

• students, researchers,
and mid-career
professionals in the field
of science and
technology for Ph.D.
degree in a U.S.
university
• have completed
equivalent of a U.S.
bachelor’s degree with at
least 60% marks


New Century Scholars (NCS)
Program
 Provides a platform for scholars from the U.S. and around

the world to engage in debate on social challenges of the 21st
century
 Designed for outstanding scholars and professionals at any
rank in any field related to NCS research theme
Previous research themes: Challenges of Health in a
Borderless World; Addressing Sectarian, Ethnic, and Cultural
Conflict within and across National Borders; Towards Equality:
The Global Empowerment of Women; Higher Education in
the 21st Century: Global Challenge and National Response


Fellowships for Students and
Ford Foundation Graduate Fellowships: IFP supports for up to
three years of formal post-graduate study in any part of the
world including India
Program Objectives
 Diversify Leadership Pool with Individuals from Marginalized and
Disadvantaged Communities
 Strengthen Link Between Education & Development
 Promote Global Citizenship
 For Greater Economic and Social Justice
 Current focus in the States of Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu
& Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar
Pradesh, and Uttaranchal


Fellowships for Students and
International Fellowships Program
(Ford Foundation Graduate Fellowships)
Program: Grant Areas
Arts & Culture, Civil Society, Community Development,
Development Finance & Economic Security, Education,
Reform & Scholarship, Environment & Development,
Governance, Human Rights, Peace & Social Justice, Media,
Religion, Society & Culture, Sexuality & Reproductive Health,
Workforce Development
For application criteria and further information visit the
website www.ifpsa.org


East–West Center (EWC) Fellowships
For Students, Researchers, Lecturers and Professionals
Grant
Category
EWC
Graduate
Degree
Fellowship
Program

Designed for

Master’s or Ph.D. degree at the University of
Hawaii and a substantive education program at
the East-West Centre.
For details and application forms, visit the
website at www.eastwestcenter.org


East–West Center Fellowships
Researchers, Students, Lecturers and
Professionals
Grant
Category
EWC Asia
Pacific
Leadership
Program
5 or 9month
Graduate
Certificate
Program

Designed for

Graduate certificate program for study at the
University of Hawaii, providing advanced
leadership training and key economic, social,
political and environmental issues facing Asia
and Pacific.
For details and application forms, visit the APLP
website at www.eastwestcenter.org/aplp
Applications will be available: by October, 2006
Application submission: by February 15, 2007


East–West Center Fellowships
Researchers, Students, Lecturers and
Professionals
Grant
Category
EWC
Summer
Seminar on
Population

Designed for
A regular feature of the EWC Research Program,
Population and Health Studies; the Summer Seminars
on Population are usually held in Honolulu, Hawaii
from the first week of June to the first week of July.
For details and application forms, contact East-West
Centre, Population and Health Studies, 1601 EastWest Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 98848-1601, USA.
E-mail: sumsem@eastwestcenter.org


East – West Center Fellowships for
Mid-Career Print and Broadcast Journalists
Grant
Category

Designed for

Jefferson
The Jefferson Fellowships program is a 28-day
Fellowships program of professional dialogue, study and travel.
There are Spring and Fall sessions.
For details and application forms contact Jefferson
Fellowships, East-West Centre Media Program,
1601 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 988481601, USA. Website: http://www.eastwestcenter
.org


Collaboration with a U.S. Faculty Member
 Under the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program,
Indian Universities and other institutions of higher
learning can collaborate with a U.S. faculty member or
professional for a period of two to six weeks
 The potential collaborations include : curriculum
planning, short-term lecturing stays, leadership of or
participation in special conferences or workshops,
faculty training programs, development of educational
materials
 For more information visit: www.fulbright-india.org


Hosting U.S. Lecturer for a Semester
Indian Universities can host an U.S. Lecturer under
Fulbright Visiting Lecturer Program for a period of
four to six months. USEFI pays for all expenses of
the scholar and there is no financial liability to the
university. Indian universities can apply for hosting
visiting lecturers for academic session 2008-09 by
October 31, 2006. Complete and submit a
request form (available at http://fulbright-india
.org/institutions/inst-general.htm#indian)
for more information visit: http://www.cies.org/ or
write to ap@fulbright-india.org


Educational Advising Services (EAS)
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EAS provides authentic, reliable, unbiased, and up-to-date
information on higher education opportunities in the U.S.
USEFI-EAS offices at Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New
Delhi and USEFI satellite centers at Ahmedabad, Bangalore,
Hyderabad provide a comprehensive explanation of
admission process to an American university
Individual advising, specialized workshop, and seminar on
application procedures and strategies, university fairs, predeparture orientation programs, updates on standardized tests
Provides fee-based membership plan to U.S. institutions


USEFI - Other Activities
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Alumni strength of over 4,000
15 Alumni Chapters functioning in various cities
Organizes Round Tables, Conferences,
Workshops and Seminars on important
contemporary topics of relevance to Indian and
other South Asian countries
Brings out a quarterly newsletter, ‘Indian
Fulbrighter’ to share news and views of scholars
and on special programs and events


USEFI OFFICES
Southern Region
USEFI Regional Office
American Consulate Building
Mount Road
Chennai 600 006
Tel: 044-28112049
Fax: 044-28112075
Email:

Western Region
The American Center
usefimas@md2.vsnl.net.in 4, New Marine Lines
Mumbai 400 020
Tel: 022-22624603
Fax: 022-2262-4595
Email:

usefibom@bom3.vsnl.net.in


USEFI OFFICES
Head Office & Northern
Region
“Fulbright House”
12, Hailey Road
New Delhi 110 001
Eastern Region
Tel: 011-23328944 - 48
Fax: 011-23329718
E-mail: ip@fulbright-india.org The American Center
38 A Jawaharlal Nehru Road
Kolkata 700 071
Tel: 033-2288-1637
Fax: 033-2288-1636
E-mail: usefical@giascl01.vsnl.net.in


USEFI Contacts for
Fulbright Program
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For hosting U.S. Senior Specialists or Visiting Lecturer
girish@fulbright-india.org
For Indian Nationals
sarina@fulbright-india.org
For International Fellowships Program
ask@ifpsa.org
For further information on USEFI and its activities,
please visit: www.fulbright-india.org or e-mail:
info@fulbright-india.org


Part II

How to Prepare a Fulbright Application
Useful Links


Useful Links-How to prepare a
Fulbright Application
 Strategies for Competitive Application
http://www.iie.org/cies/vs_scholars/arrp_strat.htm
 Preparing a Project Statement
http://www.iie.org/cies/vs_scholars/strat_prep.htm
 Dos and Dont’s for Prospective Applicants
http://www.iie.org/cies/vs_scholars/strat_dos.htm
 Arrangements for Affiliation with a Host Institution
http://www.iie.org/cies/vs_scholars/arrangements.htm


Project Proposal and Plans of Study
http://www.career.cornell.edu/students/grad/fellowships/plan.html
Tips for Preparing a Successful Proposal
http://www.wested.org/tie/grantips.html
The Personal Statement
http://www.career.cornell.edu/students/grad/fellowhsips/perstate
ment.htm
CV Tips and Advice
http://www.altimaterecruitment.co.uk/cvtips.htm


Letters of Recommendation
http://www.career.cornell.edu/students/grad/fellowships/recomm
endations.html
Interview
http://www.career.cornell.edu/students/grad/fellowhsips/intervie
w.htm


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