UNITED STATES-INDIA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Promoting Mutual Understanding

UNITED STATES-INDIA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Promoting Mutual Understanding

Fulbright Agreement Signing Ceremony in New Delhi

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and U.S. Ambassador to India Loy Henderson sign the Fulbright Agreement for India on February 2,

1950.

Fulbright House, New Delhi was dedicated in 1961 on land purchased by USIEF

with funds from the U.S. government

Fulbright House, New Delhi

Foreign Secretary M.J. Desai and U.S. Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith sign an amended version of Fulbright Agreement in New Delhi on

June 19, 1963

Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and U.S. Ambassador to India David C. Mulford sign the

latest version of Fulbright Agreement in New Delhi on July 4, 2008 declaring both India and U.S. as

equal partners

President Obama and Prime Minister Singh during the Arrival Ceremony on November 24, 2009 in

Washington, DC

USIEF STRUCTURE

• Activities guided by the binational Board of Directors

• Program management and staff overseen by the Executive Director, Adam J. Grotsky, and Deputy Director, Dr. Diya Dutt

• Central office in New Delhi with regional offices in Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai

• Administration of Fulbright and other fellowships for Indian and American students, lecturers, researchers 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.

• Serve as a clearinghouse for linkages between higher education institutions in the U.S. and India through its office of U.S. – India Higher Education Cooperation (USIHEC)

USIEF’s MANDATE

• Since 1950, USIEF has awarded around 8,200 Fulbright Fellowships to Indians and Americans and 8700 other awards

• For 2012-13, USIEF has awarded 177 Fellowships to Indian citizens, including 152 Fulbright-Nehru Fellowships

• For 2012-13, USIEF has awarded 211 Fellowships to U.S. citizens, including 175 Fulbright-Nehru Fellowships

FULBRIGHT IN INDIA

FULBRIGHT-NEHRU PROGRAM

Grant Category 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13

American Fulbright-Nehru Grants 46 90 131 151 175

Indian Fulbright-Nehru Grants 41 71 119 138 152

Total 87 161 250 289 327

CURRENT FULBRIGHT-NEHRU FELLOWSHIP PRIORITIES• Agricultural Sciences• Economics• Education• Energy, Sustainable Development and Climate Change• Environment• International Relations• Management and Leadership Development• Media and Communications with focus on Public Service

Broadcasting• Public Administration • Public Health• Science and Technology• Study of India with focus on contemporary issues• Study of the United States

FELLOWSHIPS FOR U.S. CITIZENS

• Fulbright-Nehru Student Research Fellowship

• Fulbright – Nehru English Teaching Assistantships

• Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Lecturer Fellowship

• Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Fellowship

• Fulbright-Nehru Teaching/Research Fellowship

• Fulbright –Nehru Environmental Leadership Program

• Fulbright – Nehru Distinguished Chair

• Fulbright – Nehru Higher Education Administrators Program

Number of Grants for U.S. citizens in the year 2012-13Name Number of Grant

FN Student Researchers 66

FN English Teaching Assistants 17

FN Distinguished Chair 2

FN Visiting Lecturers 17

FN Teaching and Research 28

FN Senior Researchers 30

FN Environmental Leadership 5

FN Int’l Education Administrators 10

Distinguished Awards in Teaching 2

Senior Specialists 20

Regional Researchers 1

Summer Teachers 10

Teacher Exchange 3

FELLOWSHIPS FOR INDIAN CITIZENS

• Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Lecturer Fellowships

• Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Fellowships

• Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral and Professional Research Fellowships

• Fulbright-Nehru Master’s Fellowship for Leadership Development

• Fulbright-Nehru Environmental Leadership Program

• Fulbright – Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

• Fulbright – Nehru CII Management Fellowships

• Fulbright – Nehru Higher Education Administrators Program

Number of Grants for Indian citizens in the year 2012-13 Name Number of Grant

FN Master’s for Leadership Development

20

FN Doctoral and Professional Research 32

FN Senior Research 26

FN Environmental Leadership 12

FN Visiting Lecturer 18

FN Postdoctoral 18

FN-CII Leadership in Management 14

FN International Education Administrators

12

Hubert H. Humphrey 7

Teacher Exchange 3

Foreign Language Teaching Assistant 8

Distinguished Awards in Teaching 5

Scholar in Residence Program 2

Panel Discussion: “Ecotourism Certification in India”

Symposium on “Delhi’s Natural Heritage”

Workshop on “Peace Education and Development: International Perspectives”

Workshop on “Preparing the Early Childhood Professional for the 21st Century”

Workshop on “Higher Education for a Sustainable Future in India: Constraints and Solutions”

Presentation on “Impact of Globalization on Social Welfare Expenditures in Developing Countries”

American Studies Conference on “Democracy under the Challenge of War: Comparing the US and India”

USIEF ORGANIZED WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES

EDUCATIONAL ADVISING SERVICES

•EducationUSA offices at USIEF offer accurate, current and comprehensive information to prospective students

• Active student database of over 18000 in 2011-12 as a result of extensive outreach

• Administered the SAT, AP, PSAT and ACT tests

• Facilitated University Fairs across 5 cities attracting 5000+ students • Indian Students studying in the US: 103,895 (Source: Open Doors IIE 2011)

• American students studying in India : 3884 (Source: Open Doors IIE, 2011)

USIHEC: Fostering Indo-US collaborations

• The Office of U.S. - India Higher Education Cooperation is a recent addition to USIEF. It has been established through an initiative of the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the State Department. The USIHEC engages institutions of higher education in the US and in India to foster and enhance linkages between them. 

• It seeks to deepen institutional ties in numerous ways: in areas of collaborative research, study abroad programs, faculty exchanges and conferences of higher education administrators from both countries.

• Fulbright Nehru International Education Administrators Grants

• Assessment of Study Abroad Capacity in India• “Transforming Boundaries”: A collaborative

project involving Montgomery Community College and Polytechnics in Chhattisgarh and Haryana

• Database on Indo-US institutional collaborations

• Annual AUSAPI Conference• Brief US and Indian Institutions of Higher

Education• Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge

Initiative

USIHEC: Major Activities

• San Francisco State University

• Seattle University

• State University of New York, Buffalo

• Cornell University

• Eastern Michigan University

• Illinois Institute of Technology

• Boston University

• Georgetown University

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte,

NC

• Yale University

• University of Baltimore, Law

School

• Roger Williams University

• Dallas Baptist University

• Texas Tech University

• North Dakota State University

• University of Colorado, Denver

• Kansas State University

• American University, DC

• Penn State University

• Purdue University

• Brandeis University

U.S. UNIVERSITY VISITS

ROLE OF U.S. FULBRIGHTERS

Community Service

Community Service

Community Service

PROMOTE THE FULBRIGHT PROGRAM

Give presentations and attend conferences

Organize seminars and workshops related to your field of study

Fulbright Visiting Lecturer Bernadette Anand with Indian students

English Teaching Assistant Mark Appleton with his students

Fulbright Researcher Gregory Alles in a local wedding

Lindsay Bacurin after playing Holi with her friends at CEPT in Ahmedabad

USIEF: Mapping the Future• Further Facilitate Indo-U.S. Educational Collaborations

- Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative

• Build Capacity for U.S. Study Abroad in India

• Improve/Expand Outreach efforts to allow us to achieve

our goals for increased number of grants

• Increase diversity of applicant pool

• Develop activities to encourage scholars to engage in

host community

• Expand Grant Offerings

Thank you!