The fulbright educational exchange program

Dr Sanjeev Dhari Sinha E Mail [email protected]

AN OVERVIEW


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 exchangeVision: USEFI as

Education gateway to the U.S. and IndiaClearinghouse of education information on bothAdvocate for Indo-U.S. educational collaborationSupporter 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.


The Fulbright Program History and Philosophy

• 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 ProgramWorldwide

• 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

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

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• 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 up to two yearsOffered 4-6 grants per year

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

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


Fellowships for Students, Lecturers and Teachers

Grant Category

Major Areas

Designed For

Foreign Language Teaching Assistantships (FLTA) ProgramFor 9 months7-8 grants per year

BengaliGujaratiHindiPunjabiUrdu

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


Fellowships for Students, Lecturers, and Mid-Career

ProfessionalsGrant Category

Focused Area

Designed For

Fulbright- CASE Fellowships in Law

For up to one year

Two grants per year

LL.M. with a clinical focus on either intellectual property rights or mediation/alternative 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.


Fellowships for Students, Lecturers, and Mid-Career Professionals

Grant Category

Focused Area

Designed For

Fulbright-Vanderbilt Fellowship in Clinical Legal Education

For up to one year

One grant per year

LawLL.M. with emphasis on Clinical Legal Education

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


Fellowships for Lecturers

Grant Category

Major Areas Designed For

Visiting Lecturer Fellowships

For up to four months

Offered 4-5 grants per year

Humanities and Social SciencesBusiness ManagementEnvironmentAgricultureScience and TechnologyPublic HealthCommunications Studies

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


For Lecturers, Researchers and


Focused Area

Designed For

Visiting Specialists Program

For 3-6 weeks

Direct Access to Muslim World

- For senior or middle level professors or career professionals

- 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

For 4 months

Offered up to 6-7 grants per year

EnglishMathematicsScience

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.


Fellowships for Mid-Career



Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships

For up to ten months

• Agriculture• Technology Policy and Management

• Public Administration• Communications/Journalism

• Finance and Banking• Public Health• Drug Abuse & Prevention

• Natural Resources and Environmental Management

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 Mid-Career



Fulbright-CII Fellowships for Leadership in Management

For Ten Weeks

Offered 6 grants per year

• Finance/Accounting

• Systems/Operations

• Organizational Behavior

• Manufacturing• Strategic Planning

Mid-level managers in Indian industries

Age limit: preferably not above 40


Fellowship for Researchers, Students and Mid-Career Professionals

Grant Category


Doctoral and Professional Research Fellowships

For 9 months

Offered: 6-7 fellowships per year

•The United States

•Special Education

•Conflict Resolution

•Museum Studies, Arts/Culture Management and Heritage Conservation

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


Grant Category

Major Areas

Designed For

Senior Research Fellowships

For up to eight months

Offered: 6-8 fellowships per year

•The United States

•Society & Development

•Education•Management

Full-time faculty with Ph.D. or equivalent published work at universities, colleges or research institutions OR professionals at not-for-profit organizations


Fellowships forLecturers


Grant Category


Indo-American Environmental Leadership Program (IAELP)

For up to 12 weeks

• Environmental Education

• Environmental Policy

• Regulations and Law

• Environmental Sciences and Toxicology

• Environmental Management

• 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 short-term practical training/internship at U.S. environmental organizations


Fellowships for Researchers, Mid-Career

Professionals


Grant Category


International Fulbright Science and Technology Award

For up to three years(2006 pilot year)

Astronomics/ Aeronautical EngineeringAstronomy/Planetary SciencesBiology, Chemistry, MathematicsComputer SciencesEngineeringEnvironmental ScienceGeologyInformation SciencesMaterial ScienceNeuroscienceOceanography, 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

Fellowships for Students, Researchers, Mid-Career

Professionals


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

New Century Scholars (NCS) Program


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 andMid-Career

Professionals


International Fellowships Program (Ford Foundation Graduate Fellowships)

Program: Grant AreasArts & 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 DevelopmentFor application criteria and further information visit the website www.ifpsa.org

Fellowships for Students andMid-Career

Professionals


Grant Category

Designed for

EWC Graduate Degree Fellowship Program

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 (EWC) Fellowships

For Students, Researchers, Lecturers and Professionals


Grant Category

Designed for

EWC Asia Pacific Leadership Program

5 or 9-month Graduate Certificate Program

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/aplpApplications will be available: by October, 2006Application submission: by February 15, 2007

East–West Center FellowshipsResearchers, Students,

Lecturers and Professionals


Grant Category

Designed for

EWC Summer Seminar on Population

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 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 98848-1601, USA.E-mail: [email protected]

East–West Center FellowshipsResearchers, Students,

Lecturers and Professionals


Grant Category

Designed for

Jefferson Fellowships

The Jefferson Fellowships program is a 28-day 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 98848-1601, USA. Website: http://www.eastwestcenter.org

East – West Center Fellowships for

Mid-Career Print and Broadcast Journalists


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 [email protected]


Educational Advising Services (EAS)

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, pre-departure orientation programs, updates on standardized tests

Provides fee-based membership plan to U.S. institutions


USEFI - Other Activities

• 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 OFFICESSouthern RegionUSEFI Regional OfficeAmerican Consulate BuildingMount RoadChennai 600 006Tel: 044-28112049Fax: 044-28112075Email:

[email protected]

Western RegionUSEFI Regional OfficeThe American Center4, New Marine Lines Mumbai 400 020Tel: 022-22624603Fax: 022-2262-4595Email:

[email protected]


Head Office & Northern Region

“Fulbright House”12, Hailey RoadNew Delhi 110 001Tel: 011-23328944 - 48Fax: 011-23329718E-mail: [email protected]

USEFI OFFICES

Eastern RegionUSEFI Regional OfficeThe American Center38 A Jawaharlal Nehru RoadKolkata 700 071Tel: 033-2288-1637Fax: 033-2288-1636E-mail:

[email protected]


USEFI Contacts for Fulbright Program

• For hosting U.S. Senior Specialists or Visiting [email protected]

• For Indian [email protected]

• For International Fellowships [email protected]

For further information on USEFI and its activities, please visit: www.fulbright-india.org or e-mail: [email protected]


Part II

How to Prepare a Fulbright Application

Useful Links


Useful Links-How to prepare a Fulbright

Application Strategies for Competitive Applicationhttp://www.iie.org/cies/vs_scholars/arrp_strat.htm

Preparing a Project Statementhttp://www.iie.org/cies/vs_scholars/strat_prep.htm

Dos and Dont’s for Prospective Applicantshttp://www.iie.org/cies/vs_scholars/strat_dos.htm

Arrangements for Affiliation with a Host Institutionhttp://www.iie.org/cies/vs_scholars/

arrangements.htm



Application Project Proposal and Plans of Studyhttp://www.career.cornell.edu/students/grad/fellowships/plan.html

Tips for Preparing a Successful Proposalhttp://www.wested.org/tie/grantips.html

The Personal Statementhttp://www.career.cornell.edu/students/grad/fellowhsips/perstatement.htm

CV Tips and Advicehttp://www.altimaterecruitment.co.uk/cvtips.htm



Application Letters of Recommendationhttp://www.career.cornell.edu/students/grad/fellowships/recommendations.html

Interviewhttp://www.career.cornell.edu/students/grad/fellowhsips/interview.htm