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USIEF Fulbright Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2015-16

Name of the Organisation : United States-India Educational Foundation (usief.org.in)
Name of the Fellowship : Fulbright Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2015-16
Location : Mumbai

Website : http://www.usief.org.in/

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Fulbright Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships :
These fellowships are designed for Indian faculty and researchers who are in the early stages of their research careers in India. The Postdoctoral Research Fellowships will provide opportunities to talented faculty and researchers to strengthen their research capacities. Postdoctoral fellows will have access to some of the finest resources in their areas of interest and will help build long-term collaborative relationships with US faculty and institutions. These fellowships are for eight to twenty-four months.

Applications will be considered only in the following fields :
Agricultural Sciences; Education, especially technology-enabled learning, skill building, and faculty development; Energy Studies; International Trade Economics; Public Health Policy and Management; Science and Technology (limited to bioengineering, climate change sciences, computer and mathematical sciences, and neurosciences); Strategic Studies; Study of India (limited to language/literature/linguistics, history, and visual and performing arts); Study of the United States (limited to language/literature/linguistics, history, and visual and performing arts); and Women’s and Gender Studies, especially public policy for gender parity.

Affiliation :
You will be affiliated to one US host institution for your grant. USIEF strongly recommends all applicants to identify institutions with which they wish to be affiliated and to correspond, in advance, with potential host institutions. The letter of invitation should indicate the duration of your visit, preferably with dates. If you have secured a letter of invitation from a US institution, please include it as a part of your online application.

Grant Benefits :
These fellowships provide round-trip economy class air travel from India to the US, a monthly stipend, Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges per US Government guidelines, a modest settling-in allowance, and a professional allowance. Subject to availability of funds, a dependent allowance and international travel may be provided for one accompanying eligible dependent provided the dependent is with the grantee in the US for at least 80% of the grant period.

Eligibility Requirements :
In addition to the General Prerequisites :
** you should have a Ph.D. degree within the past four years. you must have obtained their Ph.D. degrees between July 2010 and June 2014. You are required to upload your Ph.D. degree certificate/ provisional Ph.D. degree certificate in your online application;
** you must be published in reputed journals and demonstrate evidence of superior academic and professional achievement. Please upload a recent significant publication (copy or paper/article) in your online application; and
** if you are employed, please follow the instructions carefully regarding employer’s endorsement. If applicable, please obtain the endorsement from the appropriate administrative authority on the FNPostdoc Employer’s Endorsement Form. The employer must indicate that leave will be granted for the fellowship period.

Note :
In your application, you are required to indicate the period in which you can complete your proposed project in the United States. Please determine your grant duration carefully. Should you be selected for a grant, your grant will be for the period you specified in your application. The duration cannot be changed.

How to Apply :
Applications must be submitted online.

Click the links below for the following :
FNPostdoc Applicant Instructions:https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads…structions.pdf
FNPostdoc Reference Report Form:https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads…ort%20Form.doc
FNPostdoc Applicant Annexure: https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads…0Annexure.docx
FNPostdoc Applicant Checklist:https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads…Checklist.docx
FNPostdoc Employer’s Endorsement Form:https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads…nt%20Form.docx

Application Due Date : July 1, 2014

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.
** Application received after the deadline will NOT be considered.
** Transfer of visa sponsorship will not be permitted

For More Details, Click Here : http://www.usief.org.in/Fellowships/…ellowship.aspx

Contact Postal Address :
USIEF-Mumbai United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF)
Regional Office – Mumbai Maker Bhavan-1 (2nd Floor),
New Marine Lines, Churchgate (E),
Mumbai 400 020

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