You can apply for any ONE Fulbright-Nehru fellowship in one year.

A) Fulbright-Nehru Master’s Fellowships

This fellowship is designed for Indians residing in India who want to pursue a Master’s degree programme in the following areas:

• Arts and Cultural Management including Heritage Conservation and Museum Studies
• Environmental Science/Studies
• Higher Education Administration
• Public Health
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Women’s Studies/Gender Studies

The fellowship will be granted to individuals who demonstrate excellent leadership qualities and show high self-motivational skills. The period of the fellowship is between one and two years. You should have completed the Indian equivalent of an American Bachelor’s degree, have worked for at least three years in the field you are applying for, and have the commitment to return to India and give back with increased vigour and zeal.

The fellowship provides the below benefits:

• J-1 visa support
• Two-way Economy class air travel from home city to host city in the US
• Funding for tuition, fees, and most living-related costs
• Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges as governed by the guidelines set by the US Government
  
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B) Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships

This fellowship is granted to Indian scholars who have registered for a Ph.D programme in an Indian institution and this fellowship is for a period of 6-9 months and is only for pre-doctoral level research. You’re not eligible if you already have a Ph.D or are in the final stage of the Ph.D thesis submission.

The fellowship provides the below benefits:

• Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges as governed by the guidelines set by the US Government
• A monthly stipend
• Two-way Economy class air travel
• Affiliation fees and applicable allowances

The grant is insufficient to support family members.

C) Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships

This is a 4-9 month fellowship which provides Indian teachers, researchers, and professionals with the opportunity to teach, carry out research, or a combination of both researching and lecturing at an institution in the US. Contributing to curriculum development and seminars may even take place, depending upon the institution. You will only be affiliated to ONE institution, and so, you will have to identify which one you wish to be affiliated to. Correspond in advance, and if you secure an invitation letter from the institution, include it with your online application.

Lecturing

The recipient of this fellowship will be affiliated as a visiting scholar at an institution in the US, and will teach either individually or as part of a team, for either a semester or an academic year.

Research

If you’re applying as a researcher, you must show the relevance of the research to India and/or the US, the benefit it provides to the institution, a timeline that shows the feasibility of achieving the goals of the research within the stipulated time, and the importance of why this research has to be done in the US.

Lecturing and Research

You can apply for a fellowship that combines lecturing and researching. While applying, your project statement should show the allocation, like if you plan to spend 55% of your grant researching and 45% on teaching. Teaching can be done as a series of seminars, or you can teach individual or team courses.

D) Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

This fellowship is for Indian teachers and researchers, and provides and opportunity to strengthen research capacities by building long-term collaborative relationships with faculty in the US and by giving access to resources.

You will only be affiliated to ONE institution, and so, you will have to identify which one you wish to be affiliated to. Correspond in advance, and if you secure an invitation letter from the institution, include it with your online application.

The fellowships C & D provides the below benefits:

• Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges as governed by the guidelines set by the US Government
• A monthly stipend
• Two-way Economy class air travel
• Settling-in Allowance
• Professional Allowance
• If funds are available, in case of eight- or nine-month grants, a dependent allowance and international travel for one eligible dependent to accompany you, provided the dependent will be with you for more than 80% of the grant period.

The fellowships B, C & D will be considered only in the following fields:

1. Agricultural Sciences
2. Education, especially technology-enabled learning, skill building, and faculty development
3. Energy Studies
4. International Trade Economics
5. Public Health Policy and Management
6. Science and Technology (Bio-Engineering, Climate Change Sciences, Computer and Mathematical Sciences and Neurosciences)
7. Strategic Studies
8. Studies of India (language, literature, linguistics, history, and visual and performing arts)
9. Study of the United States (language, literature, linguistics, history, and visual and performing arts)
10. Women’s and Gender Studies, especially public policy for gender parity

E) Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar

This fellowship is targeted at mid-level to senior level faculty and administrators from institutions of education in India and aims to provide opportunities to experience in institutions in the United States. The official announcement for this will be made in the second half of 2017.