Organization :USIEF United States-India Educational Foundation
Fellowship Name : Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2017-18 For Indian Citizens
Application Last Date : June 15, 2016
Website : http://www.usief.org.in/Fellowships/Fulbright-Nehru-Postdoctoral-Research-Fellowship.aspx
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.
Update : USIEF Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2020-21 : www.scholarships.net.in/34454.html
Applications are invited in the following fields only:
Agricultural Sciences; Bioengineering; Computer Science (with emphasis on cyber security and digital economy); Economics; Education Policy and Planning; Energy Studies; International Law (limited to environmental law, immigration law, and labor law); International Security and Strategic Studies;
Materials Science (with emphasis on environmental applications); Neurosciences; Public Health; Study of India (limited to anthropology, history, sociology, and visual and performing arts); Study of the U.S. (limited to anthropology, history, sociology, and visual and performing arts); Urban and Regional Planning (with emphasis on smart cities and waste management); and Women’s and Gender Studies.
Eligibility Requirements:
In addition to the General Prerequisites:
** You must have a Ph.D. degree within the past four years. You must have obtained your Ph.D. degree between July 15, 2012 and July 14, 2016. You are required to upload your Ph.D. degree certificate/provisional Ph.D. 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 of 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, it will be for the period you specified in your application. The duration cannot be changed.
Timeline and Placement Process:
** July 15, 2016- Application due date for 2017-2018 awards
** August-September 2016 – Field-specific experts review applications to short-list candidates
** Mid-October 2016 -National interviews of short-listed candidates in Delhi
** Late-October 2016 – USIEF notifies principal and alternate nominees that they are recommended
** December 2016 – USIEF forwards applications of recommended candidates to the U.S. for J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) approval and placement
** March-April 2017 – USIEF notifies finalists
** May-June 2017 – Pre-Departure Orientation
** August-September 2017- Program begins