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 U.S. faculty and institutions. These fellowships are for eight to twenty-four months.
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.
Affiliation
You will be affiliated to one U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S., a monthly stipend, Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges per U.S. 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 U.S. for at least 80% of the grant period.
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, 2013 and July 16, 2017. 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.
How to Apply
- Applications must be submitted online at: https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/scholars/30/
- Please carefully review the FNPostdoc Applicant Instructions before starting your online application
- Please refer to FNPostdoc Applicant Checklist before submitting the application
- In addition, you must complete and upload the following documents on your online application
1. FNPostdoc Applicant Annexure
2. FNPostdoc Employer’s Endorsement Form
3. FNPostdoc Reference Report Form
Application Due Date: July 17, 2017, 23:59:59 hrs (IST)
Timeline and Placement Process
| July 17, 2017 | Application due date for 2017-2018 awards |
| August-September 2017 | Field-specific experts review applications to short-list candidates |
| Mid-October 2017 | National interviews of short-listed candidates in Delhi |
| Late-October 2017 | USIEF notifies principal and alternate nominees that they are recommended |
| December 2017 |
USIEF forwards applications of recommended candidates to the U.S. for J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) approval and placement |
| March-April 2018 | USIEF notifies finalists |
| May-June 2018 | Pre-Departure Orientation |
| August-September 2018 | Program begins |
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.
- Extensions and transfer of visa sponsorship will not be permitted
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