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Summary:
Up to 25 full-maintenance lecturing awards, two travel-only lecturing awards, up to 18 research awards and one collaborative lecturing/research award to be implemented jointly with an Indian scholar. See also research opportunities under the South and Central Asia Regional Research Program.
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Program Overview:
The academic year is July 2009 through March 2010. Most institutions follow an academic year system. A few institutions follow the semester system, with semesters from June or July to October or November 2009 and from November or December 2009 to March or April 2010. Community college faculty are eligible for affiliation with undergraduate colleges. All instruction is in English. Contact CIES to obtain names and addresses of university representatives at host institutions. In keeping with the spirit of generating private support to augment funds provided by the U.S. government, two grants in India will be partially supported by the Pai Foundation in Manipal, Karnataka. General information on South Asia and on higher education in India, as well as access to other Web sites, are available at www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/sarai, www.goidirectory.nic.in/education.htm, and www.fulbright-india.org. Clearance for Research or Lecturing Assignment: Clearance of the government of India is required for all Fulbright assignments. CIES will request government of India visa authorization forms from recommended candidates in the fall, along with the copies of the passport photo page and all previous Indian visas obtained. The United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) submits the applications of selected candidates to the government of India for clearance of teaching assignments and research proposals. The government of India officially estimates that its clearance process can take up to 3 months, but in 2006-07, the process took much longer. In January 2007, the government of India recognized the hardships such lengthy waiting periods had caused individual applicants and stated that it would implement a new system to expedite the process. As a result, in 2007-08 about 28 percent applications were approved beyond the 3 month period, but all were cleared within 6 months. The USEFI office coordinates with the government of India on all clearance requests, and advises candidates of the status of their applications. Grants cannot and will not be issued for travel to India until proper government of India approvals are received, therefore applicants should plan accordingly.
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Staff:
Assistant Director David B.J. Adams, 202.686.4021, dadams@cies.iie.org or Program Associate Erin Russell, 202.686.4006, erussell@cies.iie.org
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Stipend: $1,500 per month for researchers and $2,000 per month for lecturers.
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Maintenance: Monthly maintenance allowance of $989 or $1,112 per month, based on low or high cost location. Additional housing allowance of $124 monthly if accompanied by one or more dependents. Allowance of $185 per month per dependent, up to a maximum of three dependents who accompany the grantee for at least 80% of the grant period.
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Travel/Relocation: Round-trip travel for grantee. If grant is for 4 months or longer, travel for up to two accompanying dependents is also provided. Baggage allowance is $300 for grants up to 4 months and $500 for grants longer than 4 months. One-time relocation allowance of $750 for both lecturers and researchers. Approximately $494 per month is provided for internal travel and incidental expenses. Travel-only awards: for the grantee only, round-trip air travel and a monthly allowance for internal travel and incidental expenses.
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Tuition Assistance: n.a.
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Other Benefits:
Instructional materials allowance of $300 for lecturers only. For researchers, an allowance of up to $750 for grants of up to 6 months or up to $1000 for grants longer than 6 months, provided on a reimbursable basis for specific allowable expenses. Environmental Leadership grant provides approximately $2600 per month, a $900 professional allowance upon presentation of receipts and a $250 baggage allowance, all paid in rupees.
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All Disciplines #9459
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All Disciplines #9460
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All Disciplines (Travel-Only) #9461
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American Literature #9462
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Biotechnology or Bioinformatics #9463
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Business Administration or Management #9464
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Chemistry #9465
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Collaborative Lecturing/Research #9466
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Communication and Computer Engineering #9467
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Communications or Journalism #9468
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Computational Mechanics #9469
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Creative Writing #9470
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Economics #9471
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Education #9472
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Entomology #9473
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Environmental Sciences, Engineering or Biotechnology #9474
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Fulbright-Pai Fellowship #9475
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Information Technology #9476
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International Relations #9477
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Law #9478
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Literature (non-U.S.) #9479
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Materials Science #9480
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Mathematics #9481
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Mechatronics #9482
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Nanotechnology #9483
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Peace Studies #9484
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Pharmaceutical Sciences #9485
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Philosophy #9486
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Physics #9487
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Population Studies #9488
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Public Health #9489
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Sports Medicine #9490
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Visual or Performing Arts #9491
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South and Central Asia|India