These fellowships are designed for Indian faculty and researchers who are in the early stages of their research careers. 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.
Study Subjects and Level:
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.
The Postdoctoral Research Fellowships will provide opportunities to talented faculty and researchers to strengthen their research capacities.
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.
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.
How to Apply? Applicants can apply online.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2014.
For further information: Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
