UNITED STATES-INDIA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Promoting Mutual Understanding

UNITED STATES-INDIA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Promoting Mutual Understanding

Fulbright Agreement Signing Ceremony in New Delhi Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and U. S. Ambassador to India Loy Henderson sign the Fulbright Agreeme for India on February 2, 1950.

Fulbright House, New Delhi was dedicated in 1961 on land purchased by USIEF with funds from the U. S. government

Foreign Secretary M. J. Desai and U. S. Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith sign an amended version of Fulbright Agreement in New Delhi on June 19, 1963

Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and U. S. Ambassador to India David C. Mulford sign the latest version of Fulbright Agreement in New Delhi on July 4, 2008 declaring both India and U. S. as equal partners

President Obama and Prime Minister Singh during the Arrival Ceremony on November 24, 2009 in Washington, DC

USIEF STRUCTURE • Activities guided by the binational Board of Directors • Program management and staff overseen by the Executive Director, Adam J. Grotsky, and Deputy Director, Dr. Diya Dutt • Central office in New Delhi with regional offices in Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai

USIEF’s MANDATE • Administration of Fulbright and other fellowships for Indian and American students, lecturers, researchers and professionals. • Promotion of dialogue among Fulbrighters and their communities as an outgrowth of educational exchange. • Educational Advising Services for Indian students interested in pursuing higher education in the U. S. , and U. S. students in India. • Serve as a clearinghouse for linkages between higher education institutions in the U. S. and India through its office of U. S. – India Higher Education Cooperation (USIHEC)

FULBRIGHT IN INDIA • Since 1950, USIEF has awarded around 8, 200 Fulbright Fellowships to Indians and Americans and 8700 other awards • For 2012 -13, USIEF has awarded 177 Fellowships to Indian citizens, including 152 Fulbright-Nehru Fellowships • For 2012 -13, USIEF has awarded 211 Fellowships to U. S. citizens, including 175 Fulbright-Nehru Fellowships

FULBRIGHT-NEHRU PROGRAM Grant Category 08 -09 09 -10 10 -11 11 -12 12 -13 American Fulbright-Nehru Grants 46 90 131 151 175 Indian Fulbright-Nehru Grants 41 71 119 138 152 Total 87 161 250 289 327

CURRENT FULBRIGHT-NEHRU FELLOWSHIP PRIORITIES • • • • Agricultural Sciences Economics Education Energy, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Environment International Relations Management and Leadership Development Media and Communications with focus on Public Service Broadcasting Public Administration Public Health Science and Technology Study of India with focus on contemporary issues Study of the United States

FELLOWSHIPS FOR U. S. CITIZENS • Fulbright-Nehru Student Research Fellowship • Fulbright – Nehru English Teaching Assistantships • Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Lecturer Fellowship • Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Fellowship • Fulbright-Nehru Teaching/Research Fellowship • Fulbright –Nehru Environmental Leadership Program • Fulbright – Nehru Distinguished Chair • Fulbright – Nehru Higher Education Administrators Program

Number of Grants for U. S. citizens in the year 2012 -13 Name Number of Grant FN Student Researchers 66 FN English Teaching Assistants 17 FN Distinguished Chair 2 FN Visiting Lecturers 17 FN Teaching and Research 28 FN Senior Researchers 30 FN Environmental Leadership 5 FN Int’l Education Administrators 10 Distinguished Awards in Teaching 2 Senior Specialists 20 Regional Researchers 1 Summer Teachers 10 Teacher Exchange 3

FELLOWSHIPS FOR INDIAN CITIZENS • Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Lecturer Fellowships • Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Fellowships • Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral and Professional Research Fellowships • Fulbright-Nehru Master’s Fellowship for Leadership Development • Fulbright-Nehru Environmental Leadership Program • Fulbright – Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships • Fulbright – Nehru CII Management Fellowships • Fulbright – Nehru Higher Education Administrators Program

Number of Grants for Indian citizens in the year 2012 -13 Name Number of Grant FN Master’s for Leadership Development 20 FN Doctoral and Professional Research 32 FN Senior Research 26 FN Environmental Leadership 12 FN Visiting Lecturer 18 FN Postdoctoral 18 FN-CII Leadership in Management 14 FN International Education Administrators 12 Hubert H. Humphrey 7 Teacher Exchange 3 Foreign Language Teaching Assistant 8 Distinguished Awards in Teaching 5 Scholar in Residence Program 2

USIEF ORGANIZED WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES Panel Discussion: “Ecotourism Certification in India” Symposium on “Delhi’s Natural Heritage” Workshop on “Peace Education and Development: International Perspectives” Workshop on “Preparing the Early Childhood Professional for the 21 st Century” Workshop on “Higher Education for a Sustainable Future in India: Constraints and Solutions” Presentation on “Impact of Globalization on Social Welfare Expenditures in Developing Countries” American Studies Conference on “Democracy under the Challenge of War: Comparing the US and India”

EDUCATIONAL ADVISING SERVICES • Education. USA offices at USIEF offer accurate, current and comprehensive information to prospective students • Active student database of over 18000 in 2011 -12 as a result of extensive outreach • Administered the SAT, AP, PSAT and ACT tests • Facilitated University Fairs across 5 cities attracting 5000+ students • Indian Students studying in the US: 103, 895 (Source: Open Doors IIE 2011) • American students studying in India : 3884 (Source: Open Doors IIE, 2011)

USIHEC: Fostering Indo-US collaborations • The Office of U. S. - India Higher Education Cooperation is a recent addition to USIEF. It has been established through an initiative of the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the State Department. The USIHEC engages institutions of higher education in the US and in India to foster and enhance linkages between them. • It seeks to deepen institutional ties in numerous ways: in areas of collaborative research, study abroad programs, faculty exchanges and conferences of higher education administrators from both countries.

USIHEC: Major Activities • Fulbright Nehru International Education Administrators Grants • Assessment of Study Abroad Capacity in India • “Transforming Boundaries”: A collaborative project involving Montgomery Community College and Polytechnics in Chhattisgarh and Haryana • Database on Indo-US institutional collaborations • Annual AUSAPI Conference • Brief US and Indian Institutions of Higher Education • Obama-Singh 21 st Century Knowledge Initiative

U. S. UNIVERSITY VISITS • San Francisco State University • Seattle University • State University of New York, Buffalo • Cornell University • Eastern Michigan University • Illinois Institute of Technology • Boston University • Georgetown University • University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC • • • Yale University of Baltimore, Law School Roger Williams University Dallas Baptist University Texas Tech University North Dakota State University of Colorado, Denver Kansas State University American University, DC Penn State University Purdue University Brandeis University

ROLE OF U. S. FULBRIGHTERS

Community Service

Community Service

Community Service

PROMOTE THE FULBRIGHT PROGRAM

Give presentations and attend conferences

Organize seminars and workshops related to your field of study

Fulbright Visiting Lecturer Bernadette Anand with Indian students

English Teaching Assista nt Mark Appleton with h is students

Alles in a ght Researcher Gregory Fulbri local wedding

Lindsay Bacurin after pla ying Holi with her friend s at CEPT in Ahmedabad

USIEF: Mapping the Future • Further Facilitate Indo-U. S. Educational Collaborations - Obama-Singh 21 st Century Knowledge Initiative • Build Capacity for U. S. Study Abroad in India • Improve/Expand Outreach efforts to allow us to achieve our goals for increased number of grants • Increase diversity of applicant pool • Develop activities to encourage scholars to engage in host community • Expand Grant Offerings

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