Fulbright - International Educational Exchange Program

The Fulbright Program in India is administered by the United States - India Educational Foundation (USIEF).

Students

Fulbright Foreign Student Program

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals, and artists from abroad to research and study in the United States for one year or longer.

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program

The Fulbright FLTA Program, a component of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, provides young teachers of English as a Foreign Language the opportunity to refine their teaching skills and broaden their knowledge of American cultures and customs while strengthening the instruction of foreign languages at colleges and universities in the United States.

Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships for Leadership Development

The Fulbright Master’s Fellowships for Leadership Development are designed for outstanding Indians, preferably in the age group of 25-30 years, to pursue a master’s degree at selected U.S. colleges and universities in the areas of public administration, economics, communication studies and environment. The program is specially targeted at highly motivated individuals who demonstrate leadership qualities, have completed the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s degree, have at least three years professional or work experience, and are committed to return and contribute to their communities.

Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral and Professional Research Fellowships

These research fellowships are offered, for a maximum period of nine months, in the following areas of specialization the United States, special education, conflict resolution, museum studies, arts/culture management and heritage conservation.

Fulbright-Nehru CII Fellowships for Leadership in Management

The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) announce the "Fulbright-CII Fellowships for Leadership in Management." Indian business managers whose employers would be willing to bear 80% of the total cost, may compete to attend an specially-designed management program to be conducted for 10 weeks at the Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business (TSB) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Scholars

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program provides grants to lecture and/or conduct postdoctoral research at U.S. institutions for an academic semester to a full academic year.

Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) Program

The Fulbright SIR Program brings scholars and professionals from abroad to U.S. college and university campuses for a semester or an academic year, primarily to teach undergraduate courses. SIR grantees also assist in developing curricula and serve as a resource for faculty, students, and the community.

In India, Fulbright U.S. grantees are supported by the United States - India Educational Foundation (USIEF).

Students

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships for U.S. graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals, and artists to study abroad for one academic year.

In addition, Critical Language Enhancement Awards are available to grantees for study of Bangla/Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi or Punjabi before their grant period.

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships (ETA) Program

The Fulbright ETA Program, an element of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, places U.S. students as English teaching assistants in schools or universities overseas, thus improving foreign students’ English language abilities and knowledge of the United States while increasing their own language skills and knowledge of the host country. ETAs may also pursue individual study/research plans in addition to their teaching responsibilities.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE).

Scholars

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program sends American scholars and professionals abroad to lecture and/or conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.

Fulbright Specialist Program

The Fulbright Specialist Program, a short-term complement to the traditional Fulbright Scholar Program, sends U.S. faculty and professionals to serve as expert consultants on curriculum, faculty development, institutional planning, and related subjects at overseas academic institutions for a period of 2 to 6 weeks.

Fulbright International Education Administrators Program

The International Education Administrators (IEA) seminars program helps international education professionals and senior higher education officials from the United States create empowering connections with the societal, cultural and higher education systems of other countries.

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).