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The Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships
for Leadership Development are designed for outstanding young Indians to
pursue a master's degree program at selected U.S. colleges and
universities in the areas of Arts and Culture Management
including Heritage Conservation and Museum Studies, Business
Administration, Communication Studies, Conflict Resolution, Economics,
Environment, Public Administration, Urban and Regional Planning, and
Women's Studies.
The program is for highly motivated
individuals who demonstrate leadership qualities, have completed the
equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree, have at least three years
professional work experience, and are committed to return and contribute
to their communities. These fellowships are for one to two years.
Grant
Benefits
The fellowship will provide the following benefits:
- J-1 visa support;
- Round-trip airfare from fellow's
home city to the host institution in the US;
- Funding for tuition and fees*,
living and related costs; and
- Accident and sickness coverage per
U.S. Government guidelines.
* USIEF funding may not cover all costs
and the scholar may need to supplement grant benefits with other
resources.
The Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowship
program provides no financial support for dependents.
Eligibility Requirements
In addition to the
General Prerequisites, the applicants should:
- have completed an equivalent of a
U.S. bachelor's degree from a recognized Indian university with at
least 55% marks. Applicants should either possess a four-year
bachelor's degree or a completed master's degree, if the bachelor's
degree is of less than four years' duration;
- have at least three years' full
time (paid or voluntary) professional or work experience relevant to
their proposed field of study;
- demonstrate experience in
leadership and community service;
- should not have another degree from
a U.S. university or be enrolled in a US degree program; and
- preferably be in the age group of
25-30 years.
Eligible Fields
of Study
Each applicant should choose one field
of study that matches his/her chief area of interest. The following
field descriptions are illustrative and applicants should note that
individual academic host institution programs of study may differ in
course offerings, subspecialties, and academic requirements.
- Arts and Culture Management
including Heritage Conservation and Museum Studies: The
study of all aspects of art and culture management, including arts
administration, heritage conservation and museum studies, management
of profit and not-for-profit art institutions, among others. These
fellowships are not for pursuing graduate degrees in fine or applied
art and design or art history, but for the management of the arts.
- Business Administration:
The study of management as it relates to the management of
organizations in the public and private sectors, including those
that are not-for-profit. Subspecialties include: accounting,
advertising and public relations, banking and finance,
entrepreneurship, hospitality management, human resources,
insurance, international business, management information systems,
management strategy and policy, marketing, and organizational
behavior, among others.
- Communication Studies:
The study of all aspects of mass communication, including print
(newspapers, journals) and broadcast (radio, television, internet)
media, media management, and communications research and strategy.
Subspecialties include: media management, public relations, print
journalism, online journalism, and broadcast journalism, among
others.
- Conflict Resolution:
The study of all aspects of conflict resolution, including peace
studies, conflict management, humanitarian assistance, restorative
justice, advocacy, and human rights, among others.
- Economics: The
study of production, demand and allocation of resources in society,
economic trends, effects of government economic policy on the
economy. Subspecialties include: development economics,
international economics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, labor
economics, agricultural economics, and public finance, among others.
- Environment: The
study of the environment in all its complexities. Subspecialties
include: environmental toxicology, natural resource management,
pollution prevention, environmental law, environmental engineering
and environmental policy analysis, among others.
- Public Administration:
The study of management as it relates to the government sector
(local, state, federal) or organizations serving the public.
Subspecialties include: policy analysis, non-profit management,
international development, public sector management, public finance,
healthcare management, and city/urban development, among others.
- Urban and Regional
Planning: The study of all aspects of urban and regional
planning, including infrastructure, transportation policy and
planning, water and sanitation, town and rural planning, land use,
housing and real estate development, and waste management, among
others.
- Women's Studies:
The study of issues relevant to women, feminism, and gender
including development, health, history, education, law, and policy,
among others.
How to
Apply
Please refer to
Application Procedure and Guidelines and download
Application Material.
Application Due Date: July 15, 2010.
Timeline and
Placement Process
July 15, 2010
Application due date for 2011-2012 awards
July-August 2010
Screening committee review applications to short-list candidates
Mid to late August 2010
National interviews of short-listed candidates in Delhi
September 2010
USIEF notifies finalists and alternates that they are recommended and
they then take tests (TOEFL/GRE/GMAT/TSE)
October 2010
USIEF forwards applications of recommended candidates to the US for
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB) approval and placement
March-April 2011
USIEF notifies finalists
May-June 2011 Pre-Departure
Orientation
July-August 2011
Pre-academic training in the US (if required)
August-September 2011 Degree
programs begin
Placement of successful candidates is
done by the Institute of International Education (IIE), New York.
Recommended applicants do not need to apply to US institutions on their
own. IIE/Fulbright Program will apply to four different institutions on
their behalf, taking into consideration the candidates' preferred
institutions and the candidates' competitiveness. If a recommended
candidate has previously applied to US institutions and has requested a
deferral from the institution, the candidate must notify USIEF
immediately. If a recommended candidate already has a deferral, then
IIE will not apply to any other institution and will seek to confirm
placement only at the deferral
institution.
