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The Indo-U.S. agreement on educational
exchange, signed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and U.S. Ambassador
Loy Henderson on February 2, 1950 in New Delhi, established the United
States Educational Foundation in India to administer the Fulbright
Program in India. On July 4, 2008 the Government of India (GOI) and the
U.S. Government (USG) signed a new agreement to strengthen educational
exchanges between the two countries. The Foundation was renamed as
United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) awarding
Fulbright-Nehru Scholarships and Grants. USG and GOI are now equal
partners for implementing Fulbright Program in India. A 10-member Board
of Directors, five Americans living in India nominated by the U.S.
Diplomatic Mission and five Indians nominated by the Government of
India, governs USIEF.
Since 1950, USIEF has awarded
approximately 8,350 Fulbright Fellowships to Indians and Americans. In
addition to these programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of State
www.state.gov, USIEF has also
administered approximately 8,800 fellowships funded by the U.S.
Department of Education
www.ed.gov,
the East-West Center
www.eastwestcenter.org
and other entities.
USIEF's activities may be broadly
categorized as follows:
- Administration of Fulbright-Nehru
and other fellowships for Indian and American students, faculty,
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 for U.S. students in India.
- Serve as a clearinghouse for
linkages between institutions of higher education in the U.S. and
India through its office of U.S.-India Higher Education Cooperation
(USIHEC).
Recognizing the value and potential of
the Fulbright Program, several organizations have joined hands with
USIEF to share the cost of Fulbright grants and support other
activities. The U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of
Education, the Government of India, Confederation of Indian Industry,
East-West Center, Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program,
Friends of Fulbright to India, Indian Council for Cultural Relations,
and Pai Foundation are some of our valued partners
