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Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship

The United States-India Educational Foundation Eligibility Requirements for Fulbright-Kalam
(USIEF) administers the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Climate Fellowship for Doctoral Research
Fellowship on behalf of both the governments.
In addition to the General Prerequisites:
Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowships are offered
for: l Candidates registered for their Ph.D.s should
have conducted adequate research in the
1) Doctoral Research: These fellowships are
designed for Indian scholars who are relevant field, especially in the identification of
registered for a Ph.D. at an Indian institution. resources in India and the U.S. The candidate
These fellowships are for six to nine months. must be registered for a Ph.D. at an Indian
institution on or before August 1, 2016. In the
2) Postdoctoral Research: These fellowships
candidate's online application form, one of the
are designed for Indian faculty and
referees should be the candidate's Ph.D.
researchers who are in the early stages of
supervisor. The supervisor should indicate the
their research careers in India. Fulbright-
Ph.D. registration date and topic. The
Kalam Climate Fellowships will provide
supervisor should also provide comments on
opportunities to talented faculty and
the candidate's research work and the
researchers to strengthen their research
usefulness of the fellowship. Ph.D. students will
capacities. Postdoctoral fellows will have
conduct research essential to their dissertations
access to some of the finest resources in
or thesis. Therefore, the candidate's expected
their areas of interest and will help build
Ph.D. thesis submission date should not be
long-term collaborative relationships with U.S.
earlier than three months after the candidate's
faculty and institutions. These fellowships are
grant end date. For example, if May 2019 is
for eight to twelve months.
the expected grant end date, the candidate
cannot submit their thesis before August 2019.
Affiliation
The candidate should indicate the Ph.D.
The selected candidate will have affiliation with one
registration date and the expected Ph.D. thesis
U.S. host institution during the grant. USIEF
submission date in the “Applicant Annexure”.
strongly recommends all applicants to identify
The candidate can download the “Applicant
institutions for affiliation and correspond in
Annexure” from the USIEF website.
advance with potential host institutions. If you have
a letter of invitation from a U.S. institution, please l If employed, applicants should follow the
include it as a part of your online application. The instructions carefully regarding employer's
letter of invitation should indicate the duration of endorse-ment. If applicable, please obtain the
your visit, preferably with dates. endorsement from the appropriate
administrative authority on the “Employer's
Grant Benefits
Endorsement Form”. The employer must
These fellowships provide round-trip economy class
indicate that leave will be granted for the
air travel between India and the U.S., a monthly
fellowship period. Applicants can download the
stipend, Accident and Sickness Program for
“Employer's Endorsement Form” from the
Exchanges per U.S. Government guidelines, a
USIEF website; and
modest settling-in allowance, and a professional
allowance. l Applicants should upload a 'writing sample'
such as a copy of an article or paper published
In case of postdoctoral research grantees, and subject
or presented or extracts from the Master's
to availability of funds, a dependent allowance and
degree or Master's of Philosophy thesis in the
international travel may be provided for one
online application form.
accompanying eligible dependent provided the
dependent is with the grantee in the U.S. for at least Note: These fellowships are for pre-doctoral
80% of the grant period. level research. Applicants with Ph.D. degrees
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