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Introduction:
The Fulbright Scholarship or Fulbright Program provides grants for educational purposes to students, research scholars and professionals. This scholarship assists students to pursue graduation courses, conduct advanced research and teach in universities and schools. The United States Senator, J. William Fulbright was the brain behind this novel idea of scholarship program, which basically aims at speeding up the process of exchange of ideas, culture and education between the United States and other countries.
Established in 1946, the Fulbright Scholarship is currently operational in 144 countries across the globe. The United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (the Bureau) sponsors the Fulbright Program. In association with the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), the Bureau administers the Fulbright Scholar Program for faculty as well as professionals.
Fulbright Scholars from both the United States of America and visiting countries are involved in lectures and research activities in a wide variety of subjects, which include music, journalism, urban planning, business administration and zoology among others.
Funds for the Fulbright Program are provided by the United States Congress on a yearly basis to the Department of State. Governments in other participating countries also contribute financially by providing funds for the scholarship through indirect methods such as cost sharing, waiver of tuition fees, housing facilities etc.
The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, appointed by the President of the United States, is ultimately responsible for selection of those students who are privileged to receive the scholarships, worldwide.
The various programs under the Fulbright Scholarship are as follows:
- The U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program :
Through this program, approximately 800 scholars and professionals are sent each year to more than 140 countries for conducting research or delivering lectures on a variety of subjects.
- The Visiting Fulbright Scholar Program :
Under this program, scholarships are awarded to foreign scholars inviting them to come to the United States for delivering lectures or conduct post-doctoral research.
- Pre-Doctoral Fellowships
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Under this scheme, scholarships are awarded to U.S. as well as foreign graduate students and senior graduates. Many American students study abroad with full or partial aid from this scheme. Similarly, foreign students study in American Universities through the aid of this program.
- The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program :
Through this program, teachers at the elementary, secondary and higher secondary levels abroad get an opportunity, under an exchange agreement, to teach in U.S. schools. Similarly, U.S. teachers also get a chance to teach students outside their country.
- The Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program :
Initiated in 1979, this program aims to provide established professionals from developing countries, an opportunity to study for a year in the United States. Selection is done on the basis of the ability of these professionals to provide leadership in the areas of public administration, public health, public policy analysis, development of agriculture resource, management etc.
- The College and University Affiliations Program :
This program aims to build a link between the universities in the U.S.A. and the foreign institutions through the exchange of teachers and professionals. The areas of study covered under this program are social sciences, humanities, business administration and the arts.
- Fulbright –Hays Foreign Area and Language Training Programs :
Under this program scholarships are awarded to American students individually or to American institutions for providing assistance in research and training. The focus is on non-western foreign languages and world area studies.
For the academic year 2009-2010 the following are the Fulbright Scholarships which would be available to Indian students :
- Degree Program :
- Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships for Leadership Development
- Fulbright-Case Fellowships in Law
- Fulbright-Vanderbilt Fellowship in Clinical Legal Education
- International Fulbright Science and Technology Award
- International Fellowships Program (Ford Foundation Graduate Fellowships)
- East-West Center (EWC) Graduate Degree Fellowship Program
- Research Program:
1.Fulbright Doctoral and Professional Research Fellowships
- Teaching Assistance
1.Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program
- For Lecturers and Teachers :
- Fulbright Visiting Lecturer Fellowships
- Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program
- Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim World
- Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
- Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
- Fulbright/American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program
- Study of the U.S. Institutes
- East-West Center (EWC) Summer Seminar on Population
- PDP-Interview Results
- TEA Finalists
- International Leadership in Education Program (ILEP)
- Degree Programs :
- Fulbright-Case Fellowships in Law
- Fulbright-Vanderbilt Fellowship in Clinical Legal Education
- International Fulbright Science and Technology Award
- For Researchers
- Fulbright Doctoral and Professional Research Fellowships
- Fulbright Senior Research Fellowships
- Fulbright Indo-American Environmental Leadership Program
- Fulbright New Century Scholars Program
- Fulbright/American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program
- East-West Center (EWC) Summer Seminar on Population
- For Professionals
- Fulbright Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
- Fulbright-CII Fellowships for Leadership in Management
- Fulbright Indo-American Environmental Leadership Program
- Fulbright/American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program
- East-West Center Jefferson Fellowships
- East-West Center (EWC) Asia Pacific Leadership Program
- Research Programs
- Fulbright Doctoral and Professional Research Fellowships
- Fulbright New Century Scholars Program
- EWC 17th New Generation Seminar
- 2007 Changing Faces Women's Leadership Program
The last date for application for a Fulbright Scholarship is July 15, 2009. Applicants are encouraged to apply early for their own benefit.
For further information on Fulbright Scholarships in India, the United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) may be contacted at the following address. The USEFI discusses current and contemporary issues among Fulbright scholars and the communities which they represent. The USEFI came into existence on February 2, 1950, through an agreement between the United States of America and India.
United States Educational Foundation in India,
Fulbright House
12, Hailey Road
New Delhi 110 001
Email : info@fulbright-india.org
Phone : 091- 011- 4209-0909/2332-8944
Fax : 091- 011-2332-9718
The address and contact number for any enquiries on the Fulbright Scholarships in the United States of America is as follows :
Address :
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
3007, Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L,
Washington,DC 20008-3009
Email :
Telephone : 202,686,4000
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