USIEF-Fellowship - Flipbook - Page 10
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A group of Fulbright Visiting Student Researchers from India and other countries during the pre-academic training at
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Eligibility Requirements
In addition to the General Prerequisites (page 28):
thesis submission date in the Applicant
Annexure. The applicant can download the
Applicant Annexure from the USIEF website;
l the applicant should have done adequate
research in the relevant field, especially in the
identification of resources in India and the U.S.
Applicant must be registered for Ph.D. at an
Indian institution on or before November 2,
2020. On the online application form, one of
the recommendation letters must be from the
Ph.D. supervisor that comments on applicants'
research, need for the fellowship, and must
indicate the Ph.D. registration date and topic;
l if the applicant is employed, s/he must follow
the instructions carefully regarding employer's
endorsement. If applicable, please obtain the
endorsement from the appropriate
administrative authority on the FNDR
Employer's Endorsement Form. The employer
must indicate that leave will be granted for the
fellowship period. The applicant can download
the FNDR Employer's Endorsement Form from
the USIEF website; and
l this grant is intended for Ph.D. students to
conduct research essential to their
dissertations/thesis. Therefore, the expected
Ph.D. thesis submission date should atleast be
three months after the Fulbright-Nehru grant
end date. For example, if May 2023 is the grant
end date, the applicant cannot submit his/her
thesis before August 2023. Please indicate the
Ph.D. registration date and the expected Ph.D.
l the applicant must upload a copy of original
published/presented paper or extracts from the
Masters'/M.Phil. thesis on the online application
form (not exceeding 20 pages).
Note: These fellowships are for pre-doctoral level
research. Applicants with Ph.D. degrees or those at
the final stage of Ph.D. thesis submission will not be
considered.
