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date, the applicant cannot submit his/her
thesis before August 2023. Please indicate
the Ph.D. registration date and the
expected Ph.D. thesis submission date in
the Applicant Annexure. The applicant
can download the Applicant Annexure
from the USIEF website;
III. If the applicant is employed, s/he must
follow the instructions carefully regarding
employer's endorsement. If applicable, the
applicant must obtain the endorsement
from the appropriate administrative
authority on the “Employer's Endorsement
Form.” The employer must indicate that
leave will be granted for the fellowship
period. Applicants can download the
“Employer's Endorsement Form” from the
USIEF website; and
IV. the applicant must upload a copy of
original published/presented paper or
extracts from the Masters'/M.Phil. thesis
in 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.
b. Eligibility Requirements for FulbrightKalam Climate Fellowships for
Postdoctoral Research
In addition to the General Prerequisites:
I.
applicants must have a Ph.D. degree
within the past four years. S/he must
have obtained a Ph.D. or D.M. degree
between July 15, 2017 and September 14,
2021. The applicants are required to
upload his/her Ph.D. or D.M. degree
certificate/provisional Ph.D. or D.M.
degree on the online application;
II. applicants must have a publication in
reputed journals and demonstrate evidence
of superior academic and professional
achievement. S/he must upload a recent
significant publication (copy of
paper/article) on the online application
(not exceeding 30 pages); and
III. if applicant is employed, please follow the
instructions carefully regarding employer's
endorsement. If applicable, obtain the
endorsement from the appropriate
administrative authority on the Letter of
Support from Home Institution. The
employer must indicate that leave will be
granted for the fellowship period. The
applicant can download the Letter of
Support from Home Institution from the
USIEF website. Candidates working under
government-funded projects are also
required to get endorsement from their
affiliating institutions in India.
c. Eligibility Requirements for FulbrightKalam Climate Fellowships for Academic
and Professional Excellence
I.
faculty/researchers must have a Ph.D.
degree or equivalent published work
with at least five years of relevant
teaching/research experience;
II. professionals outside academe must
have a master's degree or equivalent
published work with recognized
professional standing and at least five
years relevant experience;
III. the applicant should upload a recent
significant publication (copy of
paper/article) in the online application
(not exceeding 30 pages); and
IV. if the applicant is employed, s/he
must follow the instructions carefully
regarding employer's endorsement.
The employer must indicate that leave
will be granted for the fellowship
period. The applicant must obtain the
endorsement from the appropriate
administrative authority on the Letter
of Support from Home Institution.
The applicant can download the Letter
of Support from Home Institution
from the USIEF website.