2026-2027 Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships [Last Date: 01/07/2025]

Objective: The 2026-2027 Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships aim to provide Indian faculty, researchers, and professionals with opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills through research and collaboration in the United States. The fellowships support the development of new knowledge and innovative solutions to global challenges. 

Fields of study:

• Agricultural Sciences
• Anthropology
• Bioengineering
• Chemistry
• Computer Science (including, but not limited to, cyber security, digital economy, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data analytics)
• Earth Sciences
• Economics
• Education Policy and Planning
• Energy Studies
• Environmental Science/studies
• History
• Language/Literature/Linguistics
• Materials Science (with emphasis on environmental applications)
• Mathematical Sciences
• Neuroscience
• Performing Arts
• Physics
• Political Science (including, but not limited to, International Security and Strategic Studies)
• Psychology
• Public Health (including, but not limited to, pandemic preparedness and comprehensive surveillance (genomic surveillance, sewage
• surveillance, sero-surveillance))
• Public Policy
• Sociology
• Urban and Regional Planning (with emphasis on smart cities and waste management)
• Visual Arts

Call Details Links: https://www.usief.org.in/fulbright-fellowships/fellowships-for-indian-citizen/fulbright-nehru-academic-and-professional-excellence-fellowships/ 

Submission Window: Apply online until 1 July 2025, 23:59 hrs 

Project Duration: 4 to 9 Months 

Financial Support: The fellowships provide a J-1 visa support, a monthly stipend, Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges per U.S. Government guidelines, round-trip economy class air travel, a modest settling-in allowance, and a professional allowance. Subject to availability of funds, in case of grantees on eight or nine-month grants, a dependent allowance and international travel may be provided for one accompanying eligible dependent provided the dependent is with the grantee in the U.S. for at least 80 per cent of the grant period.