Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges per U.S. Government guidelines
Round-trip economy class air travel (two round-trip economy class air tickets for Flex)
A modest settling-in allowance
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 percent of the grant period. Flex grantees are not eligible for dependent benefits.
Eligibilities
In addition to the General Prerequisites (Visit the official website):
faculty/researchers must have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent published work with at least five years of relevant teaching/research experience;
professionals outside academe must have a master’s degree or equivalent published work with recognized professional standing and at least five years relevant experience;
the applicant should upload a recent significant publication (copy of paper/article) in the online application; and
If the applicant is employed, s/he must follow the instructions carefully regarding Letter of Support from Home Institution. 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.
Eligible Regions: India
Application Process
Applications must be submitted online at the Apply Now link.
Please carefully review the FNAPE Applicant Instructions from the official website before starting your online application
Please refer to FNAPE Applicant Checklist from the official website before submitting the application.
In addition, you must complete and upload the following documents on your online application: FNAPE Applicant Annexure
FNAPE Letter of Support from Home Institution (Both the documents are available in the official website)