Deadline: 31 October 2019

Apply for International Affairs Fellowship (IAF) in India, with a grant contributed by Bharti, seeks to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between rising generations of leaders and thinkers in the United States and India.

The program provides for one to four mid-career U.S. professionals who have had little or no substantial prior experience in India, the opportunity to spend three to twelve months conducting research and working in India.

Fellows are drawn from academia, business, government, journalism, NGOs, and think tanks. While there, fellows develop a new professional network as well as gain fresh insights and perspectives into the country and the opportunities and challenges that confront the region.

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) will work with its network of contacts to assist selected fellows in finding suitable host organizations that best match the fellow’s proposed work in India.

Fellowship Award

1. The duration of the fellowship is between three and twelve months.
2. The program awards a stipend of $90,000 for a period of twelve months (or a prorated amount if the duration is shorter) as well as a modest travel allowance.
3. Fellows are considered independent contractors rather than employees of CFR and are not eligible for employment benefits, including healthinsurance.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
• Applicants must be mid-career professionals.
• Applicants must possess a strong record of professional achievement.
• Although the program is intended primarily for those without substantial prior experience in India, exceptions have been made when an applicant has demonstrated that the fellowship would add a significant new dimension to his or her career.

Selection Process

• Selection as an IAF in India is based on a combination of the following criteria:
  • scholarly qualifications
  • professional experience
  • firm grounding in foreign policy;
  • merits and feasibility of a project proposal that relates to U.S.-India relations;
  • character and personal qualities conducive to promoting cross-cultural communication and cooperation.
• The selection process is highly competitive. Based on the overall application, the selection committee chooses one to four candidates to be fellows. CFR will work with the selected fellows to place them in suitable host organizations.

How to Apply

Interested candidates can apply online via given website.

For more information, please visit https://on.cfr.org/2LudpR4