The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is seeking applications from Indian business managers to attend a 10-week Fulbright-Nehru-CII Fellowships for Leadership in Management for the academic year 2012-2013. The program will be held at the Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, from May 23-July 31, 2012.
About the Fellowship Program
The anchor of the Fulbright scholars’ ten-week experience at Carnegie Mellon University is their participation in the four week Global Leadership Executive Forum (GLEF). The goal of this program is to improve the management of global corporations by significantly enhancing the strategic thinking and leadership skills of executives in upper-middle to senior management.
Topical Areas of GLEF
- Global Vision and Strategy – Creating the Modern Global Enterprise
- Global Markets and Corporate Performance
- Corporate Strategy
- Market Leadership and Global Marketing Strategy
- Developing and Communicating a Leadership Point of View
- Star Performance Model, Leadership and Followership
- Multicultural Management
- Creating Value in Cultural Diversity
- Organizational Culture and Change Management
- Power in Informal Networks
- Managing Conflict and Negotiating Disputes
- Strategy and Renewable Advantage
- Work/Life Integration
Cost Sharing
The managers, whose employers would be willing to bear 50% (USD 18,400) of the total cost (USD 36,800), may compete to attend this program.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant should:
- Be a responsible Indian citizen who can contribute to a full and fair picture of the culture and civilization of India, and thereby help to promote understanding and friendship between the peoples of the United States of America and India;
- Have a graduate degree;
- Have at least five years of managerial experience in an industry;
- Preferably be 45 years of age or under;
- Be in good health;
- Be present in India at the time of submitting the application and interview. If you will be abroad, please keep us informed;
- Not residing in the United States;
- Not be applying for or holding permanent residence (green card) in the United States;
- Not have been in the U.S. during the past three years on a teaching, research, study or professional assignment for a continuous period of three months or more, at the time of submitting the application. In addition, you should not be in the U.S. for a period of three months or more on a teaching, research or professional assignment during the application cycle (November 2011 to May 2012); and
- Give an undertaking to return to India on the completion of the fellowship;
- Produce an undertaking from the employer that it would be willing to bear 50% of the total cost.
Fellowship Benefits
J-1 visa support; Round-trip economy class air ticket between the executive’s home town/city of work in India and Pittsburgh; Tuition fees; Maintenance allowance in the U.S.; Settling-in allowance; and Accident and sickness coverage per U.S. Government guidelines
Last date for submission of applications is November 15, 2011
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