Fulbright-Nehru-CII Fellowships for Leadership in Management for
the academic year 2014-2015
The United
States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) and the Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) announce the Fulbright-Nehru-CII Fellowships for Leadership in
Management for the academic year 2014-2015. Indian business managers, whose
employers would be willing to bear 50% (US$ 19,675) of the total cost (US$
39,350), may compete to attend a specially designed 10-week management program
at the Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, located in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, from May 21 - July 29, 2014. The Tepper School
of Business is one of the world’s premier centers for teaching and research in
business management. The Tepper School of Business faculty members have won
wide acclaim, including eight Nobel Prizes in economics.
THE TEN WEEK
PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS
Participation
in the four-week Global Leadership Executive Forum (GLEF), an outstanding
general management program offered by the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie
Bosch Institute. The flagship program by which the Carnegie Bosch Institute is
known worldwide, presents, synthesizes, and applies knowledge about the
multi-cultural professional environment in an intensive format. World-class
faculty from Asia, Europe, and the US address key management issues of strategy
and leadership while touching upon topics of broad economic and international
scope (see complete details in next section).
Guided
research on the growth of your organization under the supervision of a
Professor - executives conduct study and produce an independent research paper
that identifies challenge areas and growth prospects of their parent
organizations that can be implemented in their home organizations at the end of
their stay in the United States. This project gives additional focus to class
work and independent study while fostering the application of learning when
participants arrive back home.
Participation
in two, 2 to 3 day workshops: The Business and Technology Workshop will explore
the enabling and strategic role that technology plays in business and
organizational performance. A broad set of technology domains from analytics to
social media to security are among the many possible topic areas that may be
explored. The Business and Society Workshop will focus on the strategies and
dynamics that business leaders may need to align their businesses with the
society and environment, and policies that govern these relationships.
Meetings
with US manufacturing and industrial organizations and opportunities to network
with business leaders. These meetings will be shaped based on the interests of
the Fulbright Scholars as well as to achieve broad exposure to industry and
functional areas of excellence.
Interaction
with Carnegie Mellon Faculty as interests are expressed by various Fulbright
Scholars and that can be successfully arranged with the specific faculty of
interest.
The
opportunity to explore American culture by attending social, cultural, and
sporting events in the Pittsburgh area, and experiencing life in a unique
metropolitan city. In addition, the experience gives participants membership in
the prestigious global Fulbright community, which has spread in 155 countries
around the world.
GLOBAL
LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVE FORUM PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
The
Fulbright scholars’ ten-week experience at Carnegie Mellon University begins
with their participation in the four week Global Leadership Executive Forum.
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. Learning comes from inside as
well as outside the classroom via interactive lectures, case studies, team
exercises, and integrated project work. Participants actively engage with
world-class faculty, business leaders. During the four week Global Leadership
Executive Forum, Fulbright Fellows join other international executives from
around the world, who are also being groomed by their organization’s to progress
to more senior and international leadership roles. Leaders make a personal
investment in attending the Global Leadership Executive Forum in order to
increase their organizations impact through:
Examining
and understanding the rapidly evolving global business environment and how that
impacts their organization
Exploring
cutting-edge strategy, corporate performance, and leadership concepts with
world-class faculty
Gaining a
heightened understanding of the complexities and value of multi-cultural
diversity and how it applies to leadership in the 21st century
Examining
personal leadership styles, presence and confidence through diverse and
demanding experiential activities supported by feedback and individual coaching
Increasing
their ability to identify and effectively lead change initiatives through
aligning internal and external constituents
Building a
powerful professional network with multi-national peers across a wide range of
industries
Global
Leadership Executive Forum provides the foundation for the development of
global managers and executives on their critical path from being the leaders of
teams to leading teams, and further on to leading the organization. The highly
interactive program integrates three focus areas in an international business context:
Managing the
Business
Managing
Yourself
Managing and
Leading Others
The Global
Leadership Executive Forum is a transformational learning experience. It
utilizes state-of-the art training methods, beyond the traditional classroom
setting. Program elements include:
Thought-provoking
lectures by leading international faculty
Case studies
Team
assignments that require experiential application of knowledge ("rapid
prototyping")
Small group
sessions and workshops
A computer
simulation
Applied
leadership techniques from the performing arts
Opportunities
for social and multicultural interaction.
360 degree
feedback
Peer-to-peer
feedback
Professional
coaching catered to their personal leadership development
Alongside
the contents of the program, there are opportunities for participants to work
as part of a multicultural and cross-functional project team with executives
from international companies to address a current strategic challenge. The
Leadership Project is a unique, signature component of the Global Leadership
Executive Forum. These interactive projects provide the opportunity to utilize
the leadership skills and apply the concepts learned in the classroom to a
practical, real world setting. The projects are challenging and encourage
participants to work outside their comfort zone in order to enhance their
personal approach to business and leadership.
GLOBAL
LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVE FORUM SELECTED TOPICAL AREAS
Global
Vision and Strategy – Creating the Modern Global Enterprise
Global
Megatrends
Global
Markets and Corporate Performance
Corporate
Strategy and Renewable Advantage
Market
Leadership and Global Marketing Strategy
Developing
and Communicating a Leadership Point of View
Star
Performers
Multicultural
Management
Creating
Value in Cultural Diversity
Organizational
Culture and Managing Change
Power in
Informal Networks – Leading Beyond Hierarchy
Negotiating
and Leadership Communication
Creative
Problem Solving
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;
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;
Preference
will be given to candidates who have not had extensive recent US experience;
Give an
undertaking to return to India on the completion of the fellowship; and
Produce an
undertaking from the employer that it would be willing to bear 50% of the total
cost. Applications without this undertaking will not be considered.
FELLOWSHIP
BENEFITS
Direct
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 US
Settling-in
allowance
Accident and
sickness coverage per US Government guidelines
Indirect
To be a part
of the prestigious global Fulbright Program that operates in more than 155
countries and awards over 8,000 grants to US and foreign nationals annually.
HOW TO APPLY
Click the
links below to downloadable application materials.
For any
additional information on this fellowship program, you can contact Dr. Sudarsan
Dash, Senior Program Manager, United States-India Educational Foundation,
Fulbright Commission in India, 12 Hailey Road, New Delhi 110 001, Phone: 011
42090945, e-mail: sudarsan@usief.org.in.
You can also contact Ms. Amarpreet Kaur,
Executive, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), 249-F, Udyog Vihar Phase IV,
Gurgaon 122 015, Haryana, Phone: 0124 4014060-67, Fax: 0124 4014538, e-mail: amarpreet.kaur@cii.in. Completed application, along with your
curriculum vitae, photocopies of certificates/mark-sheets must be submitted to
Dr. Sudarsan Dash or to Ms. Amarpreet Kaur at the above address by November 15,
2013.
IMPORTANT
NOTE FOR EMPLOYERS
Organizations
are requested to nominate up to ten candidates only.
APPLICATION DUE DATE: November 15, 2013
IMPORTANT:
You can
apply for only ONE Fulbright-Nehru fellowship category during a competition
cycle.
Plagiarism
in the application will lead to disqualification.
Transfer of
visa sponsorship will not be permitted
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