In
a continuation of the educational partnership between India and the United
States, the State Department is pleased to announce the eight institutional
partnership projects below for the second round of Obama-Singh 21st Century
Knowledge Initiative awards. This initiative strengthens collaboration and
builds partnerships between American and Indian institutions of higher
education in priority fields. Each project will receive an award of
approximately $250,000 that can be utilized over a three year period, with the
objectives of cultivating educational reform, fostering economic growth,
generating shared knowledge to address global challenges, and developing junior
faculty at Indian and American institutions of higher learning.
Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama announced the Obama-Singh
Initiative in November 2009 as an affirmation of their commitment to building
an enhanced India-U.S. partnership in education. Each government pledged $5
million for this endeavor, for a total of $10 million.
U.S.-led Partnerships:
Harvard School of Public Health
Project Title: Harvard-India Nutrition InitiativePartner Institution: St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore
Ohio State University
Project Title: The STEM Faculty Project: Training the Next Generation of STEM Faculty at Higher Education Institutions in IndiaPartner Institution: Aligarh Muslim University
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Project Title: Inclusive Universities: Linking Diversity, Equity and Excellence for the 21st CenturyPartner Institution: University of Pune
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Project Title: Partnering for Success: Advancing Sustainability Research and Education in IndiaPartner Institution: Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Indian-led Partnerships:
Annamalai University
Project Title: Tamil Nadu Energy Futures: Mapping Uncertainties and RisksPartner Institutions: Tennessee Technological University
Assam Agricultural University
Project Title: Engineering ADP – Glucose Pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) enzymes for heat tolerance in ricePartner Institution: Washington State University
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women
Project Title: A Sustainable ‘Response to Intervention’ model for successful inclusion of children with disabilities –A India-US PartnershipPartner Institution: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
National Institute of Technology – Trichy
Project Title: Cognitive based Curriculum Development Tool for emerging areas of Computer Engineering and Management Studies for improving Teaching-Learning ProcessPartner Institution: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The next request for proposals for the Obama-Singh Initiative grants will be announced in July 2013. Details will be available at www.usief.org.in/OSI and http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5520971_9807232_ProposalUSIndiaIC.pdf.
