Indo-U.S. 21st Century Knowledge Initiative awards (formerly known as the Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative) Announces First Round of Awards
New Delhi -- In a milestone in the educational partnership between India and the United States, a joint working group of Indians and Americans selected the eight (8) institutional partnership projects below for the first Indo-U.S. 21st Century Knowledge Initiative awards (formerly known as the Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative). The initiative aims to strengthen collaboration and build partnerships between American and Indian institutions of higher education. Each project will receive an award of approximately $250,000 that can be utilized over the three year grant period, with the aim of encouraging mutual understanding, educational reform, and economic growth, as well as the development of junior faculty at Indian and American institutions of higher learning.
U.S.-led partnerships:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Partner Institution: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Project Title:Capitalizing on the Demographic Dividend: Enhancing Talent Development Capacity for India and the U.S. in the 21st Century
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University of Montana
Partner Institution: Kumaun University in India
Project Title:Impacts of Climate Change and Changes in Socio-Economic Structure on Indigenous Populations: A Research, Education & Community Development Initiative
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Cornell University
Partner Institutions: University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut
Project Title:Implementing Reformed Curriculum in Emerging areas of Agriculture and Food Security in Two State Agricultural Universities of India
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University of Michigan
Partner Institution: Maharashtra University of the Health Sciences
Project Title: The Joint Development of a Master’s Degree in Education for Health Professions Faculty in the United States and India
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Indian-led partnerships:
Mahatma Gandhi University
Partner Institutions: Brown University, Duke University and Plymouth State University
Project Title: An Interdisciplinary and Community Oriented Approach toward Sustainable Development
Banaras Hindu University
Partner Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Project Title:Paradigm Shift in Energy Scenario for the 21st Century toward Renewable Energy Sources required for both India and the U.S.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Partner Institution: Virginia Tech University
Project Title: International Program for Sustainable Infrastructure Development
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Partner Institution: Drexel University
Project Title:Resource Building for Ecosystem and Human Health Risk Assessment with Special reference to Microbial Contamination
