The U.S. and India Announce Fifth and Final Round of U.S.-India 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Awards
In a continuation of the educational partnership between the United States and India, the U.S. Department of State and the University Grants Commission are pleased to announce the eight institutional partnership projects for the fifth and final round of 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 U.S. and Indian institutions of higher education. Each project will receive an award of up to $190,000 that can be utilized over a three-year period, with the aim of encouraging mutual understanding, educational reform, and economic growth, as well as the development of junior faculty at U.S. and Indian and institutions of higher learning.
U.S.-led Partnerships:
Clarkson University, NY
Project Title: Air Pollution, Health and Climate in India: Building Capacities for Health Research and Program Evaluation
Partner Institution: Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai and National Institute for Environmental Health, Indian Council for Medical Research, Bhopal
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Project Title: U.S.-India Partnership: Improving Water Management, Agricultural Production and Food Security in Drought-Prone Areas
Partner Institution: Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
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Gannon University, PA
Project Title: Partnership for Global Orientation for Teaching Education Advancement for Comprehensive Health Education (Partnership GO TEACH Education)
Partner Institution: Sacred Heart Nursing College, Dindigul
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University of South Florida, FL
Project Title: An Indigenous Studies Field School for Global Exchange in Northeast India: Fostering Educational and Public Health Initiative
Partner Institution: Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh and Research Institute of World’s Ancient Traditions, Cultures and Heritage, Arunachal Pradesh
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Indian-led Partnerships:
University of Kashmir, Srinagar
Project Title: Proactive management models for the effects of climate change on the range expansion of invasive species
Partner Institution: Montana Tech, Butte, MT
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Project Title: Indo-US Partnership on Green Chemistry/ Engineering and Technologies Education, Research & Outreach for Sustainable Development
Partner Institution: Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, FL
Mangalore University, Karnataka Project Title: The Fabrication of Nanoparticles based soil condition testing Sensors and development of soil condition monitoring system
Partner Institution: College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, FL
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal Project Title: Methanol as a Clean Energy Source for India
Partner Institution: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
