Overview

IIE is a leader in research on higher education in India and U.S.-India exchange, as well as in promoting partnerships between U.S. institutions of higher education and their counterparts in India. In addition, IIE maintains strong participant representation from countries in South and Central Asia traditionally underrepresented in exchange programs. Among others these countries include: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

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Services

Scholarship Management

IIE specializes in the management of undergraduate and graduate scholarships for students in the South and Central Asia region.

Learn more about Scholarship Management 

Convenings

On behalf of its sponsors, IIE India organizes and convenes conferences, workshops, and seminars of all sizes on a variety of substantive topics and themes related to international higher education and exchange.

Assisting New Global Higher Education Institutions

IIE provides strategic outreach to assist new higher education institutions to reach out to promising scholarship candidates, including New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and King Abdullah Science and Technology (KAUST) University.

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Representative Programs

• Center for International Partnerships
• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s Leadership Development Mechanism (LDM) program
• Fulbright Student and Scholar Programs
• Ford Foundation Global Travel and Learning Fund
• Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA)
• GE Foundation Scholar Leaders Program
• IAF Grassroots Development Fellowship Program    
• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Discovery Scholarships 
• New York University Abu Dhabi Scholars Program     
• India Teacher Education Administrators Seminar