FulBright Grant Program of USA Government.

The flagship international exchange program sponsored by the United States Government, theFulbright Program is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. It promotes leadership development through learning and international cooperation. The Fulbright Program operates in more than 155 countries and has provided over 285,000 participants — chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research in each others' countries and exchange ideas. Approximately 7,000 grants are awarded annually. 

USIEF has been basically awarding grants to students of USA and other countries. 

Since its inception in 1950, the United States-India Educational Foundation(USIEF) has awarded over 4,550 Fulbright grants to Indians in almost every field of academic endeavor. USIEF's grants are for leadership development in three main sectors: research; lecturing to promote mutual understanding in area studies (both American and Indian) as well as in areas of contemporary relevance to the U.S. and India; and professional training in newly emerging areas of importance to India such as environmental sciences and agriculture. 

United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) has also on the other hand awarded approximately 2,800 Fulbright grants to U.S. citizens in almost every field of academic endeavor. USIEF's grants are for leadership development in three main sectors: research; lecturing to promote mutual understanding in area studies (both American and Indian) as well as in areas of contemporary relevance to the U.S. and India; 

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program is administered by the Fulbright Commissionor U.S. Embassy in each country. Approximately 1,650 new awards are awarded to foreign graduate students for support at U.S. universities, and some 1,300 renewal awards are also made annually. 

Following are two major awards given to students of the various countries. 

International Fulbright Science and Technology Award 

The International Fulbright Science and Technology Award, a component of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, is for doctoral study at prestigious U.S. institutions in science, technology, or engineering for up to 40 outstanding foreign students. 

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA) 

The Fulbright FLTA Program provides young teachers of English as a Foreign Language the opportunity to refine their teaching skills and broaden their knowledge of American cultures and customs while strengthening the instruction of foreign languages at colleges and universities in the United States.