Academic Partnerships
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Academic institutions arrange student fellowship placements, study-abroad visits, and research collaboration with S M Sehgal Foundation in India. To contact S M Sehgal Foundation directly, write to academic@smsfoundation.org
Placement for global fellowships
Sehgal Foundation liaises with educational institutions seeking to place students who have secured fellowships for a summer or other academic stay with S M Sehgal Foundation in India. If your institution would like to arrange for a possible student or graduate placement in India, please send the request to sf-usa@smsfoundation.org.
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Partners:
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Cornell University: CALS Global Fellows Program: S M Sehgal Foundation, India | Find Your Opportunity
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World Food Prize Foundation: Borlaug-Ruan International Internship Program Borlaug-Ruan International Internship - Improving the Quality, Quantity, and Availability of Food in the World]
Study Abroad in India
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Several summer US study-abroad groups visiting India stop at S M Sehgal Foundation for students to discuss issues with senior staff, tour nearby villages and interact with field staff and community members with whom the foundation works. Topics vary according to the study-abroad theme, such as sustainable development, women’s empowerment, rural water management, civic participation in villages, NGO management, and agricultural issues.
Winterim: North American universities from time to time hold three-week winter interim classes in India in December/January taught by US faculty with village interaction facilitated by SMSF staff. The US-India Education Foundation awarded a grant for expansion of one such program.
Other study-abroad programs have visited SMSF and its field sites for a few days during a tour of multiple organizations.
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University administrators or faculty interested in such collaboration may write to SMSF Administration at academic@smsfoundation.org to express interest.
Research Collaboration
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S M Sehgal Foundation collaborates on research relevant to its rural development work with international universities. The foundation has participated in externally funded research as a partner with Canadian, US, and Indian institutional partners. For an example, click here.
Faculty and administrators interested in exploring possible research collaboration may write to academic@smsfoundation.org
