USIEF has over 4,000 alumni and 18 alumni chapters across India. Alumni chapters actively organize events for new and returning Fulbrighters and advising sessions for Indian students interested in Fulbright-Nehru fellowships and in US education. They also conduct seminars, workshops, social welfare activities; and reunions of alumni. In partnership with USIEF, alumni organize events and activities to intensify their networking and to strengthen Indo-US ties and engage in public service. USIEF holds cost-shared programs with alumni to generate awareness on pressing social issues on environment, education, health and capacity building. USIEF also maintains an online alumni database and uses e-groups and new social media for alumni coordination. All India alumni chapter leaders’ meetings and regional alumni meetings have played a vital role in engaging alumni to promote visibility of Fulbright-Nehru programs in underserved regions and underrepresented institutions. The State Alumni website https://alumni.state.gov is a fantastic medium for membership and online discussions. USIEF alumni have shown exemplary leadership in all walks of life including politics, education, business, health, education, finance, law and science and technology. The photograph below shows Humphrey alumna Usha Bhasin reaching out to masses through her award winning project Kalyani.

Humphrey Fellow alumna Ms. Usha Bhasin (second from left) releasing the promotional poster for her project, Kalyani, a television serial that is meant to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in rural populations