For Students

For Students

Georgetown students are encouraged to participate in the India Initiative's activities through research projects, student-to-student dialogue, and events. The initiative fosters collaboration among faculty leaders, the Asian Studies Program, and other on-campus organizations to coordinate a wide array of events and encourage dialogue on India.

Fulbright-Nehru Scholar Ainsley Trahan (SFS'19)

Fulbright in India

Students interested in completing a Fulbright experience in India may apply for a Fulbright-Nehru Open Study/Research Award or a Fulbright Nehru English Teaching Assistant Award.

Student Spotlights

Rhodes Scholarship Winner Pursues Equity for People With Disabilities

Sara Rotenberg (NHS’20), a global health major committed to creating an equitable world for people with disabilities, was named a 2020 Rhodes Scholarship recipient from Canada. Rotenberg was a student in the India Innovation Studio.

Senior Devoted to International Development Policy Wins Marshall Award

Kyra Kocis (SFS’20), a 2020 Marshall Scholar, researched the social ramifications of technological modernization among hand block printers in Jaipur, India, with SFS associate professor Shareen Joshi. She also participated in the India Innovation Studio with Irfan Nooruddin and Mark Giordano.

India Innovation Studio students participating in wedding preparations in Mhaswandi village, Maharashtra

Regional Initiatives Bring the Classroom to Life During Summer Trips to China, India

Led by India Initiative Director Irfan Nooruddin and Mark Giordano of the School of Foreign Service (SFS), the India Innovation Studio is a yearlong SFS Centennial Lab—experiential learning courses that allow students to apply theoretical and practical solutions to an issue in a real community.

Student Spotlight: Sheetal Gaharwar

I was a Master’s student at O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, India. One semester, I studied at the McCourt School of PublicPolicy as part of an exchange program. The exchange program at the McCourt School of Public Policy was an unforgettable experience.

Student Spotlight: Shiv Jhangiani

Football was always something that I was extremely passionate about; for me, it is more than just a sport, and I see tremendous potential for it as a mechanism to spur foreign investment and economic development at a grassroots level.