U.S. Scholars

Explore opportunities for U.S. citizens to go abroad with the Fulbright Scholar Program. With more than 800 awards annually to 135+ countries, find the right Fulbright for you.

U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

Alumni

Learn how alumni can continue to stay connected and engage with the Fulbright program.

Alumni

View information on other Fulbright Programs

View information for students

Visit the Fulbright Scholar Directory to view the opportunities pursued by more than 50,000 alumni.

Search Fulbright Scholar Directory

Amit Kumar

Home Country

India

Building an improved global forest above-ground biomass map in the Anthropocene using large-scale forest inventory data, high-resolution satellite observations, and machine learning techniques

Program

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Program Country

India

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Environmental Sciences

Specialization

Remote Sensing

Academic Year

2023-2024

Dates

May 2024 - February 2025

Flex

Scholar type

Non-U.S. (Visiting) Scholar

Project Title

Building an improved global forest above-ground biomass map in the Anthropocene using large-scale forest inventory data, high-resolution satellite observations, and machine learning techniques

Scholar Information

Grantee

Amit Kumar

Title

Assistant Professor

Institution

Central University of Jharkhand

Host Institutions

Institution

Purdue University

Faculty

Jingjing Liang