Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the
nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial
diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase
the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for
enriching the education of all students.
Dissertation, and Postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national
competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Fo
Eligibility to apply for a Ford fellowship is limited to:
- All citizens, nationals, and permanent residents
(holders of a Permanent Resident Card) of the United States, as well as
individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals Program, regardless of race, national origin, religion,
gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation, - Individuals with evidence of superior academic
achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other
designations), and - Individuals committed to a career in teaching and
research at the college or university level.
awardee providing satisfactory documentation that he or she meets the
eligibility requirements.
Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs;
practice oriented degree programs are not eligible for support (see eligible
fields). Prospective applicants should read carefully the eligibility
requirements, the terms of the fellowship awards, application instructions and
other information pertaining to the individual fellowship (Predoctoral, Dissertation, or Postdoctoral) for which they are applying.
In addition to the fellowship award, Ford Fellows are eligible to attend the Conference of Ford Fellows, a unique national conference of
a select group of high-achieving scholars committed to diversifying the
professoriate and using diversity as a resource for enriching the education of
all students.
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2017
Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs Competition is NOW OPEN and 2017 Predoctoral application deadline:
2017 Dissertation and Postdoctoral application
deadlines: November 10, 2016 (5:00 PM EST)
Supplementary Materials receipt
deadline (all levels): January 10, 2017 (5:00 PM EST) |