Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/
Application Deadline
Mid-November
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be United States citizens and exhibit superior academic achievement
(such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations).
In addition, they must be committed to a career in teaching and research at the college
or university level. They should be committed to educating students from diverse backgrounds.
Applicants must be from one of the following underrepresented groups in the American
professoriate:
Alaska Natives (Aleut, Eskimo or other Indigenous People of Alaska)
Black/African-Americans
Mexican Americans/Chicanas/Chicanos
Native American Indians
Native Pacific Islanders (Hawaiian/Polynesian/Micronesian),
Puerto Ricans
Open to all majors
Fellowship Description
“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.”
In 2013, the Ford Fellowship program will award approximately 60 predoctoral fellowships.
The predoctoral fellowships provide three years of support for individuals engaged
in graduate study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.)
degree.
Annual stipend: $20,000
Award to the institution in lieu of tuition and fees: $2,000
Contact
Professor of English
Carnegie Hall 206
(618) 537-6881
[email protected]
