Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships

[Paco Tomei]

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/

The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek 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.

To facilitate this goal the Fellowship grants awards at the
Predoctoral, Dissertation and, Postdoctoral levels to students who
demonstrate excellence, a commitment to diversity and a desire to
enter the professoriate.

The Fellowship makes the following annual awards

* Approximately 60 Predoctoral Awards at $20,000 per year for up
to three years.
* Approximately 35 Dissertation Awards at $21,000 for one year
* Approximately 20 Postdoctoral Awards at $40,000 for one year

Eligibility Requirements

* All citizens or nationals of the United States regardless of
race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual
orientation.
* Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement
* Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at
the college or university level,
* Individuals enrolled in or planning to enroll in an eligible
research-based program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree at a U.S.
educational institution, and
* Individuals who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time,
in any field.

For information regarding specific fellowship program goals and
eligibility requirements, please read the Predoctoral, Postdoctoral,
and Dissertation program announcements.