FORD FOUNDATION DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS
SPONSORING AGENCY: Ford Foundation (Ford Foundation; National Academies).
PURPOSE: Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, 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.
FIELDS:
- Anthropology
Behavioral Sciences (Psychology)
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Education
Engineering
History
Interdisciplinary Study
Literature and Language
Mathematics
Performance Study
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Physics and Astronomy
Political Science, Economics and Urban Planning
Sociology
ELIGIBILITY: Eligibility to apply for a dissertation fellowship is limited to:
- All citizens or nationals of the United States regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation (must have become a U.S. citizen by November 9, 2009),
- Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations),
- Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level,
- Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree candidates studying in an eligible research-based discipline at a U.S. educational institution, and
- Individuals who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field.
STIPEND: $21,000 for one year
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 9, 2009