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Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships

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

1. Approximately 60 Predoctoral Awards at $20,000 per year for up to three years.
2. Approximately 35 Dissertation Awards at $21,000 for one year
3. 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 more details about eligibility or the application process please visit the website

Ford Fellows Fund

Through the Ford Fellows Fund, fellows assist the Ford Foundation and the National Research Council in awarding additional fellowships.

Contact Information:

Fellowships Office, Keck 576
National Research Council
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-334-2872
web site: http://national-academies.org/fellowships
e-mail: mailto:infofell@nas.edu

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