(FOA)-National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine - Ford Foundation Fellowship
Program; December 10, 2019
Description:
Administered by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the
Ford Foundation’s pre-doctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowships are
awarded to individuals who show superior academic achievement, are committed to
a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show
promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared
to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the
ethnic and racial diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties,
maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and increase the number of
professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the
education of all students. Three types of fellowships are available through the
program: 1) Predoctoral Awards — Stipends of
$24,000 a year for three years will be awarded in support of individuals engaged
in graduate study leading to a PhD or ScD degree. Approximately seventy
fellowships will be awarded in this category. 2) Dissertation Awards — A one-year stipend of $25,000 will be awarded to
individuals in the final year of writing and defense of his/her dissertation
leading to a PhD or ScD degree. Approximately thirty-six fellowships will be
awarded in this category. 3) Postdoctoral Awards — One-year stipends of $45,000
will be awarded in support of individuals engaged in postdoctoral study after
the attainment of the PhD or ScD degree. Approximately twenty fellowships will
be awarded in this category.
Awards
will be made for study in research-based programs within the following major
disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: American studies,
anthropology, archaeology, art and theater history, astronomy, chemistry,
communications, computer science, cultural studies, earth sciences, economics,
education, engineering, ethnic studies, ethnomusicology, geography, history,
international relations, language, life sciences, linguistics, literature,
mathematics, performance study, philosophy, physics, political science,
psychology, religious studies, sociology, urban planning, and women’s studies.
Also eligible are interdisciplinary ethnic studies programs such as African
American studies and Native American studies, and other interdisciplinary
programs, such as area studies, peace studies, and social
justice.
Closing
Date: December
10, 2019
Link
to Full Announcement: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/index.htm
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