FUNDING-National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine - Ford Foundation Fellowships;
December 7, 2017
Description
The
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is accepting
applications for its postdoctoral Ford Foundation Fellowship Program. This
year, the program will award approximately twenty-four postdoctoral fellowships
providing a year of support for individuals engaged in postdoctoral study after
the attainment of the doctor of philosophy (PhD) or doctor of science (ScD)
degree.Fellowships will be awarded to individuals
who have demonstrated 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.
Fellowships,
which include a $45,000 stipend, will be awarded for study in 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 (e.g., African
American studies and Native American studies) and other interdisciplinary
programs, (e.g., area studies, peace studies, and social justice).
Research-based fields of education are eligible if the major field of study is
listed above and is used to describe the PhD or ScD program of the applicant
(e.g., sociology of education, anthropology and
education).
To
be eligible, applicants must be a citizen of the United States, U.S. national,
or U.S. permanent resident, or an individual granted deferred action status
under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, or a political asylee or refugee, regardless of race, national origin,
religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition,
applicants must demonstrate superior academic achievement (such as grade point
average, class rank, honors or other designations); be committed to a career in
teaching and research at the college or university level; and have been awarded
a PhD or ScD degree no earlier than December 7, 2010, and no later than
December 7, 2017, in an eligible research-based field from a U.S. institution
of higher education.
Closing
Date:
December
7, 2017
Link
to Full Announcement
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047960
Contact
Information
202-334-2872