UL Lafayette: Black Faculty & Staff Caucus: Scholarships

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships--Predoctoral Fellowships

Program Number: 01035

Sponsor: National Research Council

SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides predoctoral fellowships to members of minority groups whose underrepresentation in the professoriate has been severe and long-standing. Eligible to apply are citizens or nationals of the United States. The award provides an annual stipend of $20,000 and an institutional award to be accepted in lieu of tuition and fees of $2,000. Awards are made for three years.

Deadline(s): 11/01/2010

Established Date: 01/05/1981

Follow-up Date: 09/01/2011

Review Date: 08/11/2010

Contact:

Fellowship Office, Keck 576

500 Fifth Stree, NW

Washington, DC 20001

U.S.A.

E-mail: infofell@nas.edu

Program URL: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047958

Telephone: 202-334-2872

Deadline Ind: Receipt

Deadline Open: No (*See restrictions for further information)

DEADLINE NOTE
In order to be reviewed, the on-line application must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Easter Time on November 1, 2010. Supplementary Matherials must be received in the Fellowships Office by January 6, 2011.

Award Type(s): Fellowship - Training/Professional Development

Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: U.S.A. Citizenship (including U.S. Territories)

Locations Tenable: U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories)

Appl Type(s): Minority Individual, Graduate Student, or Ungergraduate Student

Target Group(s): Minorities

Funding Limit: $20,000

Duration: 3 Year(s)

Indirect Costs: Unspecified

Cost Sharing: No

Sponsor Type: Professional/Academic Assoc & Soc.

Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS

OBJECTIVES: The sponsor provides predoctoral fellowships to members of six minority groups whose underrepresentation in the professoriate has been severe and long-standing. Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs that include the following major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art and theater history, international relations, language, life sciences, linguistics, literature, mathematics, performance study, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, 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.

ELIGIBILITY: Eligibility to apply is limited to: citizens or nationals of the United States (applicants must have become a citizen by the application deadline date: November 1, 2010); members of the following groups: Alaskan Natives (Eskimo or Aleut), Black/African Americans, Mexican Americans/Chicanas/Chicanos, Native American Indians, native Pacific Islanders (Polynesian/Micronesian), and Puerto Ricans; individuals enrolled in, or planning to enroll in, a research-based PhD or ScD program in one of the fields listed; individuals committed to a teaching and research career at the college or university level; and persons who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field. Awards will be made for study in research-based PhD or ScD programs in selected academic disciplines that lead to careers in teaching and research at the college or university level. Predoctoral fellowships are intended for students who have enrolled in, or plan to enroll in, a PhD or ScD program: undergraduates in their senior year; individuals who have completed undergraduate study; individuals who have completed some graduate study; and individuals already enrolled in a PhD or ScD program. Fellowships are tenable at any accredited nonprofit U.S. institution of higher education offering PhDs or ScDs in the fields eligible for support in this program.

FUNDING: Approximately 40 predoctoral fellowships will be awarded. All three years of support must be used within a five-year period. The award provides an annual stipend of $20,000; an institutional award to be accepted in lieu of tuition and fees of $2,000; and expenses paid to attend one conference of Ford Fellows.

KEYWORDS: History; History & Appreciation of Art; Language and/or Literature; Musicology/Music Theory; Philosophy; Religious Studies; Anthropology; Ethnic Studies; Archaeology; Communications; Economics; Geography; Linguistics/Philology; Urban Planning/Policy; Political Science; International Relations/Diplomacy; Psychology; Sociology; Engineering; Life Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Computer Science; Earth Sciences; Mathematics; Astronomy; Physics; Ethnomusicology.