Student Funding Source
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities
To increase the presence of underrepresented minorities on the nation's college and university faculties, to enhance diversity on campuses, and to address the persisting effects of past discrimination, the Ford Foundation offers fellowships to members of six minority groups whose underrepresentation in the professoriate has been severe and long-standing. The dissertation fellowship provides individuals of demonstrated ability the opportunity to complete the dissertation required for a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree.
Fellowships Office, Keck 576, National Research Council, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
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 29, 2007), 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.
Online application available at:
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/applyonline.html
Personal information, contact information, educational background (names of all institutions attended, years attended, degrees received), list of any honors, awards, fellowships, employment, and publications,
Statement of previous research (two-page limit, double-spaced)
Annotated bibliography (two to three sentences for no more than ten key items),
Abstract of dissertation (one-page limit)
Essay explaining the plan and timeline for completing the dissertation and describing the applicant's long-range career goals (three-page limit, double-spaced, avoid technical jargon),
Personal statement (not to exceed three pages, double-spaced) that describes the applicant's background and experience and commitment to the goals of the Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships program by addressing all of the following that apply:
the applicant's capacity to respond in pedagogically productive ways to the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds
the applicant's sustained personal engagement with communities that are underrepresented in the academy and ability to bring this asset to learning, teaching and scholarship at the college or university level
the applicant's likelihood of using the diversity of human experience as an educational resource in teaching and scholarship, and
Membership in one or more of the following groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding:
* Alaska Natives (Eskimo/Aleut)
* Black/African Americans
* Mexican American/Chicanas/Chicanos
* Native American Indians
* Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesian/Micronesian)
* Puerto Ricans
Names and contact information of four professors who will upload a letter of reference on your behalf (two reference letters are required).
