Inter-American Foundation's Grassroots Development Fellowship
The applicant must be a Ph.D. student, must be currently enrolled in a U.S. university, and must have completed all course requirements and qualifying or comprehensive examinations for the doctoral degree before initiating IAF-funded field research.
· The competition is open to U.S. citizens and citizens of independent Latin American and Caribbean countries (except Cuba).
· IAF Fellowships fund field research in independent Latin American and Caribbean countries (except Cuba).
· Applicants must speak and read the language(s) appropriate to the research proposal.
· Each applicant must demonstrate a planned, substantive collaboration during the field research period, with an affiliated development or applied research institution in the Latin American or Caribbean country.
· IAF Fellowship requirements prohibit application by an individual who, at the time of submission and during the period when such application is under consideration, is a party to a contract with the Inter-American Foundation to perform in-country services or is a director, officer, employee, or contractor of an in-country service organization under contract to the Inter-American Foundation.
· IAF Fellowship requirements prohibit the award of an IAF Fellowship to individuals employed by and on payroll of a U.S. government agency during the field research period, and to past IAF employees during the 12-month period following their separation from the IAF.
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) was created in 1969 by the United States Congress to fund the self-help initiatives of the organized poor in Latin America and the Caribbean and the groups that directly support them. To complement its work, the IAF has reinstated its Fellowships for candidates for Ph.D. degrees from United States universities as they conduct their dissertation research. IAF's Fellowships are intended to increase awareness of grassroots development efforts while building a community of professionals and scholars knowledgeable in the subject. Fellows examine the efforts of the rural and urban poor to improve their lives, their methods of organization and production, and the policies and programs designed to alleviate their poverty. The IAF disseminates research findings of its Fellows to a broad audience concerned with development.
A complete set of application materials consists of the following sections:
cover form, application statement, CV, personal statement, research prospectus, university certification, transcripts, references, letter of affiliation from host institution.
Proposals for field research in Puerto Rico or the Dutch, French and British territories are not eligible.