Title:            Ford Foundation Diversity 
Fellowships--Predoctoral Fellowships

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):      11/02/2009
Established Date: 01/05/1981
Follow-Up Date:   09/01/2010
Review Date:      08/25/2009

Address:          Fellowship Office, Keck 576
                   500 Fifth Street, NW
                   Washington, DC 20001
                   U.S.A.
E-mail:           infofell@nas.edu 
  
Program URL: 
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047958 
Tel:              202-334-2872
Fax:
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. Eastern Time on November 2, 2009. 
Supplementary Materials must be received in the 
Fellowships Office by January 7, 2010.

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, 
 Undergraduate Student

Target Group(s):  Minorities

Funding Limit:    $20,000   SEEBELOW
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, astronomy, chemistry, communications, computer 
science, earth sciences, economics, engineering, 
ethnomusicology, geography, 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 2, 2009); 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.