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Program

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Program
Organization

National Academies
Opportunity Type

Fellowship
About the Program

This year the program will award approximately 60 predoctoral fellowships. These fellowships provide three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree.

Predoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, 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.
Program Start

September 08, 2023
Program End Date

Must remain on tenure full-time for the academic year. After the first year, fellows may defer funding for up to two years. All three years of support must be used within a five-year period.
Application Deadline

November 17, 2023
Application Website

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_171962

Program Benefits

Paid?
 Yes
Pay Rate
 Annual stipend of $24,000
Additional Benefits

Requirements

Description

Eligibility to apply for a predoctoral fellowship is limited to:

  • All citizens, nationals, and permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card) of the United States, as well as individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation,
  • 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,
  • Individuals enrolled in or planning to enroll in an eligible research-based (dissertation-required), program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree at a non-proprietary (not for profit) U.S. institution of higher education,
  • Individuals who as of the 2017 fall semester require a minimum of three years of study to complete their Ph.D./Sc.D. degree, and
  • Individuals who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field.
Receipt of the fellowship award is conditioned upon each awardee providing satisfactory documentation that he or she meets the eligibility requirements.
Open to residents of:
 National - All 50 States
Open to students attending school in:
 National - All 50 States
Degree Programs
  • Doctorate Degree (Ph.D./M.D./D.D.S.)
Year in School
  • College Senior
  • College Fifth Year Senior
  • Doctoral Student (Ph.D./M.D.)
  • Recent Graduate - Undergraduate
  • Recent Graduate - Master's Degree
Academic Requirements

The complete list of eligible fields of study supported at the predoctoral level of the fellowship program is available here: Eligible Fields of Study List

The following will be considered as positive factors in choosing successful candidates:

  • Evidence of superior academic achievement
  • Degree of promise of continuing achievement as scholars and teachers
  • Capacity to respond in pedagogically productive ways to the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds
  • Sustained personal engagement with communities that are underrepresented in the academy and an ability to bring this asset to learning, teaching, and scholarship at the college and university level
  • Likelihood of using the diversity of human experience as an educational resource in teaching and scholarship
  • Membership in one or more of the following groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding:
    • Alaska Natives (Aleut, Eskimo, or other Indigenous People of Alaska)
    • Black/African Americans
    • Mexican Americans/Chicanas/Chicanos
    • Native American Indians
    • Native Pacific Islanders (Hawaiian/Polynesian/Micronesian)
    • Puerto Ricans

Applications will be evaluated by panels of distinguished scholars selected by the Academies. The panels will use academic records, essays, letters of recommendation, the application itself, and other appropriate materials as the basis for determining the extent to which candidates meet the eligibility requirements and the selection criteria. Review panels may also look at additional factors such as the suitability of the proposed institution for the applicant's plan of graduate study and the likelihood that they will require a minimum of three years to complete their Ph.D./Sc.D. study as of the 2017 fall semester.
Citizenship
  • U.S. Citizens
  • Legal Permanent Residents
  • Deferred Action (DACA) – Approved
Ethnicities
  • African American
  • Asian/Pacific Islander
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Native American/Alaskan
  • Other
Other Details
  • Merit-based
Keywords
 Predoctoral
Organization Website

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_171962
Organization Address

500 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Organization Phone
 202-334-2000
Last Modified Date
 September 06, 2016