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On-line Application Deadline:

NOVEMBER 20, 2013Announcement o Awards:

APRIL 2014

PREDOCTORAL

FELLOWSHIPS


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STATEMENT OF PROGRAM GOALSThrough its program o Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to

increase the diversity o the nations college and university acul-

ties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize

the educational benefts o diversity, and to increase the number

o proessors who can and will use diversity as a resource or

enriching the education o all students.

PREDOCTORAL AWARDS

This year the program will award approximately 60 predoctoralellowships. These ellowships provide three years o support

or individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Doctor o

Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor o Science (Sc.D.) degree.

Predoctoral ellowships will be awarded in a national competi-

tion administered by the National Research Council (NRC) o

the National Academies on behal o the Ford Foundation. The

awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment o the

review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achieve-

ment, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the

college or university level, show promise o uture achievement

as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity

as a resource or enriching the education o all students.

ELIGIBILITYEligibility to apply or a predoctoral ellowship is limited to:

Allcitizens,nationals,andpermanentresidents(holders

o a Permanent Resident Card) o the United States, and

individuals granted deerred action status under the Deerred

Action or Childhood Arrivals Program, regardless o race,

national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual

orientation,

Individualswithevidenceofsuperioracademicachievement

(such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other

designations),

Individualscommittedtoacareerinteachingandresearchat

the college or university level,

Individualsenrolledinorplanningtoenrollinaneligible

research-based (dissertation-required), program leading to

a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree at a non-proprietary U.S. educational

institution,

Individualswhorequireaminimumofthreeyearsstudyto

complete their Ph.D./Sc.D. degree as o the 2014 all semester,

and

Individualswhohavenotearnedadoctoraldegreeatany

time, in any feld.

Receipt of the fellowship award is conditioned upon each

awardee providing satisfactory documentation that he or she

meets the eligibility requirements.

CRITERIAFORSELECTIONThe ollowing will be considered as positive actors in choosing

successul candidates:

Evidenceofsuperioracademicachievement

Degreeofpromiseofcontinuingachievementasscholarsand

teachers

Capacitytorespondinpedagogicallyproductivewaystot

learning needs o students rom diverse backgrounds

Sustainedpersonalengagementwithcommunitiesthatare

underrepresented in the academy and an ability to bring th

asset to learning, teaching, and scholarship at the college

university level

Likelihoodofusingthediversityofhumanexperienceasan

educational resource in teaching and scholarship

Membershipinoneormoreofthefollowinggroupswhoseunderrepresentation in the American proessoriate has be

severe and longstanding:

AlaskaNatives(Aleut,EskimoorotherIndigenousPeop

Alaska)

Black/AfricanAmericans

MexicanAmericans/Chicanas/Chicanos

NativeAmericanIndians

NativePacicIslanders(Hawaiian/Polynesian/

Micronesian)

PuertoRicans

Applications will be evaluated by panels o distinguished

scholars selected by the National Academies. The panels wi

use academic records, essays, letters o recommendation, th

application itsel, and other appropriate materials as the basi

determining the extent to which candidates meet the eligibilit

requirementsandtheselectioncriteria.Reviewpanelsmay

look at additional actors such as the suitability o the propos

institution or the applicants plan o graduate study and the

likelihoodthattheywillrequireaminimumofthreeyearstoc

plete their Ph.D./Sc.D. study as o the 2014 all semester.

ELIGIBLEFIELDSOFSTUDYAwards will be made or study in research-based Ph.D. or

Sc.D. programs that include the ollowing major disciplines a

related interdisciplinary felds: American studies, anthropol-

ogy, archaeology, art and theater history, astronomy, chemist

communications, computer science, cultural studies, earth

sciences, economics, engineering, ethnic studies, ethnomusi

ogy, geography, history, international relations, language, lie

sciences, linguistics, literature, mathematics, perormance st

philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religious

studies, sociology, urban planning, and womens studies. Als

eligible are interdisciplinary ethnic studies programs, such as

Arican American studies and Native American studies, and

other interdisciplinary programs, such as area studies, peace

studies, and social justice. Research-based felds o educati

are eligible i the major feld o study is listed above and is use

to describe the Ph.D. or Sc.D. program o the applicant (e.g.,

sociology o education, anthropology and education).

Individualsenrolledinthefollowingpractice-orientedprogra

will not be supported: administration, audiology, business,

consumer studies, curriculum development, education policy

human resource management, exercise physiology, flmmak-

ing, fne arts, guidance, kinesiology, leadership, library and

inormation science, management, nursing, occupational hea

perorming arts, personnel, physical education, physical ther


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public health, rehabilitation science, speech pathology, social

welfare,socialwork,andteachereducation.Inaddition,awards

will not be made or work leading to terminal masters degrees,

the Ed.D. degree, the degrees o Doctor o Fine Arts (D.F.A.) or

Doctor o Psychology (Psy.D.), or proessional degrees in such

areas as medicine, law, and public health, or or study in joint

degreeprogramssuchastheM.D./Ph.D.,J.D./Ph.D.,andM.F.A./

Ph.D. This program does not support the Ph.D. portion o a dual-

degreeprogram.Interdisciplinaryareasofstudythathavemajor

content in ineligible felds listed above will not be included in thecompetition.

FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTIONFellowships are tenable at any ully accredited, nonproft, non-

proprietary U.S. institution o higher education oering a Ph.D.

or Sc.D. degree in the eligible felds o study. All arrangements

or acceptance into a doctoral program at the chosen institution

are the responsibility o the applicant. An applicant need not be

accepted by the chosen institution at the time o application.

PREVIOUS GRADUATE STUDYPredoctoral ellowships are intended or students who have

enrolled or plan to enroll in a Ph.D. or Sc.D. program no later than

all 2014, including:

Undergraduatesintheirsenioryear,

Individualswhohavecompletedundergraduatestudy,

Individualswhohavecompletedsomegraduatestudy,and

IndividualsalreadyenrolledinaPh.D.orSc.D.program

who provide evidence that they can ully utilize a three-year

fellowshipaward.Avericationformafrmingthisisrequired

or those in a graduate program or which Ford Foundation

support is sought.

STIPEND AND BENEFITSANNUALSTIPEND:$20,000 Awardtotheinstitutioninlieuoftuitionandfees:$2,000

ExpensespaidtoattendatleastoneConferenceofFord

Fellows (see below)

AccesstoFordFellowLiaisons,anetworkofformerFord

Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and

support to current ellows

TENUREFellowship recipients must begin the frst years tenure on

September 1, 2014, and must remain on tenure ull-time or the

academic year. Ater the frst year o ellowship tenure, ellows

may choose to deer unding or up to two years. All three years

o support must be used within a fve-year period.

CONDITIONS OF FELLOWSHIPSPredoctoralfellowsarerequiredtoenrollfull-timeinaprogram

leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree in an eligible, research-based

(dissertation-required)programofstudy.Studentsenrolledin

a terminal masters program will not be supported. Those who

accept a predoctoral ellowship must agree to the stipulations

in the Terms o Appointment or Ford Foundation Fellows that

accompaniestheawardnotication.Inaddition,FordFellows

must agree to participate in regular updates o the Directory o

Ford Fellows, as well as periodic surveys designed to demon-

strate the impact o this program.

CONFERENCE OF FORD FELLOWS Auniquenationalconferenceofaselectgroupofhigh-

achieving scholars committed to diversiying the proessoriate

and using diversity as a resource or enriching the education

o all students Networkingwithpeersandelders

Facetofaceconversationswithuniversityandacademic

presses

Publicationworkshops

Strategiestocompletethedissertation

Planninganacademiccareer

Careeradvancementworkshops

Proposal,grant-writing,andresearchfundingadvice

Paperandposterpresentationswithsupportivecomments

andcritiquesfromcolleagues

Opportunitiestoidentifymentorsandpeersfromacrossthe

country

Opportunitiestointeractwithestablishedandemerging

scholars in diverse felds

HOW TO APPLYThe on-line ellowship application is available at:

http://national-academies.org/ord

ApplicantsmustregisterandestablishapersonaluserIDand

password. All application materials become the property o the

National Academies and are not returned to applicants. Please

note that all application materials must be written in English.

Inordertobereviewed,the on-line application must be submit-

ted by 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on November 20, 2013. Supple-

mentaryMaterialsmustbereceivedintheFellowshipsOfceby

January 9, 2014.Itemslistedbelowinboldacearerequired.

ON-LINEAPPLICATION

DEADLINE NOVEMBER 20, 2013 Personal inormation, contact inormation, educational

background (names o all post-secondary institutions

attended, years attended, degrees received), list o any

honors, awards, ellowships, employment, and publications,

Statement o previous research (maximum 2 pages, double-

spaced),

Essay describing proposed plan o graduate study and

research and the applicants long-range career goals

(maximum 2 pages, double-spaced, avoid technical jargon),

Personal statement (maximum 2 pages, double-spaced) that

describes the applicants background and experience and

commitment to the goals o the Ford Foundation Fellowships

program by addressing allo the ollowing that apply:


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Contact inormation:

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the applicants capacity to respond in pedagogically

productive ways to the learning needs o students rom

diverse backgrounds

the applicants 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 applicants likelihood o using the diversity o human

experience as an educational resource in teaching and

scholarship

theapplicantsmembershipinoneormoreofthefollowing

groups whose underrepresentation in the American

proessoriate has been severe and longstanding:

AlaskaNatives(Aleut,EskimoorotherIndigenous

People o Alaska)

Black/AfricanAmericans

MexicanAmericans/Chicanas/Chicanos

NativeAmericanIndians

NativePacicIslanders(Hawaiian/Polynesian/

Micronesian)

PuertoRicans

Names and contact inormation o a minimum o 3 proessors

who will upload a letter o reerence on your behal (4 letters

are highly recommended). Applications with less than

3 letters submitted by January 9, 2014 will not be reviewed.

SUPPLEMENTARYMATERIALS

STRICTLY ENFORCED DEADLINE

JANUARY 9, 2014The ollowing transcripts must be uploaded to the ellowship

application module

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: Baccalaureate degree transcript showing grades and

baccalaureate completion date or undergraduate work

completed prior to all 2013 or those who have not yet

completed a baccalaureate degree.

Graduate school transcript(s) showing all graduate work

completed prior to all 2013. Applicants who entered

graduate school in all 2013 should upload a graduate

transcriptthatindicatesgradesreceivedinfall2013.Ifthis

not possible, a letter rom the graduate institution attesting

progress made should be uploaded in its place.

Letters o reerence (all letters must be submitted

electronically); a minimum o 3 and a maximum o 5 letters

reerence should be submitted on behal o each applican

applications with less than 3 letters submitted by January

9, 2014 will not be reviewed (i in graduate school, at leas

one letter should be submitted by a aculty advisor or othe

aculty member in the current department),

Verifcation o Predoctoral Status Form2 to afrm that an

applicant already enrolled in a Ph.D. or Sc.D. program stil

requires a minimum o three-years to complete the Ph.D. a

the 2014 all semester is required, and

GREGeneralTestScores.3

ADVANCE PREPARATIONPrepare essays in advance and save each in a separate fle s

thatyouarepreparedtouploadthesetexts.Getfeedbackfro

advisers, mentors, and colleagues.

Contactpotentialreferees.Becertainthattheyagreetoupl

a letter o reerence or you and that they can do so by the

deadlineofJanuary9,2014.Theon-linesystemwillrequirey

to provide an e-mail address or each reeree.

The Ford Foundation Fellowships program also provides disse

tion fellowships for students who have completed all the requ

ments for the Ph.D. or Sc.D. except for writing a dissertation,

postdoctoral fellowships for Ph.D. or Sc.D. recipients. Visit o

Web site for more information.

2 Inaone-page(maximum)statement,applicantsmustverifythattheystillquireaminimumofthreeyearstocompletethePh.D./Sc.D.asofthe2014semester. Applicants should not provide inormation regarding their fnan

situation. Advisers must sign and submit a standard National Academies

VericationofPredoctoralStatusFormconrmingthattheapplicantrequa minimum o three years o work to complete the Ph.D./Sc.D. degree as o

the 2014 all semester, and that at least one o these years will be dedicat

completing course work. Applicants who are preparing to write their diss

tion should apply or a dissertation ellowship. Predoctoral applicants wh

determined to be at the dissertation stage will be withdrawn rom the revi

3WhiletheNationalAcademiesFellowshipsOfceencouragessubmissionofGREGeneralTestscoresforapplicantswhoarenotyetadmittedintothPh.D./Sc.D. programs or which Ford Foundation support is sought, submit

GREscoresisoptionalfortheseapplicants.GREscoresshouldnotbesuted, and will not be accepted, rom applicants already enrolled in Ph.D./Sc

programs. See on-line application instructions or details.

1 Unofcial transcripts or grade reports are acceptable or the review;

however,ifofferedanaward,applicantswillberequiredtosubmitofcialtranscripts to veriy the accuracy o the uploaded transcripts or grade reports.

All transcript documents must be in .pd fle ormat prior to upload.
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