Ford Foundation – Dissertation Fellowship

1 year

$25,000 stipend.
Expenses paid to attend at least one Conference of Ford Fellows.

Applicants must:

• Be citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States, or 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.
• Be committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.
• Be enrolled in an eligible research-based (dissertation-required) program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree at a not-for-profit U.S. educational institution.
• Complete the dissertation during the 2018-2019 academic year, but no later than fall 2019.
• Not have earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field.
• Be enrolled in field included in the Eligible Fields of Study List.
• All eligible individuals may apply. However, membership in one or more of the following groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding will be considered a positive factor: 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), or Puerto Ricans.