Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Postdoctoral 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 in the U.S., 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.
Each Fellow is expected to begin tenure on June 1 (for 12 months) or September 1 (for 9 or 12 months) of the year in which the award is received. Postdoctoral fellowships may not be deferred or delayed.
$50,000
- One-year stipend: $50,000
- Fellowship funds may be disbursed through the employing institution if necessary for the continuation of health insurance or other benefits. No dependency allowance is available.
- An invitation to attend the Conference of Ford Fellows
- Access to Ford Fellow Regional Liaisons — a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current Fellows — and access to other networking resources
All applicants must:
- Confirm holding a previous Ford Foundation Fellowship;
- Regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation, confirm being one of the following:
- U.S. citizen or U.S. national
- U.S. permanent resident (holder of a Permanent Resident Card)
- Individual granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program,1 Indigenous individual exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794, individual granted Temporary Protected Status, asylee, or refugee
- Demonstrate an intent to pursue a career that includes teaching and research at a U.S. institution of higher education;
- Have completed all departmental and institutional requirements for their degree, including successful defense of the dissertation, no earlier than December 12, 2016 and no later than December 12, 2023 in a research-based field from a U.S. institution of higher education; and
- Provide evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors, or other designations).
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