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- Ford Foundation:
Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities
- PURPOSE:
- Annual award to increase the presence of under-represented
minorities on the nation's college and university faculties, to enhance
diversity on campus, and to address the persistent affects of past
discrimination. Fellows are supported for one year of research and
scholarship free from their normal professional duties.
- FIELD OF STUDY:
- Life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, engineering
sciences, behavioral and social sciences, education, and the
humanities.
- ELIGIBILITY:
- Scholars who have earned the Ph.D. degree recently. U.S. citizens
from the following minority groups: Native American Indian, Alaskan
Native (Eskimo or Aleut), Black/African American, Mexican
American/Chicano, Native Pacific Islander (Polynesian or Micronesian),
and Puerto Rican.
- AWARD:
- Stipend of $34,000 for 12 months; a $3,000 allowance for travel
and relocation to research sites; $2,000 research allowance; and $2,500
for the fellow's home institution.
- DEADLINE:
- January 8
- APPLICATION:
- <http://national-academies.org/fellowships>
Complete information and application materials available on line. Or
contact: Fellowship Office, GR 346A, National Research Council, 500
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. Telephone: 202-334-2872.
FAX: 202-334-3419. E-mail: <infofell@nas.edu>.