GRANT- Ford Foundation International Fellowships
Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program
The International Fellowships Program (IFP) provides opportunities for
advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to
become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their
own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. To ensure
that Fellows are drawn from more diverse backgrounds than ever before, IFP
will actively recruit candidates from social groups and communities that
lack systematic access to higher education.
The International Fellowships Program provides support for up to three years
of formal graduate-level study. Fellows will be selected from countries in
Africa and the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Russia where the
Foundation maintains active overseas programs. U.S. nationals are not
eligible, although Fellows may study in the United States.
Fellows are chosen on the basis of their leadership potential and commitment
to community or national service as well as for academic excellence. Fellows
may enroll in master's or doctoral programs and may pursue any academic
discipline or field of study that is consistent with the interests and goals
of the Ford Foundation. The Foundation currently works in fifteen fields to
strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote
international cooperation, and advance human achievement.
Once selected, Fellows may enroll in universities in any part of the world,
including their country of residence. The program will provide placement
assistance to those Fellows not yet admitted to graduate school.
IFP support will enable Fellows to undertake language study and training in
research and computer skills prior to graduate school enrollment. New
Fellows will attend orientation sessions, and current Fellows may
participate in learning and discussion activities designed to create
information and exchange networks.
Finally, the program provides resources for Fellows to conduct research or
projects in their home countries after completing the fellowship period.
Who Is Eligible?
IFP Fellows must be nationals or residents of eligible countries.
In addition, all IFP Fellows must:
* Demonstrate excellence in their undergraduate studies and hold a
baccalaureate degree.
* Have experience in community service or development- related activities.
* Pursue a post-baccalaureate degree that will directly enhance their
leadership capacity in an academic, policy, practical, or artistic
discipline or field corresponding to one or more of the Foundation's
areas of endeavor.
* Present a plan specifying how they will apply their studies to social
problems or issues in their own countries.
* Commit themselves to working on these issues following the fellowship
period.
Eligible Countries (2000-2001) West Africa (Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana)
Chile and Peru, Russia, Vietnam. Additional sites will be added in
2001-2002.
Eligible Fields (2000-2001) Any academic discipline or field of study
related to the Ford Foundation's grant- making areas:
Asset Building & Community Development Children
* Youth & Families
* Sexuality & Reproductive Health
* Work-Force Development
* Development Finance & Economic Security
* Environment & Development
* Community Development
Education, Media, Arts & Culture:
* Education Reform
* Higher Education & Scholarship
* Religion, Society & Culture
* Media
* Arts & Culture
Peace & Social Justice:
* Human Rights
* International Cooperation
* Governance Civil Society
The Application Process
All applications must be submitted to IFP offices in the country or region
where the applicant resides. Applications are reviewed and evaluated by a
local or regional panel composed of scholars and practitioners from various
academic fields, who also make the final selections. The level and duration
of the award will be determined as part of the placement process. Ford
Foundation staff and their family members may not serve on selection panels
and are not eligible to apply for IFP awards. Members of selection
committees, staff of the organizations managing the program in the various
regions and their family members are also ineligible for IFP awards.
The application deadlines and selection schedule will be determined by the
IFP Fellowship Offices.
To request an application, contact:
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Tverskaya ul. 16/2
103009 Moscow, Russia
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Ford Foundation Web site:
http://www.fordfound.org/
[Forwarded from: Dennis McConnell via CivilSoc]
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