Ford Foundation Predoctoral
Fellowships for Minorities
Fellowship Office
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC 20418
phone: (202) 334-2872
fax: (202) 334-3419
e-mail: infofell@nas.edu
website: http://national-academies.org/osep/fo
Approximately 50 Predoctoral Fellowships will be awarded in a nationwide competition sponsored by the Ford Foundation and administered by the National Research Council of the National Academies. These fellowships offer an annual stipend of $14,000 to the fellow along with an annual institutional allowance of $7,500 to the fellowship institution in lieu of tuition and fees for three years.
Applicants must be United States citizens or nationals who are members of one of the following ethnic minority groups: Native American Indian, Alaskan Native (Eskimo or Aleut), Black/African American, Mexican American/Chicana/Chicano, Native Pacific Islander (Polynesian or Micronesian), or Puerto Rican.
Awards will be issued for study in research-based doctoral programs (PhD or ScD) in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences and life sciences, or for interdisciplinary programs composed of two or more eligible disciplines. Applicants must be at or near the beginning of study toward a PhD or ScD degree. Scores from the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test are required for all Predoctoral Fellowship applicants.
Applications may be downloaded from their website (http://national-academies.org/osep/fo) or filled out on-line.