Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities

The National Research Council administers the Ford Foundation Fellowships
for Minorities Programs.

Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities: Awards are for
    postdoctoral research and will be made in behavioral and social
    sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences
    and life sciences, or for interdisciplinary programs composed of
    two or more eligible disciplines. The following disciplines
    are not eligible: Medicine, law, social work, library science, public
    health, business, administration, management, fine arts, speech
    pathology, audiology, health sciences, home economics, personnel,
    guidance and education.

Eligibility: The fellowship is open to US citizens who are members of
    the following minority groups: Alaskan Natives (Eskimo or Aleut),
    American Indians, Black/African Americans, Puerto Ricans, Mexican
    Americans/Chicanos and Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesian or
    Micronesian). Applicants are required to have earned the Ph.D. or 
    Sc.D between January 1995 and February 14, 2002 in a field supported 
    by this program. Applicants are expected to be engaged in or
    planning a career in teaching and research at the college or
    university level.

Location of Work and Proposed Research: Applicants are encouraged to
    choose a fellowship institution other than the institution with which
    they are affiliated at the time of application. The fellowships are
    awarded for full-time research at appropriate not-for-profit 
    institutions of higher education or research, normally in the United
    States.

Award: A $35,000 stipend, travel and relocation allowance of $3000,
       cost of research allowance of $2,000 and an institution 
       allowance of $2,500. There is no dependency allowance available.

Deadline: January 7, 2002

Contact: Fellowship Office
         National Research Council
         2101 Constitution Avenue
         Washington DC 20418
         Tel. (202) 334-2860
	 Fax (202) 334-3419 
         Email: infofell@nas.edu
	 Web: http://national-academies.org/fellowships


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