Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

Link: 
https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_171939
Summary: 

The Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship is intended to support the final year of writing and defense of the dissertation for candidates who Confirm holding a previous Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

Application Deadline Date: 
Thursday, December 8, 2022
# Awards: 
36
Upper Limit Amount ($): 
28,000
Academic Area: 

Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs. Examples include: American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art and theater history, astronomy, chemistry, communications, computer science, cultural studies, earth sciences, economics, education, engineering, ethnic studies, ethnomusicology, geography, history, international relations, language, life sciences, linguistics, literature, mathematics, performance study, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, sociology, urban planning, and women’s studies. Also eligible are interdisciplinary ethnic studies programs, such as African American studies and Native American studies, and other interdisciplinary programs, such as area studies, peace studies, and social justice. Research-based fields of education are eligible if the major field of study is listed above and is used to describe the Ph.D. or Sc.D. program of the applicant (e.g., sociology of education, anthropology and education).

A list of eligible fields of study supported is available here: Eligible Fields of Study List.

Description: 
Dissertation 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, 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
 
Award Purpose: 
Research
Other
Year In School: 
PhD
Other
Eligibility Requirement - Gender: 
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship: 

All U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card); individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program;1 Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees, regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation;

Eligibility Requirement - Residency: 

Any

Eligibility Requirement - Other: 

All applicants must:

  • Confirm holding a previous Ford Foundation Predoctoral 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; 
  • Be enrolled in a research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. program at a not for profit U.S. institution of higher education.
  • Expect to complete the Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree in a period of 9-12 months during the 2024-2025 academic year;2
  • Have completed all departmental and institutional requirements for their degree, except for writing and defense of the dissertation by December 12, 2023;
  • Upload a signed Verification of Doctoral Status Form (PDF, 92 KB) by the January 9, 2023 Supplementary Materials deadline;
  • Provide evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors, or other designations); and
  • Not have already earned a prior doctoral degree at any time, in any field.
Specializations: 
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Policy Analysis
Forestry
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
 
 
 
Date Updated: 
Thursday, November 9, 2023