I received this announcement from the VPR office and want to share it with our faculty and students. Please consider having our graduate students and postdoctoral
fellows apply. It is specifically designed for individuals planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in a research-based field of science, social science or humanities.
Amaury Nora, Professor & Associate Dean for Research
College of Education and Human Development
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX 78249
210.458.4112
From: Jaclyn Shaw
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 8:45 AM
To: Janakiram Seshu; Floyd Wormley; Amaury Nora; Raquel Marquez; Hamid Beladi; Rob Tillyer; Suat Gunhan; Harry R Millwater
Cc: Mary Mays; Carlos Aguirre; Monica Trevino; Liana Ryan; Brittanii Rogers
Subject: Call For Applicants - Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs, Deadline Dec. 2017
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Dear Joann:
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is accepting applications for the 2018 Ford Foundation Fellowships Programs for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching. Full eligibility information and online applications are available on our website.
Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Eligibility Requirements:
• U.S. citizens, nationals, permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card), or individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) program, and political asylees and refugees regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation
• Individuals planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in a research-based filed of science, social science or humanities
Stipends:
• Predoctoral--$24,000 per year for three years
• Dissertation--$25,000 for one year
• Postdoctoral--$45,000 for one year
Awardees will have expenses paid to attend at least one Conference of Ford Fellows. Approximately 65 predoctoral, 36 dissertation, and 24 postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded.
Application Deadline Dates:
• Predoctoral: December 14, 2017 (5:00 PM EST)
• Dissertation: December 7, 2017 (5:00 PM EST)
• Postdoctoral: December 7, 2017 (5:00 PM EST)
Supplementary Materials receipt deadline for submitted applications is January 9, 2018 (5:00 PM EST)
For more information and to apply online:
www.nationalacademies.org/ford
FordApplications@nas.edu
https://twitter.com/NASEMFordFellow
https://www.facebook.com/NASEM.FordFellowship/
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely yours,
H. Ray Gamble
Director, Fellowships Office
500 5th Street NW, Keck 565
Washington, DC 20001
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