Dear all, FYI. Katim > > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > International Fellowships Program > The Ford Foundation 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 diverse backgrounds, IFP actively seeks > candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic access > to higher education. > IFP is the largest single program ever supported by the Ford Foundation. > By > investing $280 million over ten years through 2010, the Foundation intends > to > build on its half century of support for higher education. Foundation programs > have long promoted the highest educational standards and achievement. Ford > fellowship recipients have become leaders in institutions around the world > and > have helped build global knowledge in fields ranging across the natural > and > social sciences as well as the humanities and arts. > IFP draws on this tradition and underscores the Foundation's belief that > education enables people to improve their own lives as well as to assist > others in the common pursuit of more equitable and just societies. > General Guidelines > The International Fellowships Program provides support for up to three > years > of formal graduate-level study leading to a masters or doctoral degree. > Fellows are selected from countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin > America, and Russia, where the Ford 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 masters 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 an appropriate university program > anywhere in the world, including their country of residence. The program > provides placement assistance to those Fellows not yet admitted to graduate > school. > IFP support also enables Fellows to undertake short-term language study > and > training in research and computer skills prior to graduate school enrollment. > In > addition, new Fellows attend orientation sessions, while current Fellows > actively participate in learning and discussion activities designed to > create > information and exchange networks among IFP Fellows worldwide. Finally, > the program strongly encourages IFP alumni to maintain contact with the > program after completing the fellowships to help them remain current in > their > respective fields through the expanding IFP network. > Because local requirements vary widely among IFP countries, applicants > should carefully follow the specific application guidelines provided by > the > relevant IFP International Partner organizations listed below, including > deadlines for the submission of applications. > Who Is Eligible? > Applicants must be resident nationals or residents of an eligible IFP country. > In addition, successful candidates will: > Demonstrate superior achievement in their undergraduate studies and hold > a > baccalaureate degree or its equivalent. > Have substantial experience in community service or development-related > activities. > Possess leadership potential evidenced by their employment and academic > experience. > Propose to pursue a post-baccalaureate degree that will directly enhance > their leadership capacity in a practical, policy, academic, 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. IFP selects Fellows on the strength > of > their clearly-stated intention to serve their communities and countries > of > origin, and expects that they will honor this obligation. > IFP Fields of Study > IFP Fellows may choose to study in any academic discipline or field of > study > related to the Ford Foundation's three grant-making areas, which are: > Asset Building and Community Development > Children, Youth and Families > Sexuality and Reproductive Health > Work-Force Development > Development Finance and Economic Security > Environment and Development > Community Development > Education, Media, Arts and Culture > Education Reform > Higher Education and Scholarship > Religion, Society and Culture > Media > Arts and Culture > Peace and Social Justice > Human Rights > International Cooperation > Governance > Civil Society > The Application Process top of page > All applications must be submitted to the appropriate IFP International > Partner listed below in the country or region where the applicant resides. > IFP International Partners determine application deadlines and selection > schedules in their region or country. Applications are reviewed and final > selections decided by panels composed of practitioners and scholars from > various fields of work and study. The level and duration of awards are > determined as part of the selection 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. > IFP International Partner Offices: > CHINA > Institute of International Education (IIE): www.china-ifp.org <http://www.china- > ifp.org> > INDIA > United State Educational Foundation in India (USEFI): www.ifpsa.org > <http://www.ifpsa.org> > INDONESIA > Indonesian International Education Foundation (IIEF): www.iie.org/iie/ief > <http://www.iie.org/iie/ief> > PHILIPPINES > Philippines Social Science Council (PSSC): www.philsocsci.org > <http://www.philsocsci.org> > VIETNAM > Center for Educational Exchange with Vietnam (CEEVN): > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > GHANA, NIGERIA, AND SENEGAL > The Association of African Universities (AAU): www.aau.org/ifp/ > <http://www.aau.org/ifp/> > KENYA, TANZANIA AND UGANDA > Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA): > www.iucea.org/scholarships/Schorlaships.html > <http://www.iucea.org/scholarships/Schorlaships.html> > MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTH AFRICA > Africa-America Institute (AAI): www.aaionline.org <http://www.aaionline.org> > EGYPT AND PALESTINE > American-Mideast Educational and Training Services (AMIDEAST): > www.amideast.org <http://www.amideast.org> > CHILE AND PERU > Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO): > www.programabecas.org <http://www.programabecas.org> > BRAZIL > Carlos Chagas Foundation (CCF): www.programabolsa.org.br/ > <http://www.programabolsa.org.br/> > GUATEMALA > Center for Research on the Mesoamerica Region (CIRMA): > www.cirma.net/becas.htm <http://www.cirma.net/becas.htm> > MEXICO > Center for Research and Higher Studies in Social Science (CIESAS): > www.ciesas.edu.mx/bibdf/ciesas-ford/home.html > <http://www.ciesas.edu.mx/bibdf/ciesas-ford/home.html> > MEXICO AND GUATEMALA > Institute of International Education Office for Latin America (Mexico City): > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > RUSSIA > Institute of International Education Russia and Eurasia Office > www.iie.ru/pgms/IFP <http://www.iie.ru/pgms/IFP> > > > > ------- End of forwarded message -------