Two upcoming info sessions on demystifying the Ford Fellowship

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. Join us for two upcoming information sessions to help you understand the Ford Foundation Fellowship and build a strong application.

Demystifying the Ford Foundation Fellowship Application
(STEM Session)
Wednesday, November 8
3-4:30 p.m.
Elings Hall 1605
Light refreshments provided
RSVP here

Panelists:

• Peter M. Homyak (Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology)
• Ashlee Kalauli (Predoctoral Fellow in Mathematics)
• Prof. Miroslava Chavez-Garcia (Department of History, Past Ford Postdoctoral Fellow), moderator

Demystifying the Ford Foundation Fellowship Application
(Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowship Session)
Monday, November 13
3-4:30 p.m.
Student Resource Building, Multipurpose Room
​RSVP here

Panelists:

• Vilna Bashi Treitler (Black Studies)
  
• Denise Segura (Sociology)
• Magda Garcia (​Chicana/o Studies)
  
• Adrienne Tsikewa (Linguistics)
  
• Rosie Bermudez (Chicana/o Studies)
  
• Miroslava Chavez-Garcia (Professor of History and Faculty Director of Graduate Diversity Initiatives), moderator

More Information on the Ford Foundation Fellowship Program:

• Eligibility: U.S. Citizens and permanent residents, membership of underrepresented group, committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level
• Fields: Almost all fields; see list
• Deadlines: December 14 for predoctoral fellowship; December 7 for dissertation fellowship and postdoctoral fellowship (all deadlines 5 p.m. EST)