Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships

The Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships Program aims to increase the presence of underrepresented minorities on the nation’s college and university faculties by offering pre-doctoral fellowships to members of the six minority groups most severely underrepresented in U.S. academia. The goal is to help outstanding students achieve their full potential as scholars and subsequently inspire others to follow academic careers in teaching and research. The program invites applications from seniors and currently enrolled graduate students who are either citizens of the U.S. or have DACA status and who are members of the following minority groups: Alaskan Native (Eskimo or Aleut), American Indian, African American, Mexican American/Chicano, Native Pacific Islander (Polynesian or Micronesian), and Puerto Rican.