The Ford Foundation

The Ford Foundation offers the International Fellowships Program (IFP), which provides support for up to three years of formal graduate-level study leading to a masters or doctoral degree.  Fellows are selected from IFP 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.  Please refer to the program site for complete information regarding the program guidelines.

Eligible applicants must be resident nationals or residents of an eligible IFP country as well

• 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.

Fellows may select any academic discipline or field of study that relates to the Foundation's three grant-making priority areas: