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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 include:

• All citizens or nationals of the United States regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation,
• Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations),
• Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.

For information regarding level-specific eligibility requirements, stipends, and other program information for each of the three levels of the Fellowship program, please access the fact sheet for the program level of your interest, predoctoral, dissertation or postdoctoral.

Contact Jodi Lehman (jglehman@mtu.edu) if you are interested in applying for a Ford Foundation Fellowship.

2011-2012 Academic Year
Master’s/Professional Fellowship: $18,000
Doctorate Fellowship: $20,000
Postdoctoral Fellowship: $30,000
Applications available: Aug. 1–Dec. 1, 2010
Application deadline*: Dec. 1, 2010
Fellowship year: July 1, 2011–June 30, 2012

* All supporting documents must also be received by this date. If an application deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, supporting documents must be received the next business day.

International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. Several fellowships are available for study outside of the U.S.
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Please contact Jodi Lehman (jglehman@mtu.edu) if you are interested in applying.

2011-2012 Grant Year
Award: $2,000-$10,000
Applications available: Aug. 1, 2010 – Jan. 15, 2011
Application deadline: Jan. 15, 2011

Community Action grants provide funds to individuals, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls.

• One-year grants ($2,000-$7,000 over one year)
  One-year grants provide seed money for new projects. Topic areas are unrestricted, but should include a clearly defined activity that promotes education and equity for women and girls.

• Two-year grants ($5,000-$10,000 over two years)
  Two-year grants provide start-up funds for longer-term programs that address the particular needs of the community and develop girls’ sense of efficacy through leadership or advocacy opportunities. Topic areas are unrestricted, but should include a clearly defined activity that promotes education and equity for women and girls

Applicants must be women who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Nonprofit organizations must be based in the United States. Grant projects must have direct public impact, be nonpartisan, and take place within the United States or its territories.

Special consideration is given to projects focused on K-12 and community college girls’ and women’s achievements in science, technology, engineering or math.

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2011 APPLICATION NOW OPEN

(Link: www.nsfsi.org )

The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer
Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship
international fellowship program for developing the next generation of
globally  engaged U.S. scientists and engineers knowledgeable about the
Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer Institutes are hosted by foreign
counterparts committed to increasing opportunities for young U.S.
researchers to work in research facilities and with host mentors abroad.
Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research experiences
at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, New
Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August. The program provides
a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living
expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language,
and research environment of the host location.

The 2011 application is now open and will close at 5:00 pm local time on
November 10, 2010.  Application instructions are available online at
www.nsfsi.org. For further information concerning benefits, eligibility,
and tips on applying, applicants are encouraged to visit
www.nsf.gov/eapsi or www.nsfsi.org.

NSF recognizes the importance of enabling U.S. researchers and educators
to advance their work through international collaborations and the value
of ensuring that future generations of U.S. scientists and engineers
gain professional experience beyond this nation’s borders early in their
careers. The program is intended for U.S. graduate students pursuing
studies in fields supported by the National Science Foundation. Women,
minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to
apply for the EAPSI. Applicants must be enrolled in a research-oriented
master’s or PhD program and be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents
by the application deadline date. Students in combined bachelor/master
degree programs must have matriculated from the undergraduate degree
program by the application deadline date.

The first Summer Institutes began in Japan in 1990, and to date over
2,000 U.S. graduate students have participated in the program.

Should you have any questions, please contact the EAPSI Help Desk by
email at eapsi@nsfsi.org or by phone at 1-866-501-2922.

If you are interested in applying please contact Jodi Lehman (jglehman@mtu.edu)