The National Research Council (NRC) hosts an annual competition on behalf of the Ford Foundation to promote diversity at U.S. colleges and universities. Fellowships are awarded to candidates demonstrating academic excellence and a passion to teach and engage in research efforts at the college and university level to enhance educational advancement for all. In addition, the Ford Foundation fellowship provides opportunities to conduct research on the role of women in society.
To apply, applicants must be nominated by their college or university. Recipients are awarded a stipend equal to their faculty salary, to enable them to be released from their teaching role and conduct research.
"International education exchange is the most significant current project designed to continue the process of humanizing mankind to the point, we would hope, that nations can learn to live in peace." --Sen. J. William Fulbright. Two Fulbright awards, "The Distinguished Lecturing and Research Award," and the "Junior Lecturing and Research Award" for recent PhD recipients, are post-doctoral grants that African American women should consider.
Recognizing that African Americans are underrepresented in the fields of science, technology and engineering, the National Science Foundation provides postdoctoral research fellowships in the areas of social, behavioral and economic sciences. Grant opportunities include travel grants to visit sponsors and conduct research activities.
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Doctoral Scholars Program has a mission to increase the number of minorities in faculty positions. This program provides a five-year waiver of tuition and fees, an annual stipend and negotiable provisions.
This esteemed institution provides a two-year postdoctoral fellowship program in the African American Studies Department within the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Recipients receive a stipend and are awarded an appointment in the Department of African American Studies.