2013-2014 IAF Fellowship Competition Announcement:
Fellowships
are available to currently registered students who have advanced to
candidacy (by the time research begins) for the Ph.D. in
the social sciences, physical sciences, technical fields and the
professions as related to grassroots development issues. Applications
for clinical research in the health field will
NOT be considered.
Awards
are based on both development and scholarly criteria. Proposals should
offer a practical orientation to field-based information. In
exceptional cases the IAF will support research reflecting a primary
interest in macro questions of politics and economics but only as they
relate to the environment of the poor. The Fellowship Program
complements IAF’s support for grassroots development in
Latin America and the Caribbean, and preference for those applicants
whose careers or research projects are related to topics of greatest
interest to the IAF. These include, but are not limited to, the
following:
- Organizations promoting grassroots development among poor and disadvantaged peoples;
- The financial sustainability and independence of development organizations;
- Trends affecting historically excluded groups, such as African descendants, indigenous peoples, women, people with disabilities and young people;
- Transnational development;
- The role of corporate social responsibility in grassroots development;
- The impact of globalization on grassroots development;
- The impact on the quality of life of the poor of grassroots development activities in such areas as sustainable agriculture and natural resource management, housing, health care, education, urban development, technology transfer, jobs creation, and marketing and small-enterprise development.
Funding is for between four and 12 months.
Research during the 2013-2014 cycle must be initiated between June 1, 2013 and May 31, 2014.
IAF’s
Fellowships provide support for Ph.D. candidates to conduct
dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean on topics
related
to grassroots development. The Inter-American Foundation expects to
award up to 15 Doctoral Field Research Fellowships in 2012.
Complete proposals include:
- A complete research prospectus - an application statement, a field research prospectus, a Curriculum Vitae (custom), and a Personal Statement;
- A letter of University Certification;
- A letter of affiliation from at least one host organization;
- Statement of IRB Status or proof of submission or approval;
- Graduate transcripts;
- Three academic letters of reference, one which must be from the chair of the applicant's dissertation committee;
- A Language Proficiency Report.
Selected candidates must present proof of candidacy and IRB exemption or approval prior to receiving
funding or entering the field.
Application Information:
Complete application information and instructions are available at
www.iie.org/iaf. The deadline for applications for the 2013-2014 Fellowship Cycle of the IAF Grassroots
Development Ph.D. Fellowship Program is JANUARY 22, 2013.
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