The deadline for applications for the 2013-2014 Fellowship Cycle of
the IAF Grassroots Development Ph.D. Fellowship Program is JANUARY 22, 2013.
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 2013.
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.
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