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FUNDING: The Inter-American Foundation Grassroots Development Fellowship
Angela Jancius
jancius at ohio.edu
Sun Jan 21 14:41:20 EST 2007
The Inter-American Foundation's Grassroots Development Fellowship Program
The Institute of International Education (IIE) has partnered with the
Inter-American Foundation (IAF) to administer its Grassroots Development
Fellowship Program. The IAF was created in 1969 by the United States
Congress to fund the self-help initiatives of the organized poor in Latin
America and the Caribbean and the groups that directly support them. To
complement its effort, the IAF has reinstated its fellowship support for
dissertation work by candidates for Ph.D. degrees from United States
universities. IAF's fellowships are intended to increase awareness of
grassroots development efforts while building a community of professionals
and scholars knowledgeable in the subject. Fellows examine the efforts of
the rural and urban poor to improve their lives, their methods of
organization and production and the policies and programs designed to
alleviate their poverty. The IAF disseminates research findings of its
fellows to a broad audience concerned with development.
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 11 Doctoral Field Research Fellowships in 2007. The Fellowship award
includes: round-trip international transportation to the field research
site; a $3,000 research allowance, paid in a one-time, lump sum; a $1,500
monthly stipend covering a maximum grant period of 12 months; attendance at
a required "mid-year" Grassroots Development Conference to discuss each
Fellow's progress with members of the IAF's academic review committee.
The applicant must be a Ph.D. student, currently enrolled in a U.S.
university and must have completed all course requirements and qualifying or
comprehensive examinations for the doctoral degree before initiating
IAF-funded field research.
The Web page provides (http://www.iie.org/Website/WPreview.cfm?WID=187)
essential information on all aspects of the IAF Fellowship Program. Any
inquiries should be addressed to IAF's partner for administration of this
fellowship, The Institute of International Education: iaffellowships at iie.org
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