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Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) is a fellow that is for Indian Students. Its interested in Higher Education for Social Change. Apply for one of the 40 Ford Fellowships to study for a Master’s Degree at a University abroad or in India.

Eligibility:

1. Must be an Indian will residing in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh or Uttarakhand.
2. Graduate with 3 year of experience.
3. Eligible fields of study include social sciences, arts and humanities.
4. Should have demonstrated Leadership and Community Service Experience.
5. Have lacked opportunities for higher education. Graduates belong to scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes, religious minorities as well as women and the physically challenged and are encouraged to apply.

NOTIFICATION

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
12, Hailey Road, New Delhi. Telefax : 011- 23358893/4 Email: ask@ifpsa.org
Website: http://www.ifpsa.org

Pre-Application Forms must be submitted till 15th November, 2008.


INSTITUTE:

Its goals are to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement. Its inception it has been an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. A fundamental challenge facing every society is to create political, economic and social systems that promote peace, human welfare and the sustainability of the environment on which life depends.

The General Guidelines:-

The Program is especially designed to support candidates from groups that have historically lacked access to higher education. Eligible candidates who belong to marginalized and excluded groups and communities such as scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes, religious minorities, women, physically challenged and those with other kinds of socio-economic deprivation are encouraged.