[USA] President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program - University of California
University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
In all fields, the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program gives special consideration to candidates whose record of scholarship and service will contribute to the diversity of the academic community. The program also will give special consideration to applicants who have demonstrated significant academic achievement by overcoming barriers such as economic, social or educational disadvantage. The program is particularly interested in applicants whose family members may have experienced barriers to participation in higher education, who are bilingual or bicultural, or who have participated in teaching, mentoring or outreach programs (for example, MESA or Puente) that are designed to foster the participation of educationally disadvantaged students in higher education.
For fellowships in the Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Professions, the program will prefer candidates whose research emphasizes issues such as diversity, multi-culturalism and communities underserved by traditional academic research. The program is particularly interested in research which considers issues such as race, ethnicity and/or gender as they relate to traditional academic fields. This includes research in such areas as community development, social justice, educational reform, economic development, public health and safety, and the dynamics of multi-cultural communities. Within these general parameters, the program also is particularly interested in research that invigorates traditional disciplines by challenging conventional paradigms or by using innovative methodologies such as interdisciplinary and comparative approaches.
How to Apply
The deadline for submitting applications for the 2009-2010 fellowships will be November 15, 2008. Online application will be available for submissions on September 1, 2008.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to:
- Obtain the sponsorship of a University of California faculty member, other than your PhD dissertation advisor, who will serve as a mentor;
- Submit a complete ONLINE APPLICATION;
- Send a complete set of supporting documents.
Applications are not complete until all elements listed above have been completed and the documents have been received by the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
To review the online application required fields, please visit the required application contents. For selection and eligibility criteria as well as the terms of appointment, please visit the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program’s home page at: http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/ppfp/
Questions regarding the application process may be directed to Program Coordinator Kimberly Adkinson at: kim.adkinson@ucop.edu
