Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs The Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation's higher education faculties by increasing ethnic and racial diversity as well as the professoriate who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching education for all students. Predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowships are awarded annually in a national competition. Award amounts vary by program between $25,000 to $72,000 total. Application deadlines also vary by program between December 10 to December 17, 2019. http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/index.htm