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Read the latest IFP publication featuring alumni and program update, September 2007
The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) was launched by the Ford Foundation in 2000 to provide opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. To ensure that Fellows are drawn from diverse backgrounds, IFP actively seeks candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic |
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Above: South African IFP Alumnus Neo Ramoupi stands by a picture of Nelson Mandela and boxer Mohammed Ali at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, where Neo now works as a historian for the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa. Neo is completing his Ph.D research in history. Latest News
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access to higher education. IFP's New York-based secretariat collaborates closely with partner organizations in 22 countries and territories highlighted on the map below. These groups supervise all recruitment and selection activities, and help ensure that the program's goals and implementation are grounded in local realities and reflect local needs.
The above map is a navigational tool for acquiring information about the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program, and is not intended to portray international boundaries precisely.IFP is a program of the New York City-based International Fellowships Fund. The Fund (IFF) is an independently incorporated supporting organization of the Institute of International Education (IIE). The IFP Secretariat is housed at IIE headquarters in New York, which administers Fellows' grant agreements, disburses Fellows' funds, and provides university placement for many IFP Fellows. IFP also works closely with Ford Foundation offices around the world, which have played a key role in the program's development.Questions or comments about the website?
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