Welcome to the Fellowships Office of Policy and Global Affairs The Fellowship Office of PGA administers predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowship programs in research-based fields of study. The Fellowships Office currently administers the following programs: Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching are designed to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Predoctoral fellowships support study toward a Ph.D. or Sc.D.; Dissertation fellowships offer support in the final year of writing the Ph.D. or Sc.D. thesis; Postdoctoral Fellowships offer one-year awards for Ph.D. recipients. Applicants must be U.S. citizens in research-based fields of study. The Research Associateship Programs administer Postdoctoral (within 5 years of the doctorate) and Senior (normally 5 years or more beyond the doctorate) Research Awards sponsored by federal laboratories at over one hundred locations in the United States and overseas and are given for the purpose of conducting research in areas that are of interest to them and to the host laboratories and centers. Jefferson Science Fellows spend one year at the U.S. Department of State as advisers on science policy. Vietnam Education Foundation seeks to improve the science infrastructure in Vietnam. Fellowships are provided to Vietnamese students who wish to pursue graduate degrees in fields of science in the United States. The Changing Face of Science celebrates people of diverse backgrounds who are changing the face of science, engineering, and medicine. Support for this publication was provided by the Presidents’ Circle Communications Initiative of the National Academies. Requests for hard copies of this publication should be forwarded to mpetroch@nas.edu. In the event that none of our fellowship programs are appropriate for you, we have identified other fellowship programs and lists to assist you in locating alternate funding sources for your advanced study. FELLOWSHIP ROUNDTABLE We facilitate a bi-annual Fellowship Roundtable for administrators of fellowship programs who wish to interact and promote each other's programs. The Fellowships Office is a part of the Policy and Global Affairs Division (PGA). If you have other questions or comments, submit an email message to: infofell@nas.edu or call (202) 334-2872, or fax (202) 334-3419.

NEW RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announces a new Academies Research Fellowship program designed to support the development of METHANE HYDRATE science and enable highly qualified postgraduate students to pursue advanced degrees in an area of increasing importance to the Nation. The 2- or 3-year fellowship will be made available to support work towards M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, or in a Postdoctoral appointment. The Methane Hydrates Fellowship Application and Support Document forms can be found at APPLICATION INFORMATION. NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY The Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the National Research Council announce a special focus area for research related to the Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical and Biological Defense Program. JSTO will provide funds directly to sponsoring DoD Laboratories/Centers to support selected NRC Postdoctoral Research Associates as Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) Postdoctoral Fellows.