Back in November, you may remember that I applied for a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship. This award is described on their website as follows:
Awards are made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Hundreds of Ph.D./Sc.D. students apply every year. Only 20 are awarded. I only just learned how astronomical my chances were.
I GOT ONE!!!
*happy dance*
I was awarded support for one year ($21,000), plus I am expected to attend a Ford Foundation leadership meeting. *falls out of wheelchair* I can't believe I got it.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
Awesome, yay! This should make you very competitive on the job market too.
FridaWrites -- You're absolutely right. It definitely plumps up the CV!
supercongrats! See, you have a rare and beautiful mind and what you do in research is of great value.
Beth -- I'm just trying to make things a little better. I'm trying to show the ever-present discriminators that physical ability does not have any reflection on mental ability (you'd think Stephen Hawking would have convinced people). Thank you for being one of my biggest supporters.
Post a Comment