Fields of Study

FORD FOUNDATION GRANT MAKING AREAS STUDY FIELDS
Environment and Development
  • Environment Studies
  • Rural Sociology
  • Agricultural / Botanical Sciences
  • Urban / Regional Planning
  • Development / Resource Economics
  • Anthropology
  • Forestry
  • Resource Conservation / Management
  • Extension Education
Community Development
  • Urban and Regional Planning
  • Economics
  • Public Administration / Policy
  • Social Work
  • Communication / Journalism
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • Business / Management
  • Gender and Development
  • Agriculture / Environmental Economics
Sexuality and Reproductive Health
  • Public / Community Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Gender / Women’s Studies
  • Gender and Development
  • Health Services
  • Public Policy
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Demography
  • Sociology / Social Work
  • Pychology / Counseling
  • Human Rights
Development Finance and Economic Security
  • Development Economics
  • Financial Services / Banking
  • Microenterprise Development
  • International Economics / Trade
  • Public Policy
  • Social Work / Services
  • Business / Management
Work-Force Development
  • Human Resource Development
  • Public Policy
  • Labor Relations / Law
  • Adult Education / Counseling
  • Vocational Training
  • Occupational Health / Safety
  • Development Studies
  • International Economics / Trade
Human Rights
  • Law (International, Constitutional, Labor, e.t.c)
  • International Relations / Public policy
  • Gender Studies
  • Peace and Conflict Studies
  • Migration Studies
  • Globalization Studies
Governance
  • Public Administration / Policy
  • International Econmics / Trade
  • Law
  • Public Finance
  • Community Service
  • Political Science
Civil Society
  • Organizational Development
  • Non-profit Sector Studies
  • Advocacy Studies
  • Globalization Studies
  • Communications / Journalism
Education and Scholarship
  • Area / International Studies
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Gender Studies
  • Sociology of Knowledge
  • Education Finance / Policy Reform
  • Teacher Training
  • Curriculum / Instructional Design
  • Language Education / Sociolinguistics
  • Educational Research / Development
Religion, Society and Culture
  • Comparative Religion / Theology
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology
  • Cultural Studies
  • Education
  • Gender Studies
  • Philosophy / Ethics
Media
  • Journalism (Print / Broadcast)
  • Communications Studies
  • Publishing
  • Media Technology
  • Information Science / Management
  • Publicy Policy
  • Law
Art and Culture
  • Conservation / Historic Preservation
  • Archaelogy
  • Musicology
  • Cultural Studies
  • Performance Studies
  • Theatre Arts
  • Archiving and Documentation
  • Musicology / Ethnomusicology
  • Arts Administration / Management
  • Critical Studies
  • Folklore / Folk Culture Studies
  • Arts History
  • Languages and Literature
HIV and AIDS