IFP Fields
of Study
The Ford Foundation currently works in thirteen program or grant-making
areas international co-operation and advance human achievement.
These areas are not to be confused with subjects.
Candidates should select a subject that relates to one of the
thirteen Ford Foundation program or grant-making areas listed
below.
ASSET BUILDING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
KNOWLEDGE, CREATIVITY AND FREEDOM
ASSET BUILDING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The Asset Building and Community Development program helps strengthen
and increase the effectiveness of people and organizations working
to find solutions to problems of poverty and injustice. We support
people who are building human, social, financial and environmental
assets that enable people and communities to exert control over
their lives and to participate in their societies in meaningful
and effective ways.
1. Environment and Development
- Environmental Studies
- Rural Sociology
- Agricultural/Botanical Sciences
- Urban/Regional Planning
- Development/Resource Economics
- Anthropology
- Geography
- Forestry
- Resource
- Conservation/Management
- Extension Education
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2. Community Development
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Economics
- Public Administration/ Policy
- Social Work
- Communications/Journalism
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Business/Management
- Gender and Development
- Geography
- Agricultural/Environmental
- Economics
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3. Development Finance
and
Economic Security
- Development Economics
- Financial Services/Banking
- Microenterprise Development
- International Economics/Trade
- Public Policy
- Social Work/Services
- Business/Management
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4. Work-Force Development
- Human Resources Development
- Public Policy
- Labor Relations/Law
- Adult Education/Counseling
- Vocational Training
- Occupational Health/Safety
- Development Studies
- International Economics/Trade
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PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Peace is a precondition for the full achievement of the Foundation’s
mission to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice,
promote international cooperation and advance human achievement.
Armed conflict destroys not only human lives but also livelihoods,
governments, civil institutions, trust— in short, everything
in its wake. Social justice is the aspiration of all healthy societies
and the only long-term guarantee for sustaining peace. Policy,
civic participation and the law are the principal strategies used
by the Peace and Social Justice program.
Examples Of Study Fields
1. Human Rights
- Law (International, Constitutional,Labor, etc.)
- Human Rights
- International Relations/Public Policy
- Gender Studies
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Migration Studies
- Globalization Studies
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2. Governance & Civil Society
- Public Administration/Policy
- International Economics/Trade
- Law
- Public Finance
- Community Services
- Political Science Organizational
- Development
- Non-profit Sector Studies
- Advocacy Studies
- Globalization Studies
- Communications/Journalism
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KNOWLEDGE, CREATIVITY
AND FREEDOM
The Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom program works globally to
advance achievement in the arts, education and scholarship as
well as a positive understanding of sexuality. It also seeks to
promote the media and religion as forces for democracy in a range
of cultural contexts. This body of work, recognizes that knowledge
and creativity are central to the richness of people’s lives
and the progress of communities. It also affirms the importance
of freedom to think and act critically, originally and responsibly
in facilitating the building of more just and pluralistic societies.
Examples Of Study Fields
1. 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
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2. Sexuality and Reproductive Health
- Public/Community Health
- Epidemiology
- Gender/Women’s Studies
- Gender and Development
- Health Services
- Public Policy
- Medical Anthropology
- Demography
- Education
- Sociology/ Social Work
- Psychology/Counseling
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3. Religion, Society and Culture
- Comparative Religion/Theology
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Cultural Studies
- Education
- Gender Studies
- Philosophy/Ethics
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4. Media
- Journalism (Print/Broadcast)
- Communications Studies
- Publishing
- Media Technology
- Information Science/Management
- Public Policy
- Law
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5. Arts & Culture
- Conservation/Historic Preservation
- Archaeology
- Museology
- Cultural Studies
- Performance Studies
- Theater Arts
- Archiving & Documentation
- Musicology/Ethnomusicology
- Arts Administration/Management
- Critical Studies
- Folklore/Folk Culture Studies
- Art History
- Languages & Literature
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