The Ford Foundation will award 25 postdoctoral fellowships to minorities who demonstrate superior scholarship and show the greatest promise for future achievement. Major disciplines include the life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, engineering sciences, behavioral and social sciences, education , and the humanities. There is a stipend of $30,000 for one year, $3,000 travel and relocation allowance, $2,000 cost-of-research allowanc; $2,500 employing institution allowance to be matched by employing institution.

Deadline for application is January 7, 2000.

Web site is http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/ .