The International Fellowships Program (IFP) is Ford Foundation’s largest-ever grant activity for graduate students. PSSC was among some 20 international partner organizations of the Ford Foundation in administering the program in 21 countries around the world. This international partnership assigned PSSC the responsibility of promoting the program in the Philippines, recruiting applicants from the program’s special target groups, screening and reviewing applications, and selecting and interviewing IFP semi-finalists and finalists.
Dates of Implementation/Duration: 2001 – 2011
Partner Institutions: Ford Foundation
Objective: To expand opportunities for certain groups and sectors of society that have historically had little to no access to advanced education and its benefits
Target Beneficiaries: Individuals from sectors of society that lack access to education but wish to pursue graduate studies