William Diaz Fellowships

Please note that no new applications are being accepted at this time (3/09) - please check back for future fellowship opportunities.

The William Diaz Fellowship will be awarded to faculty members of color at any rank, including senior faculty new to philanthropic and nonprofit management studies whose work focuses on philanthropy, nonprofits and diversity. Review a brief bio of William Diaz.

Program Goals
The goals of this fellowship are:

• To acknowledge William Diaz's contributions to the development of minority leadership for nonprofit organizations, foundations, and the field of philanthropic and nonprofit management studies.
• To encourage a better understanding of philanthropy from diverse communities.

Awards
Two (2) fellowships of $15,000 each will be awarded annually. Funds from these fellowships may be used for support of research, travel to present research at conferences (other than ARNOVA), professional education seminars related to research and teaching on philanthropic and nonprofit studies, and course development. All funds must be expended and accounted for within one year after the end of the fellowship year. The award will be made payable to the award recipient's affiliate institution. (Please note the budget restrictions explained in the FAQs and the Applications Procedures section.)

Eligibility
Applicants must be:

• Faculty of any rank, including senior faculty new to philanthropic and nonprofit management studies whose work focuses on philanthropy, nonprofit organizations and diversity.
• Affiliated with an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or Canada. (The institution need not be a member of NACC.)
• Members of the following communities of color:
  • African American / Black
  • Latino
  • Asian / Pacific Islander
  • American Indian / Alaskan Native
• Committed to excellence in research and teaching in the field of philanthropic or nonprofit sector studies or nonprofit management from any one of a variety of academic disciplines.
• Willing and able to participate in the annual ARNOVA Conference. (Travel expenses will be paid by NACC and are not transferable as additional award money. Travel to attend the ARNOVA conference is limited to the year of the award and up to two years after the award to present fellowship-related research results.)

Selection Process
A Fellowship Selection Committee of distinguished scholars in the field and colleagues of William Diaz will evaluate the fellowship applications. An emphasis on quality and the potential for the project to encourage a better understanding of philanthropy from diverse communities will under gird the Committee's considerations.*

Selection Criteria

• Significance and quality of proposed research to the field of philanthropic and nonprofit sector studies defined to include the nonprofit sector, nonprofit organizations, nonprofit management and leadership, philanthropy, and other closely related topics.
  • Relationship, if any, to the development of minority leadership for nonprofit organizations, foundations, and the field of philanthropic and nonprofit sector studies as defined above.
• Merit of the proposed project and use of fellowship funds.
• Ability of the applicant to carry out the proposed activity.
• Applicant's ability to present a well written, thoughtfully prepared application.

*In the course of its review and deliberations, the Committee may determine that a Stevenson or Diaz applicant might be more appropriately considered in one or the other Fellowship category and reserves the right to move the candidate accordingly.