1. Program Update – June 2004

2. IFP Policy Framework: Promoting Access and Equity in Higher Education
In today’s “knowledge-based” economy, accelerated need for highly educated people in developing countries
Rapid expansion of tertiary education throughout the developing world
Women making gains, now represent nearly ½ of all tertiary education students in developing countries, but gender differences still marked in some regions
Within developing countries, rural areas, poor households, minority ethnic and racial groups under-represented in higher education, especially at the post-graduate level
Multiple strategies for increasing access, retention, and success rates for members of under-represented groups-e.g. diverse post-secondary institutions; flexible entry requirements; “pipeline” programs; “affirmative action” policies; targeted scholarship support

3. Key Innovations
Explicit focus on talented individuals from excluded communities
Decentralized implementation through partner organization
Pre-academic training and placement assistance
Worldwide study opportunities
Leadership training and cohort-building at national, regional and global levels
Post-Fellowship activities to help Fellows “stay connected”

4. Fellow Selections by Region & Gender 2001, 2002 & 2003
Began September 1999 when Foundation Vice Presidents presented the idea of a major international fellowship program to Foundation Trustees.
Comprised of four phases…
Initial exploration of idea (December January 2000)
Goal: Determine best educational model for a “signature” FF program
Process: archival research; analysis of earlier FF work in international education
Extensive internal and external consultation (February - April 2000)
Goal: Define program parameters and key features
Process: Field-based discussions coordinated by Reps’ Committee, meetings with field staff, set up IFP Steering Committee meetings
Advance planning (May - July 2000)
Goal: Design program “architecture”
Process: Identify key program functions; assign them to particular organizations; develop idea of IFP Secretariat, in conjunction with FF field offices and IFP Steering Committee
Initial implementation (August Present)
Recruit and hire staff for NY Secretariat
Develop rollout plan for IFP in Group I, II, and III field sites
Commission IFP logo
Produce English-language brochures, policy guidelines, and applications
Grantees prepare versions in Spanish, French, Russian, and Vietnamese
Prepare RGAs to underwrite recruitment and selection in four pilot (Group I) sites: West Africa, Chile and Peru, Vietnam, and Russia (approved 10/1/00)
Launch program formally in the US on November 29, 2000 at National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Undertake legal and financial process to create International Fellowships Fund, Inc.
Convene First IFP International Planning Meeting, Feb. 1-2, 2001 in NY
Prepare RGAs for IFP in Group II sites: Indonesia, China, and East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) - submitted for Officers Meeting on 3/29/01
Prepare RGAs for remainder of Group II sites:
India to be submitted for Officers Meeting on 4/12/01
Mexico to be submitted for Officers Meeting on 4/26/01
Russia IFP Fellow Designates selected in Moscow, 3/15/01-3/16/01
Chile/Peru IFP Fellow Designates to be selected in Santiago, Chile 4/4-4/6/01
West Africa IFP Fellow Designates to be selected in Accra, Ghana, 5/3-5/4/01
Vietnam - Final IFP Fellow Designates to be selected in 5/01 (pending government approval)
Total 1,129 Fellows
51% Female, 49% Male

5. Percentage of Fellows Chosen by Region
1026
(4 sites)
1368
(6 sites)
756
(3 sites)

6. Target Population Characteristics by Region
AVERAGE AGE
AFRICA: 35
ASIA / RUSSIA: 32
LATIN AMERICA: 34

7. IFP Highest Degrees in 2003 Cohort: Father

8. Total Number of Contracts by Region & Gender
Total Contracts : 744

9. IFP Host Regions

10. IFP Host Regions by Sending Regions
AFRICA
ASIA & RUSSIA
LATIN AMERICA

11. IFP Host Regions by Sending Regions (Asia)

12. IFP Academic Degrees

13. IFP Academic Degrees By Region
AFRICA
ASIA / RUSSIA
LATIN AMERICA

14. IFP Academic Fields

15. IFP Academic Fields by Region
AFRICA
ASIA / RUSSIA
LATIN AMERICA

16. IFP Fellows and Ford Program Areas

17. IFP Fellows and Ford Program Areas By Region
LATIN AMERICA
ASIA / RUSSIA
AFRICA

18. Fellow Program Completion 2002 to 2012 *
Total
Cumulative Total
* Based on actual selections and projected selections

19. Lessons Learned
Enormous unattended demand for post-graduate study among new groups of university graduates in developing countries
Importance of non-traditional recruitment and selection practices that serve the goals of the program
Importance of pre-academic training and “bridging programs” that allow Fellows to gain admission to high quality programs and achieve academic success
Importance of “clustering” Fellows in academic programs and institutions that share goal of broadening access to higher education in developing countries
Importance of decentralized program implementation and design

20. Ongoing Challenges
Maintaining programmatic consistency while accounting for enormous variation among IFP countries and regions
Creating a set of university partnerships worldwide and clustering IFP Fellows in those institutions
Providing educational services (pre-academic training, placement, academic support, grants administration) to IFP Fellows spread worldwide
Creating meaningful and lasting networks among IFP Fellows and alumni to promote leadership for social justice
Designing and maintaining data collection systems for administration, evaluation and research