Is the IAF Grassroots Development Fellowship still available?
The old fellowship has been relaunched in a broader form as the IAF Research Fellowship Program with SSRC.
How much did the latest fellowship provide?
The latest verified call offered US$20,000 for twelve months of field-based research.
Is a new call open?
No new 2026/27 application round is currently published.
What did this scholarship historically cover?
These benefits belong to an earlier verified programme cycle and must be reconfirmed if a new call opens.
The relaunched IAF Research Fellowship offered up to ten US$20,000 awards for twelve months of field-based research on community-led development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Other verified benefits
Twelve months of support, a three-day in-person orientation and participation in the network of IAF Fellows.
Costs not confirmed or not covered
The fellowship is not a university tuition scholarship. Applicants must budget fieldwork costs within the award and comply with research-location requirements.
Who was historically eligible?
These rules describe an earlier programme cycle. A future call may change eligible countries, fields or admission requirements.
Latest verified rules required citizenship of the United States or an IAF country, at least a bachelor's degree, relevant research skills and the ability to complete twelve months of field-based research with a community organization.
Applicants could be graduate students, graduates, academics, independent researchers or community-linked practitioners. Pakistan was not an eligible nationality because it is not an IAF programme country.
Eligible countries
Citizens of countries where the IAF works or citizens of the United States under the latest verified fellowship rules.
Language requirements
Applications could be submitted in English, Spanish, Portuguese or French.
Which documents were historically required?
This is a historical checklist, not a current application checklist.
- Research proposal
- CV or résumé
What should you do next?
- Wait for IAF and SSRC to publish a new fellowship call.
- Confirm that your citizenship is eligible.
- Develop a field-based research question relevant to community-led development in Latin America or the Caribbean.
- Prepare the abstract, actionable research statement, personal statement, proposal and bibliography.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the IAF Research Fellowship?
The latest verified IAF/SSRC Research Fellowship offered US$20,000 to support one researcher for twelve months of field-based work in Latin America or the Caribbean.