Academic Initiative

University of Michigan’s President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

This partnership supports programs at the ten-campus UC system, the three UC-affiliated national laboratories, University of Michigan, University of Colorado Boulder, The California Alliance, University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Minnesota, New York University and University of North Carolina at Charlotte to offer postdoctoral research fellowships, faculty mentoring, professional development and academic networking opportunities. The programs are particularly interested in supporting scholars with the potential to bring to their academic and research careers the perspective that comes from their non-traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of groups historically underrepresented in higher education. The University seeks applicants whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education. The program is particularly interested in scholars with the potential to bring to their research and undergraduate teaching the critical perspective that comes from their non-traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of groups historically underrepresented in higher education.