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. 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.

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 Applications Procedures section.)

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.)