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=== International leadership ===
In 2001, the foundation launched the International Fellowships Program (IFP) with a 12-year, $280 million grant, the largest in its history. IFP identified approximately 4,300 emerging social justice leaders representing historically disadvantaged groups from outside the United States for graduate study around the world. Fellows came from 22 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Russia and the Palestinian Territories and studied a wide variety of fields. After IFP's early success with identifying candidates and selecting and placing Fellows, and the success of Fellows in completing their degrees, the foundation contributed an additional $75 million to IFP in 2006. IFP concluded operations in late 2013 when more than 80 percent of fellows had completed their studies. 
Fellows have been serving their home communities in a variety of ways involving social justice.<ref name="fellowship">{{cite web| url=http://www.fordfoundation.org/grants/individuals-seeking-fellowships| title=Individuals Seeking Fellowships| publisher=Ford Foundation| access-date=2014-05-14}}</ref>