IAF Fellowship

I read about IAF Fellowship at somewhere but the info there was not enough so can you provide me the info about this in details as I want to know about it in detail??

[Quick Sam]

IAF Fellowships support dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean undertaken by students enrolled in a U.S. university who have advanced to Ph.D. candidacy in the social sciences, physical sciences, technical fields and the professions as related to grassroots development issues.

Awards are based on both development and scholarly criteria. Proposed research should have a focus on grassroots development .

Current priority topics under IAF research include the following:
Organizations promoting grassroots development among poor and disadvantaged people in Latin America and Caribbean.
The financial sustainability and independence of development organizations.
Trends affecting historically excluded groups, such as African descendants, indigenous people, women, people with disabilities and young people.
Transnational development.
The role of corporate social responsibility in grassroots development;
The impact of globalization on grassroots development;
The impact on the quality of life of the poor of grassroots development activities in such areas as sustainable agriculture and natural resource management; housing; primary health care; education; urban development; training and technical assistance; technology transfer; jobs creation; and marketing and small enterprise development.

If anyone wants to apply than general eligibility will be

The candidate must be a Ph.D. student currently enrolled in a U.S. university and must have advanced candidacy before initiating IAF-funded field research.
The candidates research should not be funded by any other grant.
Candidate must speak and read the language(s) appropriate to the research proposal.
Each candidate must demonstrate a planned, substantive collaboration, during the field research period, with an affiliated development or applied research institution in the Latin American or Caribbean country.