{"id":750,"date":"2022-06-24T13:59:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T18:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/ifp-alumni-tracking-study\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:24:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"iie-research-init","link":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/ifp-alumni-tracking-study\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-iie-navigation-wrapper is-layout-constrained wp-block-iie-navigation-wrapper-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu-controls\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu-parent-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/ifp-alumni-tracking-study\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">International Fellowships Program Alumni Tracking Study<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<nav id=\"navigation-wrapper-menu\" class=\"navigation-wrapper__menu\" aria-label=\"Sidebar Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-751\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/ifp-alumni-tracking-study\/ifp-archive\/\">IFP Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-618 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/ifp-alumni-tracking-study\/study-publications\/\">Study Publications<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-643\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/ifp-alumni-tracking-study\/study-publications\/multimedia\/\">Multimedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-773 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/ifp-alumni-tracking-study\/alumni\/\">Alumni<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-26298\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/ifp-alumni-tracking-study\/alumni\/ifp-regional-roundtables\/\">IFP Regional Roundtables<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-1951\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/ifp-alumni-tracking-study\/alumni\/alumni-awards\/\">Alumni Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-750\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/ifp-alumni-tracking-study\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>About<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the IFP Alumni Tracking Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-align: justify\">The IFP Alumni Tracking Study explored the personal pathways and career trajectories of alumni of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP). Launched in 2013, the study was by the <a data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/Research-and-Insights\/IFP-Alumni-Tracking-Study\/REL-Team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research, Evaluation and Learning (REL) Team<\/a>\u00a0at the Institute of International Education (IIE). The study was unprecedented in its size and scope and provided useful lessons for IIE and the field at large on how to carry out impact studies over an extended period, and how to design fellowships for maximum impact. By studying the link between higher education and social change, and the effect that higher education can have on marginalized populations and leadership, we were better able to understand the long-term impact of international higher education scholarship programs that seek to promote social change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Timeline.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34722\" style=\"aspect-ratio:\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Timeline.png 977w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Timeline-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Timeline-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Core Research Questions&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Model.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34720\" style=\"width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Model.png 484w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Model-189x300.png 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">IFP\u2019s\u00a0theory of change guided the Tracking Study\u2019s approach, hypothesizing that the fellowship opportunity supported participants in developing their\u00a0roles as social change leaders. The acquisition of knowledge and skills through higher education led, in turn, to social change beyond the individual\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: center\">sphere of influence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&nbsp;The research questions in the study\u2019s methodology reflected the overall vision of IFP in&nbsp;linking higher education opportunities to social change:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;What were the long-term impacts of the IFP experience on its alumni? How did&nbsp;the program enable alumni to contribute to long-term impacts at the&nbsp;organizational, community, and&nbsp;societal levels?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What contributions to social change did IFP alumni make as community leaders due to their fellowship opportunities?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What was the link between higher education and social change? How could higher\u00a0education fellowship programs provide opportunities to address social inequalities?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Study Surveys&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">IIE conducted three IFP Global Alumni Surveys during the course of the study.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Surveys.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34721\" style=\"aspect-ratio:\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Surveys.png 985w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Surveys-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Surveys-768x440.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In April 2016,&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/Research-and-Insights\/Publications\/IFP-Report-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Social Justice and Sustainable Change: The Impacts of Higher Education<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>shared the results of the 2015 IFP Global Alumni Survey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify\">In\u00a0March 2019, <\/span><a style=\"text-align: justify\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/Research-and-Insights\/Publications\/IFP-Report-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Leveraging Higher Education to Promote Social Justice<\/em><\/a><span style=\"text-align: justify\"> shared the\u00a0results of the 2018 IFP Global Alumni Survey. The findings in this report also compared longitudinal data from 2015 to 2018 among alumni who completed both surveys.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify\">In 2022, IIE administered the third and final IFP Global Alumni Survey, with findings <\/span>shared in the culminating publication for the study, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/weaving-journeys-of-social-change-and-impact-ford-foundation-international-fellowships-program\/\">Weaving Journeys of Social Change and Impact: Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW130721032 BCX0\" style=\"padding: 0px;text-align: justify\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW130721032 BCX0\" style=\"padding: 0px\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102317809 BCX0\" style=\"padding: 0px;text-align: justify\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102317809 BCX0\" style=\"padding: 0px\">In 2018, IIE&nbsp;administered the <a href=\"https:\/\/p.widencdn.net\/hq7day\/IFP_Issue-Brief_5_Feb2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">IFP Organizations Survey<\/a>, a one-time survey that aimed to document IFP\u2019s impact on organizations where IFP alumni work or volunteer. This survey was designed precisely for organizational staff that work or have worked with the IFP&nbsp;alumni.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>In-Country Fieldwork<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 500px;width: 750px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1.jpg?hash=6C6C7D517DD6FA0C6B935DCECB412F5646A387E1&amp;h=500&amp;w=750\" alt=\"IFP Alumni- India \"><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">IIE conducted in-country fieldwork to better understand the impact of IFP alumni in their home communities and worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>First Fieldwork Round<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> From 2016 to 2018, the study team worked with 45 local researchers in 10 IFP locations to conduct&nbsp;local fieldwork. This qualitative fieldwork was characterized by a participatory approach that mirrored the collaborative spirit of IFP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Asia:&nbsp;<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/Research-and-Insights\/Publications\/IFP-Report-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Social Justice Leaders in Action: IFP Impacts in Asia<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>shared the results of focus&nbsp;groups and interviews with 274 alumni and community members in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Latin America<\/strong>:&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/Research-and-Insights\/Publications\/IFP-Report-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Leaders, Contexts, and Complexities: IFP Impacts in Latin America <\/a><\/em>drew&nbsp;upon focus groups and interviews with 268 IFP alumni and community stakeholders in&nbsp;Brazil, Guatemala, and Mexico.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Africa and the Middle East:<\/strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/Research-and-Insights\/Publications\/IFP-Report-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Transformational Leaders and Social Change: IFP Impacts in Africa and the Middle East<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>included the perspectives of 361 IFP alumni and stakeholders&nbsp;in four locations: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Palestine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Second Fieldwork Round:<\/strong> Over July and August 2023, the study team completed the second round of qualitative fieldwork aligned to Topic 1: Reexamining Social Change and Leadership. Nine regional focus groups with 37 participants were conducted. Participants represented 14 places of origin: Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, and Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Results of this fieldwork were shared in the culminating publication for the study, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/weaving-journeys-of-social-change-and-impact-ford-foundation-international-fellowships-program\/\">Weaving Journeys of Social Change and Impact: Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other Study Activities<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 499px;width: 750px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pg17_Uganda-scaled.jpg?hash=749932180678B514CA4673F00EB6C921953A9D56&amp;h=499&amp;w=750\" alt=\"IFP Alumni\"><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The study team administered additional study activities to complement quantitative and qualitative data collection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Out of Country Analysis:\u00a0 <\/strong>Past qualitative fieldwork revealed that our analysis was\u00a0missing the voices of IFP alumni who were out of their home country (approximately\u00a013%, 2018 IFP Global Alumni Survey) and who were contributing to social change in various ways. In 2020, the IFP team conducted a qualitative study of IFP alumni located outside of their home countries and analyzed the links these alumni experience with their home countries\u00a0and communities and the potential impact of the alumni. Those findings and more were documented through the podcast series: <a data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/Research-and-Insights\/IFP-Alumni-Tracking-Study\/Study-Publications\/Multimedia\">Between Two Worlds<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alumni Awards Analysis: <\/strong>IIE administered three rounds of <a data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/Research-and-Insights\/IFP-Alumni-Tracking-Study\/Alumni\/Alumni-Awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IFP Alumni Awards<\/a> to&nbsp;alumni to support their work and professional development in areas related to their IFP&nbsp;degree. As a result of these three rounds, 357 IFP alumni received funding beyond&nbsp;the IFP fellowship. A brief study of the IFP Alumni Awards focused on the work that&nbsp;IFP alumni achieved with their awards and how this contributed further to the goals of IFP. These findings were shared in the culminating publication for the study, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/weaving-journeys-of-social-change-and-impact-ford-foundation-international-fellowships-program\/\">Weaving Journeys of Social Change and Impact: Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About IFP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Between 2001 and 2013, the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) supported graduate or postgraduate-level education for 4,305 emerging leaders from 22 countries. Ford Foundation provided $417 million in funding resources for IFP, the single largest program commitment in its history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Map.png\" alt=\"Map of the IFP alumni place of origin locations. Included are Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Egypt, Chana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Palestine, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Included is a key with number of students per region, with 1,016 fellows from Latin America, 1,435 fellow from Africa and the Middle East, and 1,854 fellows from Asia and Russia\" class=\"wp-image-34719\" style=\"aspect-ratio:\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Map.png 811w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Map-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IFP-Book-Map-768x522.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Geared toward emerging grassroots leaders and social innovators, IFP was based on an inclusive higher education model that prioritized social commitment over traditional selection criteria. Its underlying assumption was that, given the right tools, socially committed individuals from disadvantaged communities could succeed in postgraduate studies and would advance social change upon returning home. IFP alumni represented a wide range of groups traditionally excluded from higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IFC_China-scaled.jpg?h=500&amp;w=750\" alt=\"IFP Alumni in China \" style=\"aspect-ratio:\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">For more information on IFP, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fordfoundation.org\/work\/investing-in-individuals\/international-fellowships-program\/\">Ford Foundation IFP website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IFP Alumni Tracking Study explores the personal pathways and career trajectories of alumni of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP). 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