How is IFP governed and managed?
IFP is a program of the New York City-based International Fellowships Fund. The Fund (IFF) is an independently incorporated supporting organization of the Institute of International Education (IIE). A seven-person Board of Directors oversees the Fund’s financial and program operations for IFP. Within the Fund structure, IFP is managed by a Secretariat housed at IIE headquarters in New York City. In accordance with the policy guidelines established by the IFF Board and under the guidance of the IFP Executive Director, Joan Dassin, the IFP Secretariat is responsible for overall policy and program planning. The IFP Secretariat works closely with a number of national, regional and IFP international partner organizations that provide services to the program, including recruitment and selection of Fellows in the participating countries. IIE headquarters in New York disburses Fellows’ funds, as provides university placement for many IFP Fellows. IFP also works closely with Ford Foundation fie
