AAUW (American Association of University Women) Awards Fellowships
September 09, 2015
Eligible fields Any, but priority to: research that fosters the advancement of women and girls through civic, community, or professional work
Type of fellowship Master Degree/ Doctoral/Postdoctoral. The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Originally designed to provide Latin American women opportunities for graduate and postgraduate study in the United States, the International Fellowships program awarded its first fellowship in 1917. The program now includes women from around the world, and International Fellowships have been awarded to more than 3,300 women from more than 130 nations.
Target group Women from any country (not USA)
Age limit None
Host info USA
Duration 1 year, renewable for a 2nd year
Number of awards given each year No set number
Eligible costs
• educational expenses
• living expenses
• child care grant
• travel to professional meetings, conferences or seminars, if it does not exceed 10% of the fellowship
Non eligible costs
• purchase of equipment
• indirect costs
• research assistants
• previous expenditures, deficits or repayment of loans
• publication costs
• institutional (overhead) costs
• tuition for dependent's education
• grants-in-aid for less than a full academic year or travel grants
• roundtrip fare applicant’s home country-USA
• travel to or from the fellow’s research location, if abroad
Amounts Master’s/First Professional Degree $18,000 Doctoral: $20,000 Postdoc.: $30,000
