American Association of University Women (AAUW) is inviting applications for its American Fellowships to support women scholars who are pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for publication for eight consecutive weeks.
Donor Name: American Association of University Women (AAUW)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence; quality and originality of project design; and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research.
Funding Information
- Dissertation Fellowship: $25,000
- Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship: $50,000
- Short-Term Research Publication Grant: $8,000
- Fellowship year: July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
For all American Fellowships, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- American Fellowships are not open to previous recipients of any AAUW national fellowship or grant (not including branch or local awards or Community Action Grants).
- Members of the AAUW Board of Directors, committees, panels, task forces and staff, including current interns, are not eligible to apply for AAUW’s fellowships and grants. A person holding a current award is eligible for election or appointment to boards, committees, panels and task forces.
- American Fellowship candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- American Fellowships are open to women, including people who identify as women, in all fields of study at an accredited institution of higher education. AAUW will make final decisions about what constitutes eligible institutions.
- Applicants may not apply for another AAUW national fellowship or grant in the same year.
- Distance learning/online programs: Fellowships support traditional classroom-based courses of study at colleges or universities. This fellowship program does not provide funding for distance learning or online programs or for degrees heavily dependent on distance learning components. Final decisions about what constitutes distance learning under these fellowships will be made by AAUW. AAUW will accept applications from applicants who are temporarily studying remotely due to COVID-19 precautions at their institution.
For more information, visit American Association of University Women (AAUW).
