The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is seeking applications for its International Fellowship program. This initiative supports women pursuing full-time graduate or postdoctoral study in the United States. Applicants must be non-U.S. citizens or permanent residents and plan to return to their home country to pursue a professional career.
Funding Information
The fellowship amounts are as follows:
- Master’s/First Professional Degree: $20,000
- Doctoral: $25,000
- Postdoctoral: $50,000
Eligible Activities
Fellowship funds can be used for:
- Educational expenses
- Living expenses
- Dependent child care
- Travel to professional meetings, conferences, or seminars (up to 10% of the fellowship total)
Funds cannot be used for:
- 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
- Travel to or from the fellow’s home country or research location (except with AAUW approval for GWI members)
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an International Fellowship, applicants must:
- Be a citizen of a country other than the U.S. or hold a nonimmigrant visa if residing in the U.S.
- Hold an academic degree equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree completed by the application deadline
- Intend to devote full-time to the proposed academic plan during the fellowship year
- Plan to return to their home country to pursue a professional career upon completion of their studies
- Be proficient in English and provide proof of proficiency
- Have applied to an accredited U.S. institution by the application deadline (Master’s/first professional degree and doctoral applicants must provide official confirmation of acceptance upon award)
International Fellowships are not open to previous recipients of AAUW national fellowships or grants, members of AAUW boards or committees, or individuals holding current awards from AAUW. Distance learning/online programs are not eligible.
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