One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented.

Fellowships and grants changes for 2009-10 (Applications available online August 1, 2008)

PLEASE NOTE THAT AAUW MEMBERS MAY NOW APPLY FOR ALL FELLOWSHIP AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.

1. International Fellowships
   To ensure that fellows in the master’s degree programs return to their home countries with full academic credentials, AAUW will award up to 6 renewable International Fellowships annually.
   
   
2. American Fellowships
   All dissertation fellowships will now be managed within the American Fellowships (AF) program. The only necessary change was a shift of the engineering fellowships to AF from Selected Professions, which also should increase visibility for these STEM fellowships.
   
   
3. STEM encouragement
   With recognition of the underrepresentation of women in STEM, a larger proportion of American Fellowships will be awarded for STEM studies in order to increase the incentives for women to pursue these underrepresented fields.

 AAUW fellowships and grants
Please refer to each program for application details, eligibility requirements, and deadlines.

• American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations and scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave or for preparing completed research for publication. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. One-year postdoctoral research leave fellowships, dissertation fellowships, and summer/short-term research publication grants are offered.
  
  
• Career Development Grants support women who hold a bachelor's degree and who are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
  
  
• Community Action Grants provide seed money to individual women, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations, as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
  
  
• International Fellowships are awarded for full-time graduate or postgraduate study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. 
  
  
• Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded to women who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who intend to pursue a full-time course of study (during the fellowship year) in designated degree programs where women's participation traditionally has been low.
  

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Directory of Fellowship and Grant Recipients

Request a Fellowships and Grants Brochure
Use the link above to order copies of the AAUW Educational Foundation fellowships brochure that includes general descriptions for each fellowship program, or e-mail aauw@act.org, call 319/337-1716 ext. 60, or write to the customer service center at:

AAUW Educational Foundation
Dept. 60
301 ACT Drive
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030

Questions about applications must be directed to the Iowa City office. Please do not contact the AAUW Educational Foundation office in Washington, D.C., or local branches for application information.