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Since 1888, AAUW has been one of the largest funders of women’s graduate education, investing in women who go on to change the world.

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Apply for AAUW’s Fellowships and Grants Today!

Follow in the footsteps of award-winning authors, scientists, scholars, changemakers, and community leaders. AAUW is providing more than $6 million in funding to 285 fellows and grantees in the 2023-24 award year. These exceptional recipients will pursue academic work and lead innovative community projects to empower women and girls. Will you be next?

Farole Safia
Farole Safia
Gala Ola
Gala Ola
Elathram Hanin
Elathram Hanin
Ohiomoba Ramael
Ohiomoba Ramael

Current Opportunities

Pursuing academic work or leading community projects? See if there is an AAUW fellowship or grant that matches your academic or professional goals! To confirm your eligibility for a program, review the application instructions carefully.

Faces of AAUW

Welcome, Class of 2022-23!

Dr. Nabiha Saklayen, 2013-14 International Fellow and CEO and Co-Founder of Cellino, welcomes the incoming class of AAUW fellows and grantees.

Fellowships and grants were awarded to more than
320
women and community projects in 2022-23.
In the 2022-23 academic year, AAUW awarded over
$6M
in fellowships and grants.
Faces of AAUW

Meet a Grantee

As an advocate for social justice, Chasity J. Deal is currently researching the correlation between inadequate housing and inequitable health care within our underrepresented and underserved populations. Her work also focuses on poverty and health, and how this correlation affects entire populations. She intends to pursue her doctoral degree upon earning her master’s. Her goal is to start a nonprofit research organization devoted to eradicating food and water insecurity in the United States.

2021-22 Career Development Grantee Chasity Deal is funded with the support of The Office of Angela Scott’s For Women Who Mean Business Grant™

3 Questions for Rachael Rollins

Faces of AAUW

"We need to realize that we are just as qualified to do things as men are."

head shot of 1996-97 Selected Professions Fellow Rachael Rollins 3 Questions for Rachael Rollins

Women of Distinction Awards

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2019 Woman of Distinction Ashley Nell Tipton of Project Runway (Photo by Dayna Smith)

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