Available Scholarships

Approved American Association of University Women International Scholarship Awards in USA 2022

Published on October 15, 2021

The American Association of University Women is glad to offer various Domestic and International Scholarship award for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The Scholarships are available for various Outstanding and ambitious young women and Girls with passion to pursue their academics for the coming learning year.

There are about Four Kind of Study grants available at different study level to all aspiring candidates. The Include:

1. Career Development Grants

2. American Fellowships

3. Selected Professions Fellowships

4. International Project Grants

Career Development Grants for American Association of University Women International Scholarship Awards in USA 2022

Funding: $2,000–$12,000
Opens: August 1
Deadline: November 15

April 15, 2022
Notification of decisions emailed to applicants. AAUW is not able to honor requests for earlier notification.

July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023
Grant year

When a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the date will be observed on the following business day.

Career Development Grants provide funding to women who hold a bachelor’s degree and are preparing to advance or change careers or re-enter the workforce in education, health and medical sciences, or social sciences. Primary consideration is given to women of color and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents whose last degree was received before June 30, 2014. Funds are available for tuition, fees, books, supplies, local transportation and dependent care.

AAUW originally designed Career Development Grants in 1972 to offer “encouragement” funding to AAUW members seeking to renew or resume academic work for credit toward career or employment advancement.

Today, grants support course work beyond a bachelor’s degree, including a master’s degree, second bachelor’s degree, certification program or specialized training in technical or professional fields. Course work must be taken at an accredited two- or four-year college or university in the United States or at a technical school that is fully licensed or accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. Funds are not available for doctorate-level work.

For more Information and Means of applying for this Grants, Check here.

American Fellowships

Funding: $6,000–$30,000
Opens: August 1
Deadline: November 1

The American Fellowship program began in 1888, a time when women were discouraged from pursuing an education. It is AAUW’s largest fellowship program and the oldest non-institutional source of graduate funding for women in the United States.

AAUW American Fellowships 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. 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.

There are three types of American Fellowship opportunities:

DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH LEAVE FELLOWSHIPS

SHORT-TERM RESEARCH PUBLICATION GRANTS

For questions or technical support, please email aauw@applyists.com.

Selected Professions Fellowships

Funding: $5,000–$18,000
Opens: August 1
Deadline: December 1

Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded to women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study at accredited U.S. institutions during the fellowship year in one of the designated degree programs where women’s participation traditionally has been low. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

These fellowships were established in 1970 with a $25,000 grant from the Max C. Fleischmann Foundation. Initially, they focused on opening doors for women in the male-dominated fields of law and medicine. However, the focus expanded over time to include science and technology, since the demand for a technologically skilled workforce has grown without proportional representation by women.

Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded for the following master’s programs:

Architecture.
Computer/information sciences.
Engineering.
Mathematics/statistics.

Fellowships in the following degree programs are restricted to women of color, who have been underrepresented in these fields:

Master’s in business administration.
Law.
Doctorate in medicine.

Criteria:

The following criteria apply to the selection of Selected Professions Fellowships:

Demonstrated commitment to education and equity for women and girls.
Reason for seeking higher education.
Degree to which study plan is consistent with career objectives.
Potential as a practicing professional and potential as a role model in new and innovative or nontraditional fields of study, research or practice.
Intent to contribute (through chosen profession) to societal well-being and commitment to the advancement of women and girls.
Documentation of opportunities in chosen field.
Feasibility of study plans and proposed time schedule.
Validity of proposed budget and budget narrative, including sufficient outside support.
Quality of written proposal.
Academic excellence and related academic success indicators.
Applicant is from an underrepresented racial/ethnic background.
Financial need.
Priority is given to women who do not already hold a master’s or first professional degree.
Special consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate their intent to enter professional practice in disciplines in which women are underrepresented, and/or their intent to serve under-resourced populations and communities, to pursue public interest areas, or who are nontraditional students.

For more details and Method of application, Click here.

International Project Grants

Funding: $5,000–$7,000
Opens: August 1
Deadline: November 1

When AAUW International Fellows pursue education in the United States, their commitment to empowering women and girls in their home countries doesn’t end — and neither does their need for financial support.

To create lasting support around the globe, AAUW awards grants to International Fellowship alumnae who have returned home after successfully completing the course of study for which they received funding. These grants allow alumnae to build on their academic work and implement community-based projects that will improve the lives of women and girls.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for an International Project Grant, the applicant must meet the following requirements:

The applicant must have successfully completed an AAUW International Fellowship, all reporting requirements for the fellowship, and the academic program for which they received the fellowship by June 30, 2020.
The applicant must have citizenship in a country other than the United States. Women holding dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country or who are permanent residents of the U.S., or who pursue either of those during the grant year are not eligible.
The project must be implemented in the applicant’s home country and have a direct, positive impact on women and girls.
The applicant must be the primary director of the project and be responsible for the project, with control over programmatic, administrative, fiscal and editorial decisions.
International Project Grants are not available for the development of written work for academic credit or for research that will be used for a degree thesis or dissertation.
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.

To apply, Check here.