The American Association of University Women (AAUW) - American Fellowships

Deadline: November 30, 2024

Scholarships

PHD Fellowship & Research PostDOC Exchange Programs

Location(s)

  • United States of America

Overview

AAUW American Fellowships support women scholars who are completing dissertations, planning research leave from accredited institutions, or preparing research for publication. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Details

About the Program

The oldest and largest of AAUW’s fellowships and grant programs, the American Fellowships program began in 1888, a time when women were discouraged from pursuing an education. Now one of the largest sources of funding for graduate education for women, AAUW has provided more than $100 million to upwards of 12,000 fellows and grantees since awarding its first fellowship to Ida Street, a pioneer in the field of early American Indian history.

Several American Fellows served as college or university presidents, including Rhoda M. Dorsey (1953–54) at Goucher College, Hanna Holborn Gray (1954–55) at the University of Chicago, Mary Maples Dunn (1957–58) at Smith College, and Nannerl O. Keohane (1966–67) at Duke University.

American Dissertation Fellowships

Dissertation Fellowships offset a scholar’s living expenses while she completes her dissertation. The fellowship must be used for the final year of writing the dissertation. Applicants must have completed all course work, passed all preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposals or plans by the preceding November.

Students holding fellowships for writing a dissertation in the year prior to the AAUW fellowships year are not eligible. Open to applicants in all fields of study. Scholars engaged in science, technology, engineering, and math fields or researching gender issues are especially encouraged to apply.

American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships

Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships are designed to assist scholars in obtaining tenure and other promotions by enabling them to spend a year pursuing independent research.

The primary purpose of the fellowship is to increase the number of women in tenure-track faculty positions and to promote equality for women in higher education. Tenured professors are not eligible.

American Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants

Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants provide funds for women college and university faculty and independent researchers to prepare research for publication. 

Time must be available for eight consecutive weeks of final writing and editing in response to issues raised in critical reviews. These grants can be awarded to both tenure-track and part-time faculty, and new and established researchers. The grants are designed to assist the candidate in obtaining tenure and other promotions. Tenured professors are not eligible.

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Eligibility

Candidates should be from:


Description of Ideal Candidate

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.

Applications are open August 1–November 30

If the application date falls on a weekend, the deadline is the next business day. For questions or technical support, please e-mail aauw@applyists.com


Dates

Deadline: November 30, 2024


Cost/funding for participants

Award Amounts

  • American Dissertation Fellowships - $20,000
  • American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships - Award Amount: $30,000
  • American Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants - $6,000 is available for an eight-week grant period.
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