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American Association of University Women (AAUW) Doctoral Fellowship 2020

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers International Fellowship for Women to study for Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral program in USA 2021-2022 academic year.

AAUW International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions are supported.

Recipients are selected for academic achievement and demonstrated commitment to women and girls. Recipients return to their home countries to become leaders in business, government, academia, community activism, the arts, and sciences.

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AAUW Doctoral Fellowship

Application Deadline15 Nov 2020
Country to studyUnited States
School to studyAmerican Association of University Women (AAUW)
TypePhD
SponsorAmerican Association of University Women (AAUW)
GenderMen and Women

Aim and Benefits of AAUW Doctoral Fellowship

Postdoctoral Fellowship: $30,000


Requirements for AAUW Doctoral Fellowship Qualification

International Fellowships are not open to previous recipients of any AAUW national fellowship or grant (not including branch or local awards or Community Action Grants). Members and officers of the AAUW Board of Directors are not eligible to apply for fellowships and grant awards. AAUW staff or volunteers with decision-making authority who wish to apply for an award must recuse themselves from the decision-making process.

  • Unsuccessful applicants may reapply.
  • To be eligible for an International Fellowship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
    • Have citizenship in a country other than the U.S. or possession of a nonimmigrant visa if residing in the U.S. Women who are currently, or expect to be during the fellowship year, a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or dual citizen with the U.S. and another country are not eligible.
    • Hold an academic degree (earned in the U.S. or abroad) equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree completed by November 15, 2020.
    • Intend to devote herself full-time to the proposed academic plan during the fellowship year
    • Intend to return to her home country to pursue a professional career
    • Be proficient in English. Unless the applicant can verify that her native language is English (written statement required), that she received her secondary diploma or undergraduate degree from an English-speaking institution (transcript required), or that she will have completed one semester of full-time study in her discipline at an English-speaking college or university between November 2018 and November 2020 (transcript required), she must upload a recent ETS TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score (no older than November 2018). Institutional TOEFL scores and other English proficiency test scores (such as IELTS) will not be accepted. Minimum score acceptable: 550 for Paper-Based Test (TOEFL PBT); 79 for Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT); 60 for Revised TOEFL Paper-Delivered Test.
    • Doctoral applicants must have applied by November 15, 2020, to an accredited institution of study for the period of the fellowship year and must indicate the name of the institution in the International Fellowship application.
    • Doctoral fellowships are intended for doctorate degrees, such as Ph.D. or Ed.D.
    • Postdoctoral applicants must provide proof of their doctorate degree; hold a doctorate classified as a research degree (e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D., D.B.A., D.M.) or an M.F.A. by November 15, 2018; and indicate where they will conduct their research.
    • Doctoral applicants must be enrolled in a U.S. accredited institution located in the U.S. during the fellowship year.
    • A limited number of awards are available to GWI members for study or research in any country other than their own. Note that foreign branches of U.S. institutions are considered outside of the U.S.
    • Applicants must be conducting a full year of study or research. International Fellowships do not provide funding for a partial year of study or research. Programs ending prior to April of the fellowship year are not eligible.
    • Master’s/first professional degree and doctoral fellowships support traditional classroom-based courses of study at colleges or universities. This fellowship program does not provide funding for distance-learning or online programs or for degrees heavily dependent on distance-learning components. Final decisions about what constitutes distance learning under these fellowships will be made by AAUW.

Selection Criteria: The following criteria apply to the selection of International Fellowships:

  • Residing in home country at time of application
  • Position on return to home country
  • Academic and/or professional qualifications
  • Applicant’s commitment to the advancement of women and girls in her home country
  • Proposed time schedule
  • Quality and feasibility of proposed plan of study or research
  • Demonstrated evidence of prior community and/or civic service in home country
  • Applicant’s country’s need for the specialized knowledge or skill
  • Financial need
  • Motivation for graduate study or research
  • Applicant is from an underrepresented area of the country and/or type of university other than a top-level research institution

Application Deadline

November 15, 2020


How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to American Association of University Women (AAUW) on aim.applyists.net to apply

For more details, AAUW website.

Important Notes: Applications, supporting documents, and recommendations will be accepted on the following business day if the deadline falls on a weekend. The online application and recommendation will state the actual submission deadline.

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