International Project Grants support community-based initiatives that advance gender equity for women and girls and that are led by AAUW International Fellowship Alumnae. These grants equip and empower alumnae to do so within the context of their home countries and communities by making funding available to them in order to apply their academic expertise and leadership skills in a way that has a direct, positive impact on women and girls.
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AAUW International Project Grants
Aim and Benefits of AAUW International Project Grants
Award Ceiling: $10,000
Grant Term: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Grant funds must be maintained in an account dedicated to project purposes.
Requirements for AAUW International Project Grants Qualification
International Project Grants are awarded exclusively to individuals.
- Applicants must be or identify as a woman
- Applicants must be an AAUW International Fellowship alumna and have successfully completed the academic program for which they received a fellowship and all related reporting requirements by June 30th of the year of application.
- Applicants must reside and implement the proposed project in their home country for the duration of the grant period.
- Applicants must be the primary project director, with control over all programmatic, budgetary, administrative and editorial decisions.
Citizenship & Immigration Status
Grant recipients must be non-U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Disqualifying Factors
The following are not eligible for consideration:
- Members of the AAUW Board of Directors
- Employees of AAUW, including paid or unpaid, part-time or temporary employees, consultants, interns and contract employees.
- Review Panelists
- Immediate families (i.e., spouses and dependent children) of individuals described in the points above
- AAUW International Fellows who did not successfully complete the academic program for which they received a fellowship, and/or who did submit all required reporting in connection with their fellowship.
- Previous AAUW International Project Grant recipients
Interview date, Process and Venue for AAUW International Project Grants
Selection Criteria
- A project’s clear alignment with advancing equity for women and girls and ability to directly and positivity impact these stakeholder groups.
- Strength of project rationale – the project meets a demonstrable local need
- A clear project design with specific target outcomes and proposed activities and outputs logically connected to the project’s goals.
- Project proposals must reflect how community/stakeholder participation is considered in the project’s design.
- Demonstrated capacity of the alumna to deliver quality programming and meet established goals and the feasibility of in a time frame and within a budget that is hat is feasible and reflects stakeholder participation
- Reflect a commitment to learning and evaluation by (1) incorporating monitoring/evaluation methods that enable assessment of project outcomes; and (2) describing how results and/or learnings from project implementation with stakeholders and/or the communities which the project intends to serve.
Selection Process
Applications to the International Project Grants are reviewed by panels of experts in global philanthropy and development and former recipients of International Project Grants.
Review Process
Prior to the International Project Grant Panel Review, AAUW’s Fellowships & Grants Team reviews applications for completeness and ensures compliance with eligibility requirements.
Timeline
Milestone
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Date
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Grant Application Submission Period
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September 16, 2024 – November 15, 2024
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Grant Award Status Notification
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April 15, 2025
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Disbursement of Grant Funds (in full or part)
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July 2025
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Grant Term
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July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
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Interim Project Report (if applicable)
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December 15, 2025
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Grant Impact Reports Due
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July 31, 2026
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Documents Required for Application
Applicants are required to submit a narrative project proposal and supporting budget.
Narrative Project Proposal
The required narrative project proposal includes the following components:
- Abstract
- Rationale (Need Statement)
- Description of Community
- Project Description
- Community Partners
- Project Evaluation
Project Budget
An accurate, itemized budget for the proposed project is required, accompanied by a budget narrative.
Prohibited Costs
Please note grant funds cannot be used to:
- Fund salaries or stipends of the project director or other staff
- Influence legislation
- Influence the outcome of elections
- Carry out voter registration drives
- Finance fundraising activities
- Make grants to individuals or other organizations
- Pay for tuition or provide educational scholarships
- Renovate infrastructure or initiate building projects
Application Deadline
November 15, 2024
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
AAUW on aauw.applyists.net to apply
International Scholarship & Tuition Services (ISTS) serves as the application portal for AAUW International Project Grants. Please follow the steps below to start the application process:
- Review the eligibility criteria to ensure you are eligible
- Click the Apply Now button below to access the application and create an ISTS account. If a program key is requested, please use the following program key: AAUW-IPG
- Follow the instructions provided in the Applicant Guide.
For more details visit: AAUW website.