Summary:
The American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship Program increases the number of women in tenure-track faculty positions and promotes gender equity for women in higher education by providing funding to women in academia to pursue independent research over the course of a year.
Application Deadline Date:
Friday, November 22, 2024
Upper Limit Amount ($):
50,000
Academic Area:
The program is open to applicants in all fields of study, though those engaged in science, technology, engineering and math fields, or those researching gender issues, are especially encouraged to apply.
Description:
The American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship Program increases the number of women in tenure-track faculty positions and promotes gender equity for women in higher education by providing funding to women in academia to pursue independent research over the course of a year. The program is open to applicants in all fields of study, though those engaged in science, technology, engineering and math fields, or those researching gender issues, are especially encouraged to apply. AAUW American Fellowships are the oldest non-institutional source of graduate and postdoctoral funding for women in the United States. The program began in 1888, at a time when women were discouraged from pursuing an education.
Award Details
American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships carry a stipend of $50,000 and are disbursed in two equal payments over the fellowship term, which runs from July 1 – June 30, annually. Stipends are made payable to fellows only.
Award Purpose:
Research
Other
Year In School:
Post Doctoral
Eligibility Requirement - Gender:
Female
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship:
US Citizen or Permanent resident
Eligibility Requirement - Residency:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Other:
- Applicants must be or identify as a woman.
- Applicants must hold a Ph.D., Ed.D., D.B.A., M.F.A., J.D., M.D., D.M.D., D.V.M., D.S.W., or M.P.H. at the time of application.
- Applicants pursuing doctoral studies in science, technology, engineering, or math fields; or those researching gender issues (preferred).
- Applicants who have demonstrated resilience in overcoming life challenges beyond their control, such as socioeconomic status, discrimination, limited academic resources or opportunities or other adverse circumstances (preferred).
- Applicants who were the first in their family to attain a bachelor’s degree (preferred).
- Applicants who hail from or lead single parent households (preferred).
- Applicants who hail from or intend to study in any of the following geographies: Arkansas, West Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee or Indiana (preferred).
Specializations:
Business and the Environment
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Policy Analysis
Forestry
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
Date Updated:
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Recurring:
Annual - Nov
Eligibility - Citizenship:
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Amount:
50000