Summary:
Tuition support for women in higher education who are making career changes, seeking to advance in current careers, or re-entering the workforce.
Application Deadline Date:
Friday, November 15, 2024
Lower Limit Amount ($):
2,000
Upper Limit Amount ($):
20,000
Academic Area:
Any
Description:
- AAUW’s Career Development Grants provide assistance to women who, through additional higher education, technical training, or participation in professional development institutes, are making career changes, seeking to advance in current careers, or reentering the workforce.
- Primary consideration is given to women of color and women pursuing credentials in nontraditional fields.
- Grants provide support for coursework toward degree programs other than a doctorate or for specialized training in technical or professional fields.
Award Purpose:
Tuition
Year In School:
Masters
Eligibility Requirement - Gender:
Female
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship:
US Citizen or Permanent resident
Eligibility Requirement - Residency:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Other:
Career Development Grants are open to women, including people who identify as women, who:
- are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- hold an earned (not honorary) bachelor’s degree
- do not hold an earned (not honorary) graduate or professional degree.
- plan to enroll or are enrolled in courses/activities that are required for professional employment or advancement.
- plan to enroll or are enrolled in one of the following program types:
- Bachelor’s or associate degree program that is different from the field of study of the previously earned bachelor’s degree.
- Master’s degree program.
- Certification program.
- Technical school.
- plan to enroll or are enrolled in one of the following fields of study:
- Education.
- Health and Medical Sciences.
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
- Social Sciences.
All courses of study must occur at a regionally accredited two- or four-year college or university in the United States or at a technical school that is fully licensed and/or accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants must reside within the United States during the grant period.
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:
Sunday, March 10, 2024
Recurring:
Annual - Nov
Eligibility - Citizenship:
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Amount:
20000