Summary:
Career Development Grants supports the career progression of women by funding to women preparing to advance or change careers or re-enter the workforce. Primary consideration is given to women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in education, health and medicine, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and social sciences. Grants are available to support full-time or part-time coursework such as a second bachelor’s or first master’s degree, a certification program, or specialized training in these fields.
Application Deadline Date:
Friday, November 22, 2024
Upper Limit Amount ($):
20,000
Academic Area:
Career Development Grants are available to pursue degree and non-degree programs in education, health and medicine, STEM and social sciences, except for the following degree programs:
- Architecture (M.Arch.)
- Computer/Information Science (MS)
- Engineering (ME, MS)
- Mathematics/Statistics (MS)
- Business Administration (MBA)
- Law (JD)
- Medicine (MD, DO)
Applicants interested in pursuing these degree programs are encouraged to consider AAUW’s Selected Professions Fellowships.
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.
Career Development Grants supports the career progression of women by funding to women preparing to advance or change careers or re-enter the workforce. Primary consideration is given to women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in education, health and medicine, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and social sciences. Grants are available to support full-time or part-time coursework such as a second bachelor’s or first master’s degree, a certification program, or specialized training in these fields.
Award Purpose:
Tuition
Year In School:
Masters
PhD
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 bachelor’s degree earned on or before June 30, 2017.
- Applicants must be pursuing a degree (such as a second bachelor’s or first master’s degree) or a non-degree program (such as a certification program or specialized training) in education, health and medicine, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and social sciences.
- Applicants must pursue their study in the U.S. at an institution accredited by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Applicants pursuing degree programs must be enrolled in their programs during the entire grant year.
- Applicants pursuing a second bachelor’s degree must enroll in a program that differs from the field of study in which they previously earned a bachelor’s or associate degree.
- Applicants pursuing non-degree programs such as a certification program or specialized training must be enrolled in their programs for at least six months during the grant year.
- 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 reside or will matriculate at a school in 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:
20000