Summary:
1-year tuition support for women pursuing graduate or postdoctoral study who are not US citizens or permanent residents.
Application Open Date:
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Application Deadline Date:
Friday, November 15, 2024
Lower Limit Amount ($):
20,000
Upper Limit Amount ($):
50,000
Academic Area:
Any
Description:
International fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the US to women who are not US citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited US institutions are supported.
Award Purpose:
Tuition
Year In School:
Masters
PhD
Post Doctoral
Eligibility Requirement - Gender:
Female
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship:
* Any except US citizen or permanent resident
* Women holding dual citizenship in the US and another country are not eligible
* Women holding nonimmigrant visas and residing in the US are eligible
Eligibility Requirement - Residency:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Other:
- 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, 2019.
- 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.
- Master’s/first professional degree and doctoral applicants must have applied by November 15, 2022, 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.
- Master’s/first professional degree fellowships are intended for master’s or professional degree-level programs such as J.D., M.F.A., L.L.M., M.Arch., or medical degrees such as M.D., D.D.S., etc.
- 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, 2022; and indicate where they will conduct their research.
- Master’s/first professional degree and 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.
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:
Monday, March 4, 2024
Recurring:
Annual - Nov
Eligibility - Citizenship:
Foreign Nationals
Amount:
50000