AAUW International Fellowships in USA for Women - APPLY HERE

AAUW International Fellowships in USA for Women - APPLY HERE

Brief description:

AAUW (the American Association of University Women) awards International Fellowships for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited institutions are supported.

Host Institution(s):

Accredited U.S. institutions

Level/Field(s) of study:

 Graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions.

Number of Awards:

Not specified

Target group:

Women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents.  Preference is given to women who show prior commitment to the advancement of women and girls through civic, community, or professional work.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Master’s/Professional Fellowship: $18,000
Doctorate Fellowship: $20,000
Postdoctoral Fellowship: $30,000

Eligibility:

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 15 November 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. Unless the applicant can verify that her native language is English (written statement required), that she received her secondary diploma or undergraduate degree from an English-speaking institution (transcript required), or that she will have completed one semester of full-time study in her discipline at an English-speaking college or university between November 2017 and November 2019 (transcript required), she must upload a recent ETS TOEFL* (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score (no older than November 2017). Institutional TOEFL scores and other English proficiency test scores (such as IELTS) will not be accepted. Minimum score acceptable: 550 for Paper-Based Test (TOEFL PBT); 79 for Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT); 60 for Revised TOEFL Paper-Delivered Test.
• • Master’s/first professional degree and doctoral applicants must have applied by 15 November 2019, 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.

See the full eligibility criteria at the official website for more details.

Application instructions:

Applications and submission of supporting documents are done online. The application deadline for AY 2020-2021 is 15 November 2019.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the online application and for detailed updated information on this scholarship/fellowship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website:  https://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/international-fellowships/if-application/