Scholarships Available

Eligibility: Must have completed doctoral candidacy (documentation required). Must have demonstrated research competence and area commitment. IRB approval must be received from host institution before funding can be awarded if human participants are involved.

Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled as college or university students (graduate, doctoral, or upper level undergraduates) — or within one year of a completed degree — in the physical, biological, geological, health, engineering, computer, or social sciences or mathematics in order to apply. Students enrolled in English, journalism, science journalism, or other non-technical fields are not eligible for these fellowships. Successful applicants must attend an orientation at AAAS headquarters at the beginning of the summer (early June) and a wrap-up session at the end of the summer (mid-August). They will prepare reports on the progress of their fellowships throughout their placement.

Eligibility: AAUW awards Selected Professions Fellowships to women who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States who have achieved high standards of academic excellence and show promise of distinction in their respective fields.Applicants must be full-time students at an accredited U.S. institution during the fellowship year, and should be pursuing a course of study in the United States over the full academic year. Priority is given to women who do not already hold a master’s or first professional degree. Applicants must be full-time students at an accredited U.S. institution during the fellowship year, and should be pursuing a course of study in the United States over the full academic year. Priority is given to women who do not already hold a master’s or first professional degree. Selected Professions Fellowships are not open to previous recipients of any AAUW national fellowship or grant (not including branch or local awards or Community Action Grants). Women in two categories are eligible to apply: the Science and Technology Group and the Focus Professions Group. Science and Technology Group Fellowships The following disciplines and master’s level degrees are eligible for fellowship funding in any year of study: Architecture (M.Arch.) Computer/information science (MS) Engineering (ME, MS) Mathematics/statistics (MS) Focus Professions Group Fellowships Open only to women from ethnic minority groups historically underrepresented in certain fields within the United States: Black/African American, Mexican American, Puerto Rican and other Hispanic, Native American/Alaska Native, and Asian American/Pacific Islander. The designated fields eligible for fellowship funding are Business administration (MBA) — applicants may apply for second year of study only Law (JD) — applicants may apply for third year of study only Medicine (MD), (DO) — applicants may apply for third or fourth year of study only Special notice: Applications submitted that do not adhere to the specified fields of study for funding as outlined above will be disqualified.

Eligibility: Applicants must be: enrolled in an accredited PhD program during the upcoming academic year; able to commit to traveling 3 weekends and 1 week for colloquia during the upcoming academic year; and have a research or teaching interest that would benefit from a greater understanding of key writings in political economy.