Applications for the AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship Program 2025 are now open. The Selected Professions Fellowship Program promotes gender equity for women by providing funding in support of those pursuing a full-time course of study in targeted degree programs where women's representation has traditionally been low. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
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About AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship Program
AAUW established these fellowships in 1970 with a grant from the Max C. Fleischmann Foundation, and over time has broadened the program to foster broader representation of women in fast growing fields in which their proportional representation has not kept apace.
Selected Professions Fellowships are available 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)
Benefits of AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship Program
- Selected Professionals Fellowships carry a stipend of $20,000 and are disbursed in two equal payments over the fellowship term, which runs from July 1 - June 30, annually. Stipends are made payable to fellows only.
AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship Program Requirments
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- Applicants must be or identify as a woman.
- Applicants must be enrolled on a full-time basis at an institution accredited by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Applicants enrolled in a joint-degree program may apply for support if they plan to pursue full-time coursework during the entire fellowship year in one of the approved degree programs. Coursework in other fields, even if part of a joint-degree program, is not supported.
- Applicants must not already hold a master's or professional degree.
- 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 graduate school in Arkansas, West Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee or Indiana (preterred).
Selection Criteria
- Academic excellence, as demonstrated by academic records and achievements, recognition from peers, professors, and/or institutions, and other forms of distinction.
- Potential to make contribution to chosen field as a practicing professional and role model for other girls and women.
- Previous, demonstrated commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities or professions.
- Financial need.
- Special consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate their intent to professionally serve under resourced populations and communities or to pursue public interest areas.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
15 November, 2024
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