AAUW’s International Fellowship Program 2025/2026 for Masters, Doctoral & Post-Doctoral Study in the United States (Funded)

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Application Deadline: September 30, 2025

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025/2026 AAUW’s International Fellowship Program. AAUW’s International Fellowships promotes schooling and fairness for girls by investing in worldwide candidates who will probably be pursuing postgraduate research or analysis in the U.S., with the intention of making use of their experience, skilled expertise, and management in the context of their home nations. In addition, as much as 5 awards can be found to Graduate Women International members for study in any nation aside from their very own. 

• Applicants have to be or determine as a girl.
• Applicants have to be admitted or enrolled in their first grasp’s or a tutorial or skilled doctorate diploma at the time of application. Examples of grasp’s levels embrace however will not be restricted to M.A., M.S., M.B.A., M.F.A., L.L.M., M.Arch. Examples of tutorial {and professional} doctorate levels embrace however will not be restricted to D.B.A., Ed.D., J.D., M.D., or Ph.D.
• Applicants should start their program on or earlier than September 1, 2026, and full it on or after April 30, 2027.
• Applicants should possess not less than one tutorial diploma (earned in the U.S. or overseas) that’s equal to a U.S. bachelor’s diploma. While candidates could maintain a number of levels, they should have a minimal cumulative GPA of three.5 on a 4.0 scale for the highest diploma earned. Applicants could apply for just one diploma kind (both a Master’s or Doctoral program) and in a single particular area (e.g., Business, History, Physics, and so forth.). In the case of candidates pursuing a twin diploma, they need to choose considered one of the fields.
• Applicants should pursue their study in the U.S. on a full-time foundation at an establishment accredited by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Applicants should reside in the U.S. or nation of their analysis for the period of the fellowship interval.
• Applicants desiring to study in one other nation aside from their very own or the U.S. have to be members of Graduate Women International and pursue study at a world establishment acknowledged as eligible to take part in U.S. federal pupil assist packages, as listed on the Federal Student Aid Participating Schools list.(Foreign branches of U.S. establishments are thought of outdoors of the U.S.)
• Applicants in pursuing postdoctoral analysis are inspired to think about AAUW’s International Postdoctoral Research Fellowships.

Citizenship & Immigration Status

Fellowship recipients have to be non-U.S. residents or everlasting residents.

Award Details

International Fellowships carry a stipend of $20,000 for a grasp’s diploma and $25,000 for a doctorate diploma. Stipends are payable to fellows solely and are disbursed in two equal funds at the starting and the midpoint of the fellowship time period.

Application Timeline

Milestone	Date
Fellowship Application Submission Period	August 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025
Fellowship Award Status Notification	April 15, 2026
First Stipend Disbursed	July-September 2026
Fellowship Term	July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
Interim Report	December 15, 2026
Second Stipend Disbursed	January 2027
Grant Impact Reports Due	July 31, 2027

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the AAUW’s International Fellowship Program