American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: September 30, 2025

Applications are open for the American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships 2026. AAUW’s International Fellowships promotes training and fairness for ladies by investing in worldwide candidates who will likely be pursuing postgraduate research or analysis within the U.S., with the intention of making use of their experience, skilled abilities, and management within the context of their home international locations.

In addition, as much as 5 awards can be found to Graduate Women International members for study in any nation apart from their very own. International Fellowships are particularly designed for ladies who’re non-U.S. residents or everlasting residents, with a observe file of tutorial excellence and empowering different ladies and women. The Program has been supporting worldwide ladies pursuing full-time postgraduate research within the United States since 1917.

Award

• 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 start and the midpoint of the fellowship time period.

Eligibility

• Applicants have to be or establish as a girl.
• Applicants have to be admitted or enrolled in their first grasp’s or a tutorial or skilled doctorate diploma on the time of application. Examples of grasp’s levels embody however aren’t restricted to M.A., M.S., M.B.A., M.F.A., L.L.M., M.Arch. Examples of tutorial {and professional} doctorate levels embody however aren’t 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 a minimum of one tutorial diploma (earned within 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 3.5 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 one of the fields.
• Applicants should pursue their study within the U.S. on a full-time foundation at an establishment accredited by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Applicants should reside within the U.S. or nation of their analysis for the length of the fellowship interval.
• Applicants aspiring to study abroad apart 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 support packages, as listed on the Federal Student Aid Participating Schools listing. (Foreign branches of U.S. establishments are thought of outdoors of the U.S.)
• Applicants involved in pursuing postdoctoral analysis are inspired to think about AAUW’s International Postdoctoral Research Fellowships.

Application

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For extra info, go to AAUW International Fellowships.