American Fellowships Program

Posted by American Association of University Women on August 15, 2016

AAUW Accepting Applications for American Fellowships

The American Association of University Women is accepting applications for its American Fellowships program.

The annual program supports women scholars who are completing a dissertation, planning a research leave from an accredited institution, or preparing research for publication.

1) American Dissertation Fellowships: Dissertation Fellowships offset a scholar’s living expenses while she completes her dissertation. The fellowship must be used for the final year of writing the dissertation. Applicants must have completed all course work, passed all preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposals or plans by the preceding November. Students holding fellowships for writing a dissertation in the year prior to the AAUW fellowships year are not eligible. The program is open to applicants in all fields of study. Scholars engaged in science, technology, engineering, and math fields or researching gender issues are especially encouraged to apply.

2) American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships: Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships are designed to assist scholars in obtaining tenure and other promotions by enabling them to spend a year pursuing independent research. The primary purpose of the fellowship is to increase the number of women in tenure-track faculty positions and to promote equality for women in higher education. Tenured professors are not eligible.

3) American Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants: Summer/Short-Term Research Publication grants provide funds for women’s college and university faculty and independent researchers to prepare research for publication. Time must be available for eight consecutive weeks of final writing and editing in response to issues raised in critical reviews. These grants can be awarded to both tenure-track and part-time faculty-, and to new and established researchers. The grants are designed to assist the candidate in obtaining tenure and other promotions. Tenured professors are not eligible.

Applicants for all fellowships must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence; quality and originality of their project design; and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research.

See the AAUW website for complete program guidelines, information about previous fellows, and application instructions.

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2016

http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/american-fellowships/