Selected Professions Fellowship Program for Women | $20,000

Who: Must identify as woman

Deadline: November 15, 2024

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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.  

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.   

Evaluation Criteria | Fellowship Program for Women

All applicants must meet the following criteria:

• 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 below. 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 school in Arkansas, West Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee or Indiana (preferred). 

Grantee Obligations

Fellowship awards may be used for tuition, fees and course-required expenses like books and supplies, as well as housing, food, and other living expenses (including childcare). Awarded funds may not be expended on costs incurred prior to the fellowship term start date or after the fellowship term end date.       

Benefits

Selected Professions Fellowship Program for women 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.   

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