AAUW International Fellowships in USA for Women

Last updated: 29 Jul 2026 /PhD/Postdoctoral

Deadline

17 Sept 2026 (annual) Study in: USA Next course July 2027 AAUW (the American Association of University Women) awards International Fellowships for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited institutions are supported.

Host Institution(s): Accredited U.S. institutions Level/Field(s) of study: Master's and academic and professional doctoral degree programs in STEM disciplines, including but not limited to the following fields: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathermatics, and Medicine offered at accredited U.S. institutions. Number of Awards: Not specified Target group: Women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents.

Preference is given to women who show prior commitment to the advancement of women and girls through civic, community, or professional work. Scholarship value/inclusions: Master's/Professional Fellowship: $20,000 Doctorate Fellowship: $25,000 Stipends are payable to fellows only and are disbursed in two equal payments at the beginning and the midpoint of the fellowship term.

Eligibility

To be eligible for an International Fellowship, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Applicants must be or identify as a woman.
• Applicants must be admitted or enrolled in their first master's or an academic or professional doctorate degree at the time of application . Examples of master's degrees include but are not limited to M.A., M.S., M.B.A. , M.F.A., L.L.M., M.Arch . Examples of academic and professional doctorate degrees include but are not limited to D.B.A., Ed.D., J.D., M.D., or Ph.D .
• Applicants must begin their program on or before 15 Septe mber 2027, and complete it on or after 30 April 2028 .
• A pplicants must possess at least one academic degree (earned in the U.S. or abroad) that is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree. Whil e applicants may hold multiple degrees, they must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale for th e highest degr ee earned . Applicants m ay apply for only one degree type (either a Master's or Doctoral program) and in a single specific field (e.g., Business, History, Physics, etc.). In the case of applicants pursuing a dual degree, they must select one of the fields.
• Applicants must pursue their study in the U.S. on a full-time basis at an institution accredited by the U.S. Department of Education . •Applicants must reside in the U.S. or country of their research for the

Duration

of the fellowship period.

• Applicants intending to study in another country other than their own or the U.S. must be members of Graduate Women International and pursue study at an international institution recognized as eligible to participate in U.S. federal student aid programs, as listed on the Federal Student Aid Participating Schools list . (F oreign branches of U.S. institutions are considered ou tside of the U.S. )
• A pplicants interested in pursuing postdoctoral research are encouraged to consider AAUW's International Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. See the full

Eligibility Criteria

at the official website (link found below) for more details.

Application

instructions: Applications open 17 August 2026. Applications and submission of supporting documents are done online. The

Application

Deadline

for AY 2027-2028 is 17 September 2026, 5 p.m. ET. It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the online

Application

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