A panel of scholars appointed by the AAUW Educational Foundation Board of Directors reviews all applications. Final award selections are made by the Foundation board. In selecting fellowship recipients, the following will be considered:

• Academic and professional qualifications
• The need of the applicant's country for the specialized knowledge and skills that she plans to acquire
• Applicant's commitment to the advancement of women and girls in her home country as demonstrated by her previous work and her proposed study or research
• Documented evidence of prior community or civic service in the home country, particularly activities that contributed to the improvement of the lives of women and girls
• Quality and feasibility of the proposed plan of study or research and proposed time schedule
• Planned or confirmed place of work after returning to home country
• English proficiency
• Financial need
• Country of residence at the time of application (preference will be given to women who reside in their home country at the time of application)

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