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Selected Professions Fellowships

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2008- 09 Academic Year

Master's and First Professional Awards $5,000 - $12,000
Applications available* Aug. 1, 2007-Jan. 10, 2008
Application deadline* January 10, 2008     Deadline has passed
Fellowship year July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009
   
Engineering Dissertation Awards $20,000
Applications available* Aug. 1-Dec. 15, 2007
Application deadline* December 15, 2007   Deadline has passed
Fellowship year July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009
   

Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded to women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study at accredited institutions during the fellowship year in one of the designated degree programs where women's participation traditionally has been low (see list below). Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded for the following programs:

  • Architecture (M.Arch, M.S.Arch)
  • Computer/Information Sciences (M.S.)
  • Engineering (M.E., M.S., Ph.D.)
    Engineering Dissertation Award also awarded 
  • Mathematics/Statistics (M.S.)

Fellowships in the following degree programs are restricted to women of color, who have been underrepresented in these fields:

  • Business Administration (M.B.A., E.M.B.A.)
  • Law (J.D.)
  • Medicine (M.D., D.O.)

Black arrows APPLY

Science & Technology:
http://www.act.org/aauw/spfscience/index.html

Focus Professions (Business Admin/Law/Medicine) for women of color only:
http://www.act.org/aauw/spffocus/index.html

Engineering Dissertation:
http://www.act.org/aauw/spfengineer/index.html

Questions about applications must be directed to the Iowa City office. Please do not contact the AAUW Educational Foundation office in Washington, D.C., or local branches for application information.

Questions? Please call 319/337-1716 ext. 60, e-mail aauw@act.org, or write to the customer service center at

AAUW Educational Foundation
Dept. 60
301 ACT Drive
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030


Black arrows REQUEST A BROCHURE:
http://www.act.org/aauw/brochurerequest.html

Meet past fellowship and grant recipients funded by the AAUW Educational Foundation in the Directory of Fellowship and Grant Recipients.


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