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International Fellowships are awarded 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 study at accredited institutions are supported. Several fellowships are available for study outside of the U.S.

Deadline: Dec. 1, 2011.

Disciplinary Category:
Environmental & Life Sciences; International Opportunities; Medical - Basic Science; Physical Sciences & Engineering; Social Sciences; Arts & Humanities.

Award Amount:

2012 – 2013 Academic Year
Master's/Professional Fellowship: $18,000
Doctoral Fellowship: $20,000
Postdoctoral Fellowship: $30,000
Applications available: August 1 – December 1, 2011
Application deadline*: December 1, 2011
Fellowship year: July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

* All supporting documents must also be received by this date. If an application deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, supporting documents must be received the next business day.

International Fellowships are awarded 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 study at accredited institutions are supported. Several fellowships are available for study outside of the U.S.

Questions about applications must be directed to the Iowa City office. Please do not contact the AAUW office in Washington, D.C., or local branches for application information. Please call 319/337-1716 ext. 60, e-mail aauw@act.org, or write to the customer service center at

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

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Submit an application for an International Fellowship.

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Order copies of the AAUW fellowships brochure that includes general descriptions for each fellowship program at http://www.act.org/aauw/brochurerequest.html.

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