International Fellowship at AAUW in USA 2025

The International Fellowship at AAUW in USA is open now. It is a partially funded scholarship offered by the American Association of University Women, USA. International students from all nationalities (except the USA) are eligible. This funded scholarship is offered for graduate and postgraduate studies in any subject offered by the university. 

The American Association of University Women grants fellowships in the USA for full-time study or research. Students must have earned the equivalent of a US bachelor’s degree and must have applied to their proposed US institutions by the time of the application. The funded fellowship is open to women from different parts of the world in all fields of study. Applicants must intend to return to their home country and pursue a professional career. They will become leaders in business, academia, government, community activism, arts, or scientific fields. Recipients for this AAUW International Fellowship Program are selected for their academic achievement. Furthermore, another selection criterion is their demonstrated commitment to women and girls.

This international fellowship for women will support postgraduate and graduate studies at accredited US institutes. Leadership fellowship was originally designed to provide Latin American women with graduate and postgraduate study opportunities in the US; the International Fellowships program was awarded its first fellowship in 1917. The AAUW International Fellowship Program now includes women worldwide, and International Fellowships in the USA have been awarded to more than 3,600 women from more than 150 nations.

• Fellows will receive $20,000 to $50,000 per year.
• Master’s and first professional degree fellows will receive $20,000.
• Doctoral fellows will receive $25,000 funding.
• Lastly, postdoctoral applicants will receive $50,000.
• These funds are available for educational expenses, living expenses, dependent child care, and travel.
• AAUW International Fellowship Program is an international networking opportunity.

• These USA fellowships are open to women in all fields of study.
•  Applicants must have citizenship in a country other than the US or possess a non-immigrant visa if residing in the US.
• Moreover, they must hold an academic degree equivalent to a US bachelor’s degree.
• Intend to devote full-time to the proposed academic plan during the fellowship year.
• Furthermore, she intends to return to her home country.
• Be proficient in English.
• Applicants must intend to pursue master’s or professional degree-level programs such as JD, MFA, L.L.M., M.Arch, or medical degrees, including MD and DDS.
• Doctoral fellowships are offered for doctorate degrees (PhD or Ed.D).
• Postdoctoral applicants must provide proof of their doctorate, hold a doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., DBA, Ed.D., DM), or an MFA classified as a research degree, and they must indicate their research.
• Master’s professional degree and doctoral applicants must be enrolled in a US-accredited institution located in the US during the fellowship year.
• Applicants must conduct a full year of study or research. Programs ending before April of the fellowship year are not eligible.
• These AAUW fellowships are not open to previous fellows of any AAUW national grant or fellowship.
• Moreover, applicants who are from developing/emerging countries and living in their home country at the time of application or are from an underrepresented group will get special consideration.