The American Association of University Women awards International Fellowships for full-time study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. Selection criteria include outstanding academic ability, professional potential, and the importance of the field of study to changing the lives of women and girls in the country of origin. Applicants for International Fellowships may simultaneously apply for grants to support community-based projects to be implemented in the fellow's home country in the year immediately following the fellowship year. Proposed projects must have direct impact on improving the lives of women and girls in the recipient's home country.
Preference is given to projects that relate to the fellow's primary area of study.
At the time of application, applicants must specify whether they seek support for a one-year fellowship only, or for a fellowship in combination with a project grant. Up to five Home Country Project Grants will be awarded. Applications for Home Country Project Grants may only be submitted as part of an International Fellowship application. The American Council of Learned Societies offers the Chinese Fellowships for Scholarly Development, funded by the Starr Foundation and the Li Foundation. The fellowships are to support Chinese scholars in the social sciences and humanities with the M.A., Ph.D. or equivalent, from a Chinese institution to carry out one semester or one year of individual or collaborative research at the invitation of a U.S. host scholar.