American Association of University Women-American Fellowships (American Dissertation Fellowship)

The American Dissertation Fellowship is offered by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to support scholars during the final year of writing their dissertation. The fellowship provides $25,000 to offset living expenses while completing the dissertation. Applicants must have completed all coursework, passed all preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposals or plans by the preceding November. The fellowship is open to applicants in all fields of study, with special encouragement for scholars engaged in science, technology, engineering and math fields or those researching gender issues. Applicants must identify as women and be completing their first doctoral degree. Students holding fellowships for writing a dissertation in the year prior to the AAUW fellowship year are not eligible. The fellowship does not require study in the United States, and applicants may apply up to two times for the same dissertation project.