Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
SpecialityScience, Engineering, Information Technology, Educational Science
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Female
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldEntrepreneurship and Innovation, Technology and Programming, Others
Job locationUnited States
Needed documentsTranscript of Records, Recommendation Letter
Opportunity description
AAUW offers a number of grant opportunities that are awarded under the title; Career Development Grants. These grants provide funding to women who hold a bachelor’s degree and are preparing to advance or change careers or re-enter the workforce in education; health and medical sciences; science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); or social sciences. Primary consideration is given to women of color and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields.
Benefits
If you get this opportunity, you will have a grant valued at:
- $2,000–20,000 that are available for:
- Educational expenses.
- Living expenses.
- Dependent care.
- Travel to professional meetings, conferences, or seminars that does not exceed 10% of the grant total.
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Eligibility criteria
You should follow the following criteria:
- These Grants are open to women, including people who identify as women, who:
- are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- hold an earned (not honorary) bachelor’s degree.
- received their bachelor’s degree on or before June 30, 2016.
- do not hold an earned (not honorary) graduate or professional degree.
- plan to enroll or are enrolled in courses/activities that are required for professional employment or advancement.
- Plan to enroll or are enrolled in one of the following program types:
- Bachelor’s degree program that is different from the field of study of the previously earned bachelor’s degree.
- Master’s degree program.
- Certification program.
- Technical school.
- Plan to enroll or are enrolled in one of the following fields of study:
- Education.
- Health and Medical Sciences.
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
- Social Sciences.
- All courses of study must occur at a regionally accredited two- or four-year college or university in the United States or at a technical school that is fully licensed and/or accredited by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Career Development Grants do not provide funding for partial-year coursework, prerequisite coursework, or courses that begin before July 1, 2024, or end after June 30, 2025.
- Applicants must reside within the United States during the grant period and may not be deferred.
- Career Development Grants are one-time-only awards.
- Grants are awarded in two equal payments at the beginning and the midpoint of the fiscal year (pending receipt of a satisfactory midyear progress report).
- Career Development Grants are direct financial assistance to the applicant and cannot be administered by an academic institution or organization where the applicant is employed.
Grant Timeline:
- Application opens: August 1, 2023.
- Deadline: November 15, 2023.
- Notification of decisions: April 15, 2024.
- Grant year: July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025.
Evaluation Process:
Your application will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Demonstrated commitment to education and equity for women and girls.
- Reason for seeking higher education or technical training.
- The degree to which the study plan is consistent with career objectives.
- Potential for success in a chosen field.
- Documentation of opportunities in a chosen field.
- Feasibility of study plans and proposed time schedule.
- Validity of proposed budget and budget narrative, including sufficient outside support.
- Quality of written proposal.
- An underrepresented racial/ethnic background.
- Seeking credentials in a nontraditional field.
- Financial need.
About AAUW:
AAUW was founded by Marion Talbot, who became the Dean of the College of Women at the University of Chicago and a leading figure in higher education, and Ellen Swallow Richards, the first woman to earn degree in chemistry and a leader in the field of home economics. AAUW’s story begins in 1881, when a small group of female college graduates banded together to open the doors for women’s career advancement and to encourage more women to pursue higher education. It is tenacious and trailblazing — advocating for women and girls since this time and into the future.
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