Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Award

Website: Zonta International

Description
The Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards were established in 1938 in honor of Amelia Earhart, famed pilot and member of Zonta International. The awards are granted annually to women pursuing graduate degrees in aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering. The fellowship of $10,000 may be used at any University or, college offering acredited post-graduate courses and degrees. Students must be registered in a PhD/Doctoral program when the funds are awarded. Current fellows must apply to renew the Fellowship for a second year and will undergo the same application and evaluation procedures as first time applicants.

Eligibility
Women of any nationality pursuing a Ph.D./doctoral degree who demonstrate a superior academic record in the field of aerospace-applied sciences or aerospace-applied engineering are eligible. Students must be registered in a full-time Ph.D./doctoral program and completed at least one year of that program or have received a master’s degree in an aerospace-applied field at the time the application is submitted. Applicants must not graduate from their Ph.D. or doctoral program before April 2022. Please note that post-doctoral research programs are not eligible for the Fellowship. Members and employees of Zonta International or the Zonta International Foundation are also not eligible to apply for the Fellowship. Note that previous Amelia Earhart Fellows are not eligible to apply to renew the Fellowship for a second year.
Student Type
  • graduate
Citizen Type
  • US Citizen
  • Permanent Resident
  • International or Other Visa Status
  • Undocumented
Procedure

The Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Committee reviews the applications and recommends recipients to the Zonta International Board. All applicants are evaluated on the criteria stated in the requirements section of the application. All details of the evaluations are kept confidential; evaluations are not disclosed to applicants. All applicants will be notified of their status by the end of April.

Applications are available on the website at: https://www.zonta.org/Web/Our_Programs/Education/Amelia_Earhart_Fellowship/Web/Programs/Education/Amelia_Earhart_Fellowship.aspx?hkey=87230eef-bcc2-4e78-97bc-97f0cdd281ac

 

Contact Information

Zonta International
1200 Harger Road
Suite 330
Oak Brook, IL 60523 USA
+1.630.928.1400

E-mail: programs@zonta.org.