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Research Publication Grants for Women in Engineering, Medicine and Science from AAUW

Research Publication Grants for Women in Engineering, Medicine and Science from AAUW

États-Unis 01 déc. 2020
The American Association of University Women

The American Association of University Women

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The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers Research Publication Grants for women in Engineering, Medicine and Science. These grants are open to women scholars conducting basic research in engineering, medicine or the physical or biological sciences and who have a doctorate degree in one of those fields. The grantee must publish their research in a scholarly publication and be listed as a primary author.

Eligibility:-

  • Grants are not open to previous recipients of any AAUW national fellowship or grant (not including branch or local awards or Community Action Grants).

  • Members of the AAUW Board of Directors, committees, panels, task forces, and staff, including current interns, are not eligible to apply for AAUW’s fellowships and grants. A person holding a current award is eligible for election or appointment to boards, committees, panels, and task forces.

  • Grants are open to scholars who identify as women and who are conducting basic research in engineering, medicine, or physical or biological sciences. AAUW follows the National Science Foundation’s definition of basic research: “activity aimed at acquiring new knowledge or understanding without specific immediate commercial application or use.”

  • The grantee must plan to publish this research in a scholarly scientific publication within six months of the end of the grant year and be listed as the sole author, senior author, first author, or an author of equivalent significance.

  • Applicants must hold a doctorate degree in engineering, medicine, or the physical or biological sciences.

  • Tenured professors are not eligible.

  • The grants are for tenure track, part-time and temporary faculty, as well as new and established researchers at universities.

  • Applicants may not apply for another AAUW national fellowship or grant in the same year.

Award Amount:-

The grant value lies between $10,000-$35,000. Payment of the final 10% of the funds will be contingent upon publication of research results within six months of the end of the grant year.

Timeline:-

  • December 1, 2020, by 11:59 p.m. Central Time

    • Deadline for online submission of application, recommendations, and supporting documents

  • April 15, 2021

    • Notification of decision emailed to all applicants.

  • July 1, 2021–June 30, 2022

    • Grant year

  • When a deadline or notification date falls on a weekend, the date will be observed on the following business day.

Regulations:-

  • Funds are available for:

    • Research expenses including supplies, equipment and travel.

    • Publication costs.

    • Clerical and technical support.

    • Research assistance, as long as it does not exceed one full-time equivalent employee.

    • Journal fees.

    • Office supplies, postage, copying and related expenses.

  • Funds are not available for:

    • Salary replacement.

    • Educational expenses.

    • Living expenses.

    • Indirect costs.

    • Previous expenditures, deficits or repayment of loans.

    • Institutional (overhead) costs.

    • Tuition for dependent’s education.

    • Tuition for additional coursework.

Selection Criteria:-

In selecting grant recipients, the following criteria will be considered:

  • Applicant’s scholarly excellence.

  • Quality of project design.

  • Originality of project.

  • Scholarly significance of project to the discipline.

  • Feasibility of project and proposed schedule.

  • Likelihood the project will culminate in a scholarly scientific publication within six months of the end of the grant year.

  • Qualifications of applicants.

  • Applicant’s commitment to women’s issues in the profession/community.

  • Applicant’s mentoring of other women.

  • Applicant’s teaching experience.

  • Potential of applicants to make a significant contribution to the field.

  • Applicant is from an underrepresented racial/ethnic background.

  • Applicant is from an underrepresented area of the country and/or type of university other than a top-level research institution.

  • Financial need.

About AAUW:-

The American Association of University Women is a non-profit organization ,officially founded in 1881, that advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. The organization has a nationwide network of 170,000 members and supporters, 1,000 local branches, and 800 college and university partners. Its headquarters are in the USA. AAUW is one of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for women who have graduated from college. Each year, AAUW  provides thousands of dollars in fellowships, grants, and awards for women and for community action projects.

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