Funding Information

• The US$10,000 Fellowship is awarded annually to up to 30 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences.
• It may be used at any university or college offering accredited post-graduate courses and degrees in these fields.

Eligibility Criteria

• Women of any nationality pursuing a Ph.D./doctoral degree who demonstrate a superior academic record conducting research applied to aerospace engineering or space sciences are eligible. It is imperative that students be registered in a full-time Ph.D./doctoral program and have 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 2027.
•  Committee or jury members or any member involved in the selection process should follow the Zonta International Conflict of Interest Policy in the selection of awardees.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Club members and individuals with direct membership with Zonta International and employees of Zonta International and Zonta Foundation for Women are not eligible to apply for the Awards.
• Post-doctoral research programs are not eligible for the Fellowship.
• Previous Amelia Earhart Fellows are not eligible to apply to renew the Fellowship for a second year.

Evaluation Criteria

• 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.

For more information, visit Zonta International.

https://zonta.org/AEFellowship