AAUW Opportunities

The 2027 International Project Grant supports new or existing community-based initiatives led by eligible International Fellowship alumnae. Projects may span any field but must advance gender equity and the social and economic empowerment of women and girls and must not generate personal profit. Applicants propose their own project period, beginning no earlier than 1 July 2027 and no later than 30 September 2027, with the project ending no more than 12 months after its start. AAUW disburses an approved grant in two equal installments, with the second payment contingent on satisfactory progress and required mid-grant reporting. Applications are completed in English in AAUW's online portal.

Applicants must identify as women; have successfully completed an AAUW International Fellowship between June 2011 and June 2026 and fulfilled the fellowship reporting requirements; serve as the primary project director; be non-U.S. citizens without U.S. permanent-resident status or a pending U.S. permanent-residency application; and normally reside in and implement the project in their home country during the grant period. AAUW allows an exception to the home-country location requirement for humanitarian, safety or other extenuating circumstances.