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Educational Foundation fellowships and grants include Selected Profession Fellowships
that support women scholars in areas such as architecture, engineering and
medicine; Career Development Grants to help women reenter the work force,
change careers or advance in their current careers. American Fellowships in
the US for women doctoral candidates or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral
research; and International Fellowships to help develop women leaders who
will work for change in their societies and heighten awareness of gender equity
issues. Scholar in Residence special awards are also granted. The Eleanor
Roosevelt Fund created in 1988 provides funds to respond to the problems and
opportunities facing girls in school. Community Action grants provide seed
money to individual women and AAUW branches for programs that promote education
and equity for women and girls.
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