What AAUW International Fellowship for African Women in Engineering actually covers.
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships support outstanding women from outside the United States who are pursuing full-time graduate or postdoctoral research. African women in engineering disciplines — including civil, electrical, mechanical, environmental, and biomedical engineering — are strongly encouraged to apply. Fellows join a diverse cohort of global women scholars and gain access to AAUW's professional development network and leadership programmes.
Who can apply.
Open to masters, phd, postdoctoral applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
AAUW International Fellowship for African Women in Engineering currently lists the following eligible fields of study. Other related disciplines may also be considered — check the official call.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before November 15, 2026 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Every scholarship on Scholar Africa goes through six checks (link, contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review). AAUW International Fellowship for African Women in Engineering currently scores 9.0/10.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.