Applications call for AAUW Research Publication Grants in Engineering, Medicine and Science. The fund is 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.

Award Amount 

The award amount o AAUW Research Publication Grants are $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.

Funding

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.

Criteria 

• 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.
• 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.

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