Amelia Earhart Fellowship for Women in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering 2020

Published: 02 Aug 2019 1,314 views

 

The Zonta International offers Amelia Earhart PhD Research fellowship to women of any nationality enrolled in Aerospace-related Sciences and Aerospace-related Engineering at any University or College offering the Accredited Degrees.

The Fellowship awards annually the sum of US$10,000 to the fellows. In addition, it enables these women to invest in state-of-the-art computers to conduct their research, purchase expensive books and resource materials, and participate in specialized studies around the globe.

Women who demonstrate superior academic record in the field of aerospace-applied sciences or aerospace-applied engineering are eligible.

Zonta International Foundation PhD/Doctoral

Application Deadline	November 15, 2019
Type	Ph.D
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	Zonta International Foundation
Gender	Women

Benefits of Zonta International Foundation PhD/Doctoral

1. Fellowship of US$10,000 is awarded annually
2. The Fellowship enables these women to invest in state-of-the-art computers to conduct their research, purchase expensive books and resource materials, and participate in specialized studies around the globe.
3. Amelia Earhart Fellows have gone on to become astronauts, aerospace engineers, astronomers, professors, geologists, business owners, heads of companies, even Secretary of the US Air Force.

Zonta International Foundation PhD/Doctoral Courses

• Aerospace-applied sciences
• Aerospace-applied engineering

Requirements for Zonta International Foundation PhD/Doctoral

Women of any nationality pursuing a Ph.D./doctoral degree who demonstrate a superior academic record in the field of aerospace-applied sciences or aerospace-applied engineering are eligible.

1. Students must be registered in a full-time Ph.D./doctoral program and 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.
2. Applicants must not graduate from their Ph.D. or doctoral program before April 2020.
3. Please note that post-doctoral research programs are not eligible for the Fellowship.
4. Members and employees of Zonta International or the Zonta International Foundation are also not eligible to apply for the Fellowship.
5. Note that previous Amelia Earhart Fellows are not eligible to apply to renew the Fellowship for a second year

Selection Process

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 2019.

Application Deadline

November 15, 2019

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Zonta International Foundation on zontainternational.awardspring.com to apply