Zonta International 2022 Amelia Earhart Fellowship for Women in Engineering: (Deadline 15 November 2022)

Zonta International established the Amelia Earhart Fellowship in 1938 in honor of legendary pilot and Zontian, Amelia Earhart. Today, the Fellowship of US$10,000 is awarded annually to 35 talented women, pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences or aerospace-related engineering around the globe.

About Zonta International

Zonta International’s story is woven from a rich fabric of empowerment and progressive change. Today, Zonta International is a global organization of more than 28,000 members in nearly 1,200 Zonta clubs in?61 countries. In 2019, we celebrated our 100th anniversary and the milestones that made us the organization we are today.

Amelia Earhart Fellowship

• Type Fellowship
• Organisation Zonta International
• Country to study
• School to study–
• Course to study Not specified
• State of Origin
• Gender Men
• Application Deadline November 15, 2022

Aim and Benefits of Amelia Earhart Fellowship

• Fellowship of US$10,000 is awarded annually
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements for Amelia Earhart Fellowship Qualification

• 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.
• 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.
• Applicants must not graduate from their Ph.D. or doctoral program before April 2023.
• Please note that post-doctoral research programs are not eligible for the Fellowship.
• Members and employees of Zonta International or the Zonta International Foundation are also not eligible to apply for the Fellowship.
• Note that previous Amelia Earhart Fellows are not eligible to apply to renew the Fellowship for a second year.

Application Deadline

November 15, 2022

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Zonta International on zontainternational.awardspring.com to applyThe Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Committee reviews the applications and recommends recipients to the Zonta International Board of Directors. All applicants will be notified of their status by the end of April.

For more details, visit Zonta International website.