Globally, the aerospace industry sees women representing approximately 25 percent of its workforce. In pursuit of its mission to ensure women’s equitable access to resources and their representation in decision-making roles, Zonta International presents the Amelia Earhart Fellowship.
Established in 1938 to honor the renowned aviator and Zontian, Amelia Earhart, this fellowship offers a US$10,000 grant annually to a maximum of 30 women who are pursuing Ph.D. or doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences. Recipients are free to use the fellowship at any university or college that provides accredited post-graduate programs in these fields.
Since its inception in 1938, this program has granted 1,734 Amelia Earhart Fellowships, amounting to over US$11.6 million, benefiting 1,305 women from 77 countries.
Past fellows have achieved remarkable feats, becoming astronauts, aerospace engineers, astronomers, professors, geologists, business owners, company leaders, and even the Secretary of the US Air Force.
About Zonta International Foundation
Globally, women make up around 25 percent of the workforce in the aerospace industry. In an effort to carry out its mission that women have access to all resources and are represented in decision-making positions on an equal basis with men, Zonta International offers the Amelia Earhart Fellowship.
The Amelia Earhart Fellowship was established in 1938 in honor of famed pilot and Zontian, Amelia Earhart. The US$10,000 Fellowship is awarded annually to up to 30 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-applied sciences or aerospace-applied engineering.
Benefits of Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship
Up to $10,000 is awarded to selected fellows
Requirements for Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship
- It is imperative that students be registered in a full-time Ph.D./doctoral program and have 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.
- Club members and individuals with direct membership with Zonta International and employees of Zonta International and Zonta Foundation for Women, and their family members (ancestors, descendants, adoptees, siblings, nieces or cousins, and those of their spouse or co-habiting partner), are 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.
- Women of any nationality pursuing a Ph.D./doctoral degree who demonstrate a superior academic record conducting research applied to aerospace engineering or space sciences are eligible.
- Applicants must not graduate from their Ph.D. or doctoral program before April 2025. Please note that post-doctoral research programs are not eligible for the Fellowship.
Application Deadline
November 15, 2023
How to Apply
click HERE to apply!
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.
visit Zonta International website For more details.
I believe The Daily Legonite has been of help to you with regards to your subject of concern.
Also, there are many other articles we have put up to help you in your education and career.
If there is any contribution, comment and concerns that you would want to make, it is warmly welcome on our site. Thank you very much!
