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• $6,000 Scholarship for study in any field of South-East Asian Studies from The Australian Federation of University Womenâ��s E.M. Hinder Award

-- Closing Date 30 June 2008.

-- Eligibility: Available in any field of South East Asian studies to women postgraduate students in any Australian university who have completed at least one year of postgraduate study and to women holding a postdoctoral fellowship.

-- The award is to be used for undertaking an overseas project specific to the applicant's current research. Relevant projects could include fieldwork, archival consultation, on-site interviews. Related overseas conference participation would be acceptable as part of the project. For the purposes of this award, South-East Asia is defined as comprised of the following countries: Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam (Australian Bureaus of Statistics). Tenure: Project may be commenced in 2008 or 2009 (see Guidelines).

-- For Guidelines and Application Form visit the Scholarships Page on the AFUW website http://www.afuw.org.au

• American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships

-- Targeted Fields: Open to all fields.

-- Open To Prospective/Current Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars.

-- Citizenship: No citizenship requirements, but U.S. citizens or residents are not eligible.

-- Eligibility Requirements: Must hold the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree. Applicants must intend to return to home countries after graduation. Preference is given to applicants who show prior commitment to the advancement of women and girls. Open only to women.

-- Stipend: Yearly stipend of $20,000 for the doctorate fellowship and $30,000 for the postdoctoral fellowship.

-- Deadline: 12/1/2007

-- Program Description: 57 fellowships will be awarded for full-time study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported.

-- For More Information: AAUW Educational Foundation, International Fellowships, 301 ACT Drive, Iowa City, IA 52245

-- Telephone: (319) 337-1716 ext. 60

• Predoctoral Awards from the Association for Women in Science Educational Foundation

-- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides support for female students enrolled in a behavioral, life, physical, or social science or engineering program leading to a Ph.D. degree. Five to ten awards are available.

-- Deadline: 01/24/2008

-- Contact: Barbara Filner, Ph.D., AWIS Educational Foundation, 1200 New York Ave., NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20005, U.S.A.

-- E-mail: awisedfd@awis.org

-- Web Site: http://www.awis.org/careers/edfoundation.html

-- Program URL: http://www.awis.org/careers/edpdins.html

-- DEADLINE NOTE: A separate predoctoral competition is held in the field of physics. Contact Dr. Geral Hardie (gerald.hardie@wmich.edu) for instructions and application forms.

-- OBJECTIVES: The sponsor provides support for women studying in the following fields of natural science: Astronomy; Biology; Chemistry; Computer and Information Science; Engineering; Geoscience; Mathematics (including Epidemiology and Statistics); Physics (see special instructions regarding physics); Psychology; or one of the following social sciences: Anthropology; Archaeology;Demography; Economics; Geography; History of Science; Linguistics; Philosophy of Science; Political Science and Sociology.

-- The memorial awards are: (1) Joan Wright Goodman Award, for an outstanding graduate student in the life or physical sciences, (2) Luise Meyer-Schutzmeister Award, for an outstanding graduate student in physics (see note below, (3) Amy Lutz Rechel Award, for an outstanding graduate student in the field of plant biology, (4) the Diane H. Russell Award, for an outstanding graduate student in the field of biochemistry or pharmacology, (5) Ruth Satter Award, for an outstanding graduate student who interrupted her education for at least three years to raise a family.

-- ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are female students enrolled in a behavioral, life, physical, or social science or engineering program leading to a Ph.D. degree; and within two years of completing the Ph.D.; and must not have applied to this program previously. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens must be enrolled at a U.S. institution.

-- FUNDING: Fellowships in the amount of $1,000 are awarded each year, including the above memorial awards. In addition, Citations of Merit ($300) may be given. The award may be used for any aspect of education, including tuition, books, housing, research, travel and meeting registration, or publication costs, for example.