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AMELIA EARHART FELLOWSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN

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Application Deadline: The next application will open in August 2026.

LOCATION: The Netherlands

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.

ELIGIBILITY:

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.

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.

Applicants must not graduate from their Ph.D. or doctoral program before April after the year of the awarded fellowship.

Classified members (club members and individuals with direct membership with Zonta International) and employees of Zonta International and the Zonta Foundation for Women and their family members (ancestors, descendants, adoptees, siblings, nieces or cousins, and those of their spouse or cohabiting 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.

Countries of origin: women of any nationality

Purposes: for female PhD students

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 of the coming year.

BENEFIT:

The USD 10,000 Fellowship may be used at any university or college offering accredited postgraduate courses and degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences. Since the program’s inception in 1938, Zonta has awarded 1,638 Amelia Earhart Fellowships, totaling more than US$10.6 million, to 1,209 women representing 73 countries.

Available positions: up to 35 annually

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SCHMIDT SCIENCE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SSF) PROGRAM 

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Application Period: May 19 through June 1, 2026.

LOCATION: Germany

The Schmidt Science Fellows (SSF) Program aims to expand the horizons of the next generation of leaders and innovators in the natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computing. The program is administrated by Schmidt Futures, an organization established by Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt, in partnership with the Rhodes Trust and is supported by many of the world’s leading scientific thinkers, industry leaders, and institutions.

ELIGIBILITY:

The program addresses outstanding doctoral researchers who combine keen scientific curiosity with the capability of cooperation, wish to make a major contribution to science and society by their work, and are ready to focus on a discipline that is different from their existing area of expertise during the funding period.

Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, color, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion, or belief.

The doctorate should be completed between May 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026.

The program addresses outstanding doctoral researchers who combine keen scientific curiosity with the capability of cooperation,  wish to make a major contribution to science and the society by their work, and are ready to focus on a discipline that is different from their existing area of expertise during the funding period.

Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, color, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief.

The doctorate should be completed between May 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026.Scientists of KIT who supervise doctoral candidates are requested to propose qualified candidates to the International Affairs Business Unit by April 24, 2026 (Contact Person: Oliver Kaas)

In order to be eligible for nomination and potential selection as a Schmidt Science Fellow, candidates must meet the following requirements:

Be able to start their fellowship in July 2027 or October 2027 and available from April 2027 to July 2028 to attend onboarding activities, the in-person Science Leadership Program convenings, and the annual Schmidt Science Fellows Interdisciplinary Science Summit

Graduate degree in the natural sciences, Engineering, Mathematics or Computing with a commitment to interdisciplinary science

The program addresses outstanding doctoral candidates from selected institutions who combine a strong scientific curiosity with the ability to collaborate and who are willing to work in a scientific field outside their previous research activities during the funding period.

Have completed or expect to complete all of the requirements for the conferral of their doctorate in one of these fields between May 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027

KIT can submit up to seven nominations in this call.

BENEFIT:

Stipend of US $110,000 per year  (for up to two years, a total of up to $220,000 of support during their fellowship) for research

Participation in leadership and innovation trainings at a self-chosen leading academic institution worldwide

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