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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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UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH CHANCELLOR’S GLOBAL ACADEMIC MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 1 June, 2025

LOCATION: United Kingdom

For September 2026 entry, eligible applicants will be considered for the Chancellor’s Global Academic Merit Scholarship. This scholarship is merit-based, and applicants will need to have applied and accepted their academic offer by the given deadline.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be considered, applicants will also need to complete the Chancellor’s Global Academic Merit Scholarship application form as part of their application. Applications will then be considered by the university’s scholarship panel, and the successful candidates will be contacted by email to confirm their status shortly after the submission. 

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a self-funded international student. Only applicants who have been assessed as an overseas student for tuition fee purposes can access this scholarship.

If you’re studying an undergraduate, or postgraduate taught course, you must have applied as a self-funded student on a full-time, on-campus course for September 2026 entry. 

The scholarship is available for students who have never studied at the University of Portsmouth previously. 

International College Portsmouth (ICP) students are excluded from this scholarship. 

The scholarship will take the form of a £5,000 fee reduction, effective at the time of registration and will only apply to your first year of study. 

To be considered, you will need to complete the scholarship application form as part of your application before June 1, 2026. Any application submitted after 1 June 2026 will not be considered. Only applicants who are successful will hear from us by Monday 29 June 2026.

The scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship, discount, or fee offer. 

The discounted fee will be stated on your Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS). This is the final document you receive when you have an unconditional offer to study at the University of Portsmouth and have paid your deposit. 

Only applicants who have been assessed as overseas students for tuition fee purposes can access this scholarship. 

Due to the number of applications received, we are unable to offer individual feedback, and only successful candidates will be contacted.

PGCE Science with Physics and PGCE Modern Foreign Languages (all pathways) are not eligible for this scholarship.

BENEFIT:

This scholarship will take the form of a £5,000 fee reduction that will apply to your first year of study.

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