Financial Aid and Career Opportunities

Financial Aid

AAUW Educational Foundation Fellowships and Grants: Awards for doctoral candidates, women making career changes/advancement, and seed money for educational equity projects benefitting women and girls.
The Ada Project: See sections on Funding (for fellowships and awards) and on Employment. The Ada Project focuses on women in computer science, so many but not all of the listings are directed at women in science and technology.
NWSA Awards and Scholarships: Awards available from the Jewish caucus, the Lesbian caucus, and the Women of Color caucus and one for a graduate student doing work in Women's Studies.
Scholarships, Fellowships, & Postdoctoral Awards for Women: Large, well-organized site with a searchable database. In addition to a section for women, there are sections devoted to subject areas such as Computer Sciences & Engineering and sections for specific racial/ethnic groups such as African Americans, Ethnic Groups & Studies, Hispanic Americans, Minorities, Native Americans, as well as a host of other sections.
Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Awards: Awards to assist women entering or re-entering the workforce in obtaining the education and skills training they need to improve their employment status. Applicants must be female heads of household who are enrolled in or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program. Recipients may use their awards for any expenses related to their educational pursuits, such as tuition, books, housing, child care, and transportation.

For a much larger listing of financial aid sources, see Financial Aid for Women in IT. In spite of the title, the listing covers many sources of aid for women regardless of field. It covers both undergraduate and graduate education.

Jobs and Internships

Feminist Career Center
Job openings listed in the Feminist Majority's Career Center; arranged geographically, with jobs in the Baltimore/Washington area listed first

Internship Opportunities - NWSA Listing

The National Women's Studies Association has a small but varied listing of interesting internship opportunities. Definitely worth a look.

Job Searching Resources for Women
From About.com

Job Opportunities for Women's Studies Majors
Compiled by Michigan State University

Go back to Women's Studies Online Resources