Amelia Earhart Fellowship

The 2021 Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowships are awarded annually to 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 masterÔÇÖs degree in an aerospace-applied field at the time the application is submitted. Applicants must not graduate before April 2022. Please note that post-doctoral research programs are not eligible for the Fellowship. Classified members (club members and individuals with direct membership with Zonta International) and employees of Zonta International and Zonta International Foundation, 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.