| Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships & Grants AAUW American Association of University Women, existing since 1881, offers postdoctoral research leave fellowships, dissertation fellowships, and research publications grants. Education Improvement: Spencer Foundation Research Grants and Fellowships The Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program encourages research relevant to the improvement of education. Its $25,000 fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world. Research (Abroad): International Education Programs The Fulbright Hays International Training Grants’ Dissertation program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students conducting research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6–12 months. Research (Institutional): Association for Institutional Research Through the Association for Institutional Research Grants and Dissertation Fellowships program, doctoral students, institutional researchers, educators, and administrators can apply for grants related to improving Institutional Research in Postsecondary Educational Institutions. Program goals include offering professional development opportunities and fostering use of federal databases for institutional research in postsecondary education. |
