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The AAUW Educational Foundation — the world's largest source of funding exclusively for graduate women — supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. The Foundation funds
AAUW Maryland is completing the Dian Belanger International Fellowship. As of December 31, 2008, the fund was at $87,606. Our goal is $100,000.
In 2009-2010, five AAUW fellows are sponsored by Maryland funds:
Amanda Steiner is completing a PHD in clinical psychology at the University of Virginia. Her fellowship is sponsored by the Jean Colburn American Fellowship.
Can Dai of China is in a PHD program in biology at the University of Virginia. Her project is the Reproductive Biology of Passion Flowers. After completing her doctorate, she plans to return to China and join a university faculty. Her fellowship is sponsored by Mary L. Shelley/Eileen Shelley Menton international endowment.
Dorothy Kwek of Singapore studies philosophy and political theory in a Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins University. She is particularly interested in the philosophy of Spinoza and is writing a doctoral dissertation to show how Spinoza’s conception of power provides a strong theoretical foundation for a more inclusive and equitable sociopolitical order.Her fellowship is sponsored by the Maryland State Division I International and Marland State Division III endowments.
Gretchen Keppel Aleks is completing her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences at the California Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on understanding interactions between the global carbon cycle and climate change. Using new observational techniques combined with global atmospheric modeling, she seeks to identify the role of Northern forests in regulating atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and to propose a method for monitoring regional fossil fuel emissions. Her fellowship is sponsored by the Janet Wert Crampton American Fellowship
Jennifer Scott is pursuing a Ph.D. in Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University. Her research assesses pneumococcal serotype replacement among Native American children since introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. She is interested in whether the bacteria’s response to vaccine pressure could reduce the long-term effectiveness of the vaccine. Scott hopes her research will help elucidate potential obstacles facing global vaccine introduction and inform future vaccine development. Her fellowship is sponsored by the Maryland State Division II American Fellowship.
Read about other fellows and fellow alumnae on the AAUW Fellows Alumnae Network.
Community Action Grant – College Park Branch
The AAUW Educational Foundation awarded College Park Branch a $10,000, 2006-2008 Community Action Grant. The funds enable the branch and its partners to develop a mentoring program called “GEMS” (Girls Excelling in Math and Science) for seventh and eighth grade girls attending public school in Prince George’s County. Read more…
How to Contribute
Since 1959, the Educational Foundation has provided support to advance education, research, and self-development for women and to foster equity and positive societal change. Because the Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity, all gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
The Educational Foundation offers many tax-deductible contribution options. For more information, contact the development office at development@aauw.org or 202/728-3307.
Resources of EF Chairs
EF Chair Corner - this page includes numerous links for EF chairs and other members interested in fundraising for the Education Foundation or Legal Advocacy Fund. It includes links with instructions for completing the contributions report form, fundraising suggestions, and other information.
Instructions and Address for Submitting Contributions:
Download and print the contribution form (MS Word). Attach a check or money order made payable to the AAUW Educational Foundation, or provide your credit card information, and mail the contribution form to
- AAUW Development Office
P.O. Box 630832
Baltimore, MD 21263-0832
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- Problems with the form? Download the MS Word form or contact the development office at development@aauw.org or 202/728-3307.
(Please note: Contributions must be submitted within 30 days of receipt.)
Community Action Grant – College Park Branch
The AAUW Educational Foundation awarded College Park Branch a $10,000, 2006-2008 Community Action Grant. The funds enable the branch and its partners to develop a mentoring program called “GEMS” (Girls Excelling in Math and Science) for seventh and eighth grade girls attending public school in Prince George’s County.
GEMS has evolved over the past two years as a joint initiative of the branch and STAND (Science and Technology Addressing the Need for Diversity), in the University of Maryland’s College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CMPS). In partnership with Hyattsville Middle School (HMS), College Park Branch and STAND will implement a GEMS program with three components:
- CMPS/STAND scholarship students will mentor twenty HMS seventh and eighth grade girls in science and math.
- In-school enrichment classes, programs and field trips will increase the girls’ appreciation and understanding of the importance of mathematics and science and motivate them to pursue studies and careers in these areas.
- Family meetings will involve the parents in their children’s academic programs and educational pursuits. GEMS targets girls from all socio-economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds.
The program, to begin in September 2006, is an outgrowth of an earlier, pilot program (not funded) that was introduced last February. Nine HMS, seventh grade girls participated in a series of enrichment classes offered during the school’s early morning activity period. Through hands-on activities and mini-lessons, the girls learned about proportions of ingredients when baking cakes at different altitudes. They learned how watersheds are connected to oceans, why some bridge structures hold more weight than others, why university students chose their math and science majors, and how women scientists have contributed to society.
In 2007-2008, College Park Branch in partnership with STAND will implement a GEMS mentoring program in one or two additional middle schools. And, if the project directors are successful in their efforts to obtain additional funding, GEMS will include a Saturday Academy for middle school girls to be held at the University of Maryland.
Eddie Crocker, Co-Director of GEMS, sees the project as one local response to the challenge of getting more students excited about pursuing studies and careers in math and science. With a $10,000 grant to work with, the GEMS partnership intends to develop the math and science talents and leadership of seventh and eighth grade girls attending middle schools in Prince George’s County.
Last update 8/15/2009
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