National Awards

Many of GWI’s national affiliates offer fellowships, grants, scholarships and stipends to women and girls for primary and secondary education, undergraduate studies and postgraduate research, study and training.  Members who are interested should contact our national affiliate in their respective countries to ask about funding opportunities.

Japanese Association of University Women (JAUW) International Fellowship

Applications are now open for the 2025 JAUW Fellowship! The JAUW established the International Fellowship Program on 1 April 1987. The objective of the programme is to allow promising non-Japanese women researchers/graduate students to conduct research in Japan by providing them with a fellowship to spend 4-6 months in a research institute/university. Eligibility to apply for this fellowship is limited to those individuals who have received invitations from a Japanese host institution. Click HERE for application details.