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Announcing the 2014 Amelia Earhart Fellowship

AMELIA EARHART & ZONTA INTERNATIONAL

Established in 1938, Zonta International’s Amelia Earhart Fellowships memorialize famed air pioneer and Zontian, Amelia Earhart, who disappeared over the Pacific in 1937. By remembering Amelia Earhart through this fellowship, Zonta International encourages and supports women to expand their horizons by pursuing degrees and careers in aerospace-related sciences or aerospace-related engineering. In the program’s 75-year history, there have been 1,403 Amelia Earhart Fellowships totaling more than US$8.3million awarded to 983 fellows representing 68 countries. It is anticipated that 35 Fellowships will be awarded in 2014.

ELIGIBILITY

Women of any nationality are eligible. To apply for the fellowship, you must meet the following minimum requirements:

*  Be registered in a full-time Ph.D./doctoral program in a qualifying area of science or engineering closely related to advanced studies in aerospace-related science or aerospace-related engineering. A letter of acceptance or verification of enrollment must be submitted with the application.

*  Demonstrate a superior academic record at a recognized university or college with accredited courses in aerospace-related studies as verified by official transcripts and recommendations. In programs where graduate transcripts are not provided as a matter of institution policy, please provide a statement of that policy from the registrar or other school official. Please note that electronic transcripts will not be accepted.

*  Provide evidence of a well-defined research program in aerospace-related science or aerospace-related engineering as described in the application essay (in general scientific terms), the academic documents and publications. 

*  Clearly demonstrate the relationship of the research to aerospace and furnish verification of research program through at least one of the reference letters required with the application [i.e. research supervisor or advisor must be one of the referees].

*  Applicant must be registered in a full-time Ph.D./doctorate program when funds are received in September 2014 and will not graduate before April 2015.

APPLICATION

The application can also be downloaded from the Zonta International website at http://www.zonta.org/WhatWeDo/InternationalPrograms/AmeliaEarhartFellowship.aspx. The application, recommendations, official transcripts, and verification of enrollment for 2013 Amelia Earhart Fellowships must be received or post-marked by 15 November 2013 to be considered. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Zonta International * Attn: Martina Gamboa, Programs Coordinator * 1211 West 22^nd Street, Suite 900 * Oak Brook, IL 60523 USA

* Telephone: (630) 928-1400 * Fax: (630) 928-1559

* E-Mail: Programs@zonta.org * Website: www.zonta.org