AAUW EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION:
Advancing education and equity for women and girlsThe AAUW Educational Foundation is the world's largest source of funding exclusively for graduate women. It 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.
For information about applying for grants or fellowships, go to the Educational Foundation website: Click here.
2006-2007 Grantees in Iowa:
Name Marta M. Maldonado Degree and Field Publication grant, Sociology Institution Iowa State University Location Ames, Iowa Award Year 2006-07 Project Name How Jobs Become "Hispanic": Employers' Ideology and the Everyday Production of Racial Inequality in Agricultural Work Marta Maldonado’s concern with understanding questions of power and finding ways to help eradicate inequality brought her to the study of sociology and continues to drive her work. Her commitment to social justice guides her interactions with students within and outside the classroom, her service to the university, and the connections she seeks to build between the university and the broader community.
Recipient AAUW of Iowa Project Director(s) Jan Mitchell and Pam Swarts Project Name Latinas al Éxito: A Proposal to Advance Economic Equity by Motivating Latinas Toward Success Location Marshalltown, Iowa Award Year 2007-08 Term Two-year grant This program will reduce educational barriers for Latinas, change Latino perceptions about Latinas in the work force, and empower Latinas with college experience in four Iowa communities. Latina women will serve as godmothers to eighth-grade Latinas and take part in family events, godmother-led small groups of teenagers, college visits, and discussions with Latinas currently in college.
Recipient Iowa Juvenile Home Foundation Project Director(s) Carol M. Thompson Project Name Iowa Juvenile Home Girls Chorus Location Toledo, Iowa Award Year 2006-07 Term One-year grant This project gives girls at the juvenile home a way to express feelings in culturally acceptable ways, a sense of community and teamwork, improved self-confidence, and an incentive to participate in the school activities. It will also help them heal from traumatic experiences.
Name Ifeoma L. Nwankwor Citizenship Nigeria Degree and Field M.P.H., Medicine Institution University of Iowa, Iowa City Location Iowa City, Iowa Award Year 2006-07 Project Name The Effect of Health Education on the Incidence of Drug Abuse Among Teenagers Ifeoma Nwankwor has worked as a house officer, prison doctor, and health facilitator and organized health outreaches, seminars, and campaigns aimed at health education and promotion. She plans to educate Nigerian women and girls to break the cycle of ignorance, poverty, and disease.
