2011 AAFCS Fellowships Program
The field of family and consumer sciences (FCS) encompasses the study of relationships among people and their personal environments in order to strengthen communities and advance the well-being of individuals and families over their lifespan. FCS is rooted in the arts, social and natural sciences, and humanities. In order to address challenges related to the health of individuals, families, and communities, FCS uses integrative, interdisciplinary approaches that consider individuals and families in the context of their environments.
The Association awards fellowships to individuals who have exhibited the potential to make contributions to the family and consumer sciences profession and winners are recognized each year during the AAFCS Annual Conference. Please check this web page in the fall of 2010 for 2011 guidelines and forms after the AAFCS Awards & Recognition Committee completes its review of 2011 documents.
Don't see the fellowship for which you want to apply? Maybe it will be offered in 2010.
Please note: The schedule is subject to change due to many factors, including market fluctuations. 2011 guidelines and forms are not currently available.
Questions? Take a look at our frequently asked questions page.
Crum-Koehler National Graduate Fellowship
This fellowship was created with a bequest from Jeanette H. Crum and a gift in honor of Naomi and Freeman Koehler. Jeanette Crum served as a consumer consultant with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A $5,000 fellowship and up to $1,000 of support for one year of AAFCS membership and participation in the AAFCS Annual Conference will be awarded to no more than one (1) qualified graduate student pursuing a degree in family and consumer sciences.
Continue to check this webpage for 2011 guidelines and forms, which will be available in the fall of 2010.
Ellen H. Richards National Graduate Fellowship
The Richards Fellowship was established in 1917 to honor the founder of the American Home Economics Association, Ellen H. Richards, the first woman graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as the pioneer who established human ecology as a scientific discipline. A $3,500 fellowship and up to $1,000 of support for one year of AAFCS membership and participation in the AAFCS Annual Conference will be awarded to no more than one (1) family and consumer sciences graduate student to support study and related experiences to prepare for administration and leadership roles.
Continue to check this webpage for 2011 guidelines and forms, which will be available in the fall of 2010.
Jewell L. Taylor National Graduate Fellowship
The Taylor Fellowship was established through a generous bequest from Jewell L. Taylor, a dedicated family and consumer sciences professional for more than 50 years. She held positions as a county home demonstration agent and utility home economist, continuing her interest in AAFCS until her death. A $5,000 fellowship and up to $1,000 of support for one year of AAFCS membership and participation in the AAFCS Annual Conference will be awarded to up to five (5) qualified graduate students pursuing a degree in family and consumer sciences.
Continue to check this webpage for 2011 guidelines and forms, which will be available in the fall of 2010.
Mildred B. Davis National Graduate Fellowship
The Davis Fellowship was established in 1986 in memory of Mildred B. Davis, assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1972-82) and director of field services for AAFCS (1965-72). A $5,000 fellowship and up to $1,000 of support for one year of AAFCS membership and participation in the AAFCS Annual Conference will be awarded to no more than one (1) student with clearly defined plans to major in nutrition at the graduate level immediately following completion of the baccalaureate program.
Continue to check this webpage for 2011 guidelines and forms, which will be available in the fall of 2010.
AAFCS-Kittrell International Graduate Fellowship
The AAFCS-Kittrell International Fellowship supports international students pursuing graduate study in family and consumer sciences in the United States and minority students from the United States who wish to pursue graduate study in other countries. The AAFCS-Kittrell Fellowship was established with donations from Catherine MacKinnon, Cora Gray, Marion Steele, and Margaret Chaney. Donations in honor of Flemmie D. Kittrell honor 27 years that she was chair of the home economics department at Howard University and her leadership as a pioneer for international partnerships in Africa and India. A $5,000 fellowship and up to $1,000 of support for one year of AAFCS membership and participation in the AAFCS Annual Conference will be awarded to no more than one (1) minority graduate student from the United States pursuing study in another nation or an international graduate student pursuing a degree in family and consumer sciences in the United States, with preference for a student from a developing nation. One in five AAFCS-Kittrell Fellowships supports a student from a developing nation.
Continue to check this webpage for 2011 guidelines and forms, which will be available in the fall of 2010.
D. Elizabeth Williams International Graduate Fellowship
This fellowship was established by D. Elizabeth Williams, an Extension home economist. A $5,000 fellowship and up to $1,000 of support for one year of AAFCS membership and participation in the AAFCS Annual Conference will be awarded to no more than one (1) international student who desires to study family and consumer sciences in the United States, preferably at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Continue to check this webpage for 2011 guidelines and forms, which will be available in the fall of 2010.
Ethel L. Parker International Graduate Fellowship
Ethel L. Parker, an active member of AAFCS and head of Home Economics Education at the University of Kentucky, established the Parker International Fellowship. A $5,000 fellowship and up to $1,000 of support for one year of AAFCS membership and participation in the AAFCS Annual Conference will be awarded to no more than one (1) FCS graduate student from the U.S. who participates in international study or an international graduate student who studies family and consumer sciences in the U.S.
Continue to check this webpage for 2011 guidelines and forms, which will be available in the fall of 2010.
Helen Strow International Graduate Fellowship
Initiated by the International Division of AAFCS in 1988, the Strow Fellowship honors Helen Strow, who provided leadership in family and consumer sciences at the international level for more than 30 years. A $5,000 fellowship and up to $1,000 of support for one year of AAFCS membership and participation in the AAFCS Annual Conference will be awarded to no more than one (1) international student who is working to complete a graduate degree* in family and consumer sciences in the United States.
*Applicants who live in countries that only offer two-year degree programs
in family and consumer sciences can apply to complete a baccalaureate
degree in the United States.
Continue to check this webpage for 2011 guidelines and forms, which will be available in the fall of 2010.
Please note:
- An award is defined as a merit honor based on performance and on contributions to the field of family and consumer sciences.
- A grant is defined as financial support given for research studies in family and consumer sciences.
- A fellowship is financial support from an endowment given to a student for graduate study in family and consumer sciences.
- A scholarship is financial support from an endowment given to a student for undergraduate study in family and consumer sciences.
- If a particular award, grant, fellowship, or scholarship is not listed in the 2011 programs section of the website as being offered in 2011, it is not being offered in 2011 (even if it was offered in the past!)
- An award, grant, fellowship, or scholarship that is not offered in 2011 will be offered again in the future.
- If no qualified candidate is identified for a particular award, grant, fellowship, or scholarship offered in 2011, it will not be awarded in 2011.
- AAFCS reserves the first right of refusal to publish any developed materials resulting from AAFCS awards, grants, fellowships, or scholarships.
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