Amelia Earhart Fellowship
Established in 1938 in honor of famed pilot and Zontian, Amelia Earhart, the Amelia Earhart Fellowship is a Zonta International fellowship awarded annually to women pursuing Ph.D/doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences.
The US$12,000 Fellowship is awarded annually to up to 30 women pursuing PhD/doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences. It may be used at any university or college offering accredited post-graduate courses and degrees in these fields.
Applications for the Amelia Earhart are available here
Applications must be received by 15 November each year at Zonta International with the awardees announced in May in the following year.
Send enquiries to Susan Riding, Amelia Earhart Chair.
Recipients of the Amelia Earhart Fellowship in District 24 are listed below.
2025 Amelia Earhart Winner
Erin Holdorf, awarded a Fellowship for her research in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the ANU.
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2025
2022
2017
2012
2012
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2010
District 24 Winners
Erin Holdorf, ANU working in research in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Caroline Hamilton-Smith - at the time of her award: PhD candidate at Sydney University, working with experimental and computational unsteady subsonic aerodynamics; now PhD working as a senior combat systems engineer
Dr Anastasia Volkova - at the time of her award: recognised for achievements in advancing the application of aerospace engineering, especially autonomous drone navigation; now CEO and Co-founder of Regrow Ag
Sheila Tobing - at the time of her award: a Ph.D candidate at University of NSW, Canberra researching flapping wing Micro-Air-Vehicle propulsion and aerodynamics; now PhD lecturing at the University of Indonesia
Priyanka Dhopade - at the time of her award: a PhD candidate at University of NSW, Canberra, researching the aeromechanics modelling of hot jet engine components; now PhD lecturing at the University of Auckland
Jendi Kepple - at the time of her award: University of NSW PhD candidate in aerospace engineering on cube satellites; retrained and is now a Dr of medicine
Mariam Darestani - at the time of her award: a PhD candidate at Sydney University researching the use of piezo-electric polymers as vibrating materials with the ability to protect vital sensors used in aviation; now PhD lecturing at the University of Western Sydney