Looking for funding? Check out The Wenner-Gren Foundation's new and improved "other funding sources" webpage listing grant-making organizations that provide funding and/or
other services to support anthropological research and other academic
activities. Below are some of the organizations:
The Albright provides a
multitude of fellowship opportunities in the hopes of developing
scholarly knowledge of the culture of the Near East from prehistory to
the early Islamic period. Fellowships are open to students and scholars
in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic
period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history,
Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature,
philology and religion and related disciplines. The research period
should be continuous, without frequent trips outside Israel. Residence
at the Albright in Jerusalem is required.
The American Association
of University Women has a long and distinguished history of advancing
educational and professional opportunities for women in the United
States and around the globe. One of the world's largest sources of
funding for graduate women, the AAUW provides over 275 fellowships,
grants, and special awards annually to outstanding women.
The ACLS is a leading
private institution supporting scholars in the humanities and related
social sciences at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels. It hosts a
number of domestic and international programs and competitions. One of
the programs includes the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion
Fellowships, which provide year-long fellowships to support Ph.D.
dissertation completion in humanistic disciplines.
American Councils for
International Education is an international, nonprofit organization
working to advance education, research, and mutual understanding across
the United States, Canada, and the nations of Southeastern Europe,
Eurasia, and South Asia. The organization designs, implements, and
supports innovative programs in education, professional development, and
scholarly research. Grants are provided for study and research in
relevant countries as well as possibilities for language training.
The APS promotes useful
knowledge in the sciences and humanities. The society fosters research
and discovery through the various grants and fellowships it offers. Its
various funding programs include grants for fieldwork (the Lewis and
Clark Fund), grants towards Native American Studies (the Phillips Fund),
and grants for non-commercial research (the Franklin Research Grants).
The Curtiss T. Brennan
& Mary G. Brennan Foundation provides funding for archaeological
field research, emphasizing in particular those regions of the world in
which early centers of complex culture or civilization originated. The
Brennan Foundation views its grants as catalytic agents enabling
especially significant archaeological projects to initiate or
dramatically expand work and progress to the point where traditional
sources of major funding may be approached. Applications must be made by
the sponsoring institution through the principal investigator. Grants
are not available for dissertation research.
The Bucerius
ZEIT-Stiftung’s Ph.D. scholarship program ‘Settling into Motion’
addresses questions such as 1) How can migrants, their countries of
origin as well as the receiving countries benefit from these movements?
2) What are the challenges? 3) Which structures and processes need to be
established so that diversity can bring benefits? This international
scholarship program is open to Ph.D. students in the social sciences.
The topical focus varies from year to year.
The Chateaubriand
Fellowship allows doctorate students enrolled in American universities
and post-doctorates to conduct research in France for up to 10 months.
It is a grant offered by the French Embassy in the United States.
Cosmos Scholars are
awarded small grants to meet specific research needs not covered by
other supporting funds. Examples of appropriate needs are small items of
equipment (ordinarily expendable), special supplies, travel to research
facilities, or to attend relevant meetings, etc. Amounts range from
$500 to $3,000. There is no restriction as to academic field; however,
it is required that the objective of the project be that of scholarly
research. Applicants must be enrolled at the Consortium of Universities
of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
CAORC is a federation of
independent overseas research centers that promote advanced research,
particularly in the humanities and social sciences, with focus on the
conservation and recording of cultural heritage and the understanding
and interpretation of modern societies. American overseas research
centers promote international scholarly exchange, primarily through
sponsorship of fellowship programs, foreign language study, and
collaborative research projects. The members of CAORC have centers in
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cyprus, Egypt,
Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Iraq, Jordan, Mexico,
Mongolia, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey, West
Africa, and Yemen. They serve as a base for American scholars
undertaking research in the host countries.Click here for a full list of member Centers. CAORC also administers several funding programs in collaboration with member centers and affiliated partners.Click here for a full list of administered programs.
CLIR forges strategies to
enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration
with libraries, cultural institutions, and communities of higher
learning. One of the several opportunities it offers is the Mellon
Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources. This
fellowship program is to help junior scholars in the humanities and
related social-science fields gain skill and creativity in developing
knowledge from original sources such as museums, archives, and
libraries.
EHBEA administers an
annual Student Research Grant competition to aid student members in
funding research projects devoted to studies of the evolution of the
human mind, behavior, and society. Two grants of up to 500 Euros are
awarded each year. Eligible applicants are members of EHBEA who are
pursuing doctoral degrees.
The goal of the
Fulbright-Hays program is to deepen knowledge of areas of the world not
generally included in US curricula. This fellowship funds individual
doctoral students to conduct research in other countries in modern
foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6 to 12 months.
Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents registered at a US
university.
The Harry Frank Guggenheim
Foundation places a priority on the study of urgent problems of
violence and aggression in the modern world and also encourages related
research projects in neuroscience, genetics, animal behavior, the social
sciences, history, criminology, and the humanities which illuminate
modern human problems. The Foundation provides both research grants to
established scholars and dissertation fellowships to graduate students
to complete the writing of a dissertation within the award year.
The John Simon Guggenheim
Memorial Foundation offers fellowships for the development of mid-career
scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any
field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts. Fellowships are open
to citizens and permanent residents of the United States, Canada, Latin
America, and the Caribbean.
The George A. and Eliza
Gardner Howard Foundation was established to further the personal
development of promising individuals at the crucial middle stages of
their careers in the liberal and creative arts. A limited number of
fellowships are awarded each year for independent projects to
individuals who are early mid-career and who have achieved recognition
for at least one major project. Academic fields are selected annually on
a rotational basis. A main goal of Howard Fellowships is to provide
time for scholars and artists to complete their work.
The Hard Tissue Research
Program in Human Paleobiomics funds on a competitive basis the hard
tissue dissertation research of doctoral candidates from any academic
department and residing at any university in the world. Projects must
emphasize a hard tissue biology approach in pursuit of knowledge and
enhanced understanding of early human paleobiology and/or any element of
the paleobiome in which early humans lived.
IIE manages undergraduate
and graduate level scholarships at accredited academic institutions
throughout the world. IIE implements many of the world’s most
prestigious scholarship programs and manages global scholarships through
a network of domestic and international offices. A wide variety of
programs are sponsored by the IIE, ranging in numerous fields of study
including the social sciences, science and technology, the arts,
humanities, and education. In addition, a few examples of programs
supported by the IIE include the David L. Boren Scholarships and
Fellowships, the Fulbright Scholar Program, and the GE Foundation
Scholar-Leaders Program. Further requirements are specific to each
particular program and can be found by visiting the link provided.
IREX works to bring about
positive change around the globe. It has offices and representatives in
over 125 cities of Europe and Eurasia and administers programs to
advance education, support independent media, promote internet
development, and build civil society throughout. Fellowships are
available for pre-doctoral and postdoctoral research in various
countries.
Through the Center for
Global Partnership, the Japan Foundation promotes collaboration between
Japan and the United States with the goal of fulfilling shared global
responsibilities and contributing to improvements in the world's
welfare. Programs held by the Japan Foundation fall under three major
categories: Arts and Cultural Exchange, Japanese-Language Education
Overseas, and Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange.
The Leakey Foundation
exclusively funds research related specifically to human origins,
including paleoanthropology, genetics, primate behavior, and studies of
modern hunter-gatherer groups. It provides research grants to advanced
doctoral students and established scientists. There are no citizenship
restrictions. It also provides Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships
for scholars and students with citizenship in a developing country who
wish to obtain an advanced degree from an institution outside the
student’s home country.
The Lindbergh Foundation
works to foster scientific and technological ingenuity as a means of
addressing humanity’s environmental and productivity challenges. It
provides grants for individuals whose initiative and work in a wide
spectrum of disciplines further the Lindberghs' vision of a balance
between the advance of technology and the preservation of the
natural/human environment.
The Nacey Maggioncalda
Foundation supports global research projects in the areas of primate
evolution, ecology, physiology, and behavior. NMF also supports
conservation efforts that establish a lasting, positive relationship
between primates and their human neighbors, in order to improve the
health and welfare of both. Nacey Grants and Fellowships are awarded to
doctoral students working in areas of primate paleontology, evolution,
ecology, behavior and/or conservation. Goldberg Grants are awarded to
established scholars. Two are awarded annually, one for a research
project and one for conservation work, and recipients must have a Ph.D.
The Anthony Marchionne
Foundation supports research on issues of well-being and currently
emphasizes aspects of life-singlehood and health, medicine, and
behavior. The Foundation awards grants to organizations rather than
individuals. Thus, the successful applicant must be affiliated with a
research institute or four-year academic institution at which empirical
research is supported. Applicants must also be affiliated with an
American or Canadian organization, and must hold a Ph.D., though
graduate students may be listed as co-PI.
The RSM Fellowships
Program provides funding to help advance doctoral research work through a
residency period of five to ten months at a host institution in a
country other than the applicant's home country or country of residence.
Fellows are expected to advance their research work mainly by using the
facilities and resources provided by the host institution and by
interacting with peers. Fellows must be a resident of a World Bank
member country which is currently eligible to borrow.
The MMMF grant programs
support the education of women from developing countries who are
committed to improving the lives of women and children in their home
countries. Grants are available to women from developing countries
currently enrolled at United States or Canadian colleges/universities.
The MMMF also sponsors grants for women from developing countries
enrolled as students in South Africa (University of Pretoria or
University of Cape Town) and newly-added locations in Latin America.
Mexico North exists to
promote research, education, and outreach focused on a more profound
understanding of Mexico and the United States through international
exchange and collaboration among scholars, students, institutions, and
communities.
The National Academies
bring together four organizations: the National Academy of Sciences, the
National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the
National Research Council. Among the many fellowships and grants
administered through the National Academies are the Ford Foundation
Fellowship program (pre- and postdoctoral) and the National Academies
Research Associateship Programs for doctoral level engineers and
scientists.
NEH is an independent,
grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to
supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the
humanities. It offers a variety of opportunities for grants and
fellowships for individuals as well as organizations.
The National Geographic
Society provides grants for scientific field research and exploration
within a wide spectrum of topics (including all areas of anthropology)
to both students and established scholars of all nationalities. All
proposed projects must be of broad scientific interest and have both a
geographical dimension and relevance to other scientific fields.
Relevant grant programs include the Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE), the Expeditions Council (EC), the Global Exploration Fund – Northern Europe (GEF), and the Conservation Trust (CT). National Geographic Young Explorer Grants
offer opportunities to individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 to
pursue research, conservation, and exploration-related projects
consistent with these grant programs.
The National Humanities
Center offers residential fellowships for advanced study in the
humanities. Young scholars, as well as senior scholars, are encouraged
to apply, but they must have a doctorate and a record of publication.
The Center does not normally support the revision of a doctoral
dissertation. The Center accepts individuals from the natural and social
sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in
humanistic projects.
The National Institutes of
Health is the primary US federal agency for conducting and supporting
medical research. The NIH has several priority areas and focal points of
interest spread out among different institutes. Pre-doctoral and
postdoctoral grants are provided to support research in medical and
behavioral research. Programs are available to support researchers both
inside and outside the US.
The National Science
Foundation is an independent US government agency responsible for
promoting scientific progress in the United States. Research grants
provide funding for doctoral students and senior scholars in cultural anthropology and biological anthropology, as well as archaeology and linguistics. There are also a number of multidisciplinary grants available.
The Reed Foundation
sponsors the Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund for interdisciplinary
research and publications on subjects that were of interest to Ruth
Schlossberg Landes, Ph.D. during her professional and academic career.
Grants are available to scholars and other professionally qualified
individuals for work toward a doctoral dissertation, for postdoctoral
work, or for independent scholarship. Research proposals must engage
with any of these topics of interest which included, but were not
limited to, aging, gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, immigrant
and minority populations, culture and education, language and identity,
and religion. Eligibility is limited to United States citizens and
permanent legal residents.
The Royal Anthropological
Institute seeks to combine a distinguished tradition of scholarship with
the active provision of services to contemporary anthropology and
anthropologists. The RAI administers a number of fellowships at the
postdoctoral level in partnership with host universities and limited
financial support to doctoral students of anthropology. Some programs
include the Emslie Horniman Anthropological Scholarship Fund, the Radcliffe-Brown and Firth Trust Funds for Social Anthropological Research, the Ruggles-Gates Fund for Biological Anthropology, and the Royal Anthropological Institute and Anthropologists’ Fund for Urgent Anthropological Research (AFUAR).
The School for Advanced
Research supports advanced scholarship and creativity in the social
sciences, the humanities, and Native American art. Its focus is
primarily on senior academic scholars (Resident Scholar and Summer
Scholar programs for writing in the social sciences, arts, and
humanities), on Native American artists, and on its Seminar Program,
which invites applications for a number of intensive seminars each year.
The SSRC is an
international organization whose mission is to nurture new generations
of social scientists, foster innovative research, and mobilize necessary
knowledge on important public issues. It has over 30 fellowship and
grant programs, many of interest to anthropologists. In particular, the International Dissertation Research Fellowship
supports dissertation research conducted, in whole or in part, outside
the United States, about non-US topics and is open to graduate students
in the humanities and social sciences – regardless of citizenship –
enrolled in Ph.D. programs in the United States.
The Spencer Foundation
supports research that promises to yield new knowledge about education
in the United States or abroad and how it can be improved. The
Foundation's Research programs
support work that shows promise of contributing new knowledge or
understanding that may contribute to improvement of educational thought
or practice. Spencer Fellowship programs
support educational researchers at different stages of their
professional careers, providing resources to both beginning and senior
researchers to pursue concentrated intellectual activity.
The SRI Foundation is
dedicated to cultural resource management (CRM). The Foundation has two
$10,000 Dissertation Research Grants for advanced doctoral candidates in
historic preservation. The Foundation also runs a summer institute for
professional development in CRM.
The SRF is a joint fund of
the Linnean Society and the Systematics Association which administers
grants annually for small-scale research projects in the field of
systematics and taxonomy. Contributions are typically made towards
fieldwork expenditure, the purchase of scientific equipment or
expertise, specimen preparation, and publication costs. Projects of a
more general or educational nature will also be considered, provided
that they include a strong systematics component.
The Toyota Foundation
seeks to contribute to the development of better societies that will
foster rich relationships among people and between people and nature. It
provides a variety of funding opportunities, most significantly the
International Grant Program, the Research Grant Program, and Grant
Program for Community Activities in Japan.
The United States
Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution whose
mission is to strengthen the nation's capacity to promote the peaceful
resolution of international conflict. The Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship
program supports doctoral dissertations that explore the sources and
nature of international conflict, and strategies to prevent conflict
and/or sustain peace. The Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship
program permits scholars to be in residence at the Institute in
Washington D.C. for up to 10 months. The Institute offers other
fellowship opportunities including the Trans-Atlantic Post-Doc Fellowship for Institutional Relations and Security (TAPIR).
The Woodrow Wilson
National Fellowship Foundation prepares the nation’s best minds to meet
its most important challenges, working through education. It administers
fellowships for doctoral students and faculty members that are divided
into specific program areas. In addition, the foundation provides
dissertation grants for research dealing in ethics, religious questions,
and women's issues.
WWF established the
Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program to provide financial
support to proven and potential conservation leaders in Africa, Asia,
and Latin America to gain the needed knowledge and skills to address the
conservation issues in their home countries. The program offers four
initiatives as a means of raising awareness for worldwide conservation: Russell E. Train Fellowships, EFN Professional Development Grants, EFN Conservation Workshop Grants, and EFN Alumni Grants.
