Sep 19, 2006

Wenner-Gren Foundation Grant Programs for Anthropological Research

The Foundation has a variety of grant programs for anthropological research and scholarship that are open to applicants irrespective of nationality or country of residence. Guidelines, eligibility and application information are listed below.

Grants for Doctoral Students
A variety of the Foundation's grants support students enrolled in doctoral programs leading to a Ph.D. (or equivalent), including grants for dissertation research. There are also fellowship programs for doctoral students from countries where anthropology is underrepresented and where there are limited resources for educational training.

Grants for Post-Ph.D. Scholars
Grants are available to scholars with a doctorate include individual research grants, a limited number of writing fellowships, training for scholars from countries where academic training in anthropology is limited and awards to encourage collaborative research between international scholars.

Grants for Non-U.S. Scholars
All of the Foundation research grants are available to students and scholars regardless of nationality and place of residence. Alongside this, the Foundation has some specific programs to support students and scholars in countries where there are limited institutional and financial resources for anthropology.

Conferences and Workshops
Grants are available to bring international scholars together to develop anthropological knowledge and debate. Grants are made for amounts up to $15,000.

Historical Archives Program
This program helps preserve the history of anthropology by assisting senior scholars with archiving their personal research collections.

For more inforamation go to http://www.wennergr en.org/programs/ .

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