The Leakey Foundation Research Grants
General Research Grants are awarded twice annually and constitute the majority of the Foundation's grant program. Priority for funding is given to the exploratory phases of promising new research projects that meet the stated purpose of the Foundation. The relevance of the project to understanding human origins must be explicit throughout your application. The Leakey Foundation was formed to further research into human origins. Recent priorities include research into the environment, archeology, and human paleontology; into the behavior, morphology, and ecology of the great apes and other primate species; and into the behavioral ecology of contemporary hunter-gatherers. Other areas of study are rarely considered
Areas of Study: Anthropology and related disciplines. All applicants must make an explicit argument for how their research is related to understanding human evolution.
Levels of Study: Advanced doctoral students (all but dissertation) as well as established scientists.
Open to Students from: any country
Average Award Amount: to doctoral students in the $3,000-to a maximum of $13,500 range; the limit of funding for a single proposal submitted by a post-doctoral applicant or a senior scientist is $22,000.
Award Coverage: Small grants cover research expenses directly related and essential to the project (i.e., travel, living expenses during fieldwork, supplies, research assistance, and other relevant expenditures)
Award Deadline: January 5th (spring cycle) and July 15th (fall cycle)
Eligibility Requirements: Eligible applicants must either: hold a PhD or equivalent qualification in anthropology or a related discipline; or be enrolled in a doctoral program with all degree requirements fulfilled other than the dissertation. There are no citizenship restrictions.
Contact:
Grants Officer
The Leakey Foundation
1003B O'Reilly Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94129-1359
USA
Phone #: (415) 561-4646
Fax #: (415) 561-4647
E-Mail: grants@leakeyfounda tion.org
Further information:
http://www.leakeyfo undation. org/grants/ g2.jsp
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