The Leakey Foundation

Open programs10

1. Leakey Foundation Research Grants

   The Leakey Foundation offers Research Grants supporting exploratory and innovative research on human origins, evolution, and behavior across disciplines including archaeology, anthropology, genetics, geology, and primate studies.

   Research ProjectHuman origins, evolution, and behavior

   Deadline

   Jan 10, 2027

   Amount

   $30,000

2. Baldwin Fellowship

   The Leakey Foundation’s Baldwin Fellowship supports graduate education and advanced training in human origins, human evolution, paleoanthropology, and primatology, offering up to $15,000 annually for a maximum of two years.

   FellowshipHuman origins, human evolution, paleoanthropology, prehistory, and primatology

   Deadline

   Feb 15, 2027

   Amount

   $30,000

3. Francis H. Brown African Scholarship

   The Leakey Foundation offers the Francis H. Brown African Scholarship, providing up to $30,000 for research and graduate study in earth sciences or paleobotany related to human origins.

   ScholarshipEarth sciences and paleobotany related to human origins

   Deadline

   Jul 15, 2027

   Amount

   $30,000

4. Baldwin Fellowship - The Leakey Foundation

   The Leakey Foundation offers the Franklin Mosher Baldwin Fellowship to support aspiring researchers in prehistory and primatology, particularly from regions with limited graduate programs.

   FellowshipHuman origins / Paleoanthropology / Primatology

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $30,000

5. Francis H. Brown African Scholarship

   The Leakey Foundation's Francis H. Brown African Scholarship Fund offers up to $30,000 to support East African researchers and students in their graduate studies or post-doctoral research, specifically in the fields of earth sciences and botany related to human origins.

   ScholarshipEarth sciences; Botany; Geology; Human origins

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $30,000

6. Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship

   The Leakey Foundation offers the Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship, providing up to $2,000 to support students' professional training in human origins research at qualified field schools.

   ScholarshipHuman Origins Research

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $2,000

7. Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship

   The Leakey Foundation offers the Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship, a generous donation by Trustee Joan Cogswell Donner, to support human origins research.

   ScholarshipHuman Origins Research

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $2,000

8. Leakey Foundation Research Grants

   The Leakey Foundation provides research grants to advance studies on human origins, evolution, and behavior.

   Research ProjectAnthropology; Paleoanthropology; Human origins

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $30,000

9. Primate Research Fund - Emergency Grants for Long-Term Field Projects

   The Leakey Foundation’s Primate Research Fund provides emergency grants of up to $25,000 for one year, with potential second-year support, to keep established long-term primate field sites operational during funding gaps or other emergencies.

   Research ProjectPrimate research and conservation

   Deadline

   Not listed

   Amount

   $25,000

10. Primate Research Fund — Emergency grants for long-term primate field projects

    The Leakey Foundation provides emergency grants to sustain long-term primate field research, prioritizing sites with a strong research and conservation focus.

    Research ProjectPrimatology / Conservation Biology

    Deadline

    Not listed

    Amount

    $25,000

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