THE LEAKEY FOUNDATION, RESEARCH GRANTS
Type: R
Deadline: January 10, July 15
The Leakey Foundation exclusively funds research related to human origins. Priority of funding is commonly given to exploratory phases of promising new research projects that meet the stated purpose of the Foundation, (e.g. paleoanthropology, primates, evolution, behavior, morphology, ecology, genetics and paleogenetics).
Recipient: PhD students, post-doc or senior scientists.
Budget: doctoral students are in the $3,000-$15,000 range with a funding limit of $20,000. Larger grants given to senior scientists and post-doctoral researchers may be funded up to $30,000.