Wenner-Gren Foundation — Post-PhD Research Grant (Anthropology)

Supports post-doctoral anthropological research, ethnographic fieldwork, archival research, collaborative community research. Open to all sub-disciplines: cultural, social, biological, linguistic, and archaeological anthropology. Particularly strong for global South researchers.

Scholars of any nationality or affiliation holding a doctorate in anthropology or a related field at the time of application; Malawi-based researchers qualify.

- Investigator-led, no prescribed priority topics this round
- proposals welcomed across the scope above (confirm on the call page)

Apply via wennergren.org portal. Requires 5-page project proposal, PI CV, 2 reference letters, and institutional endorsement letter.

• Applications close November 1, 2026
• Decisions announced February 2027
• Research typically begins mid-2027. ⚠ Note