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Wenner-Gren Foundation

The Wenner-Gren Foundation is a US foundation, founded in 1941, dedicated to supporting anthropology worldwide. It funds research grants for anthropologists at various career stages, including community-engaged work. Its grants are open to scholars of any nationality, including those based in Malawi.

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

Wenner-Gren Foundation · United States

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.

Deadline: Closes 1 November 2026Closed
Value: Up to US$25,000 (no institutional overhead)
Focus: Social science · Humanities

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Wenner-Gren Foundation - Wadsworth African Fellowship (2027 intake)

Wenner-Gren Foundation · United States

Doctoral fellowships for African citizens from groups underrepresented in academic anthropology to complete a PhD in anthropology at a South African university (previous hosts include Wits and UCT).

Deadline: 15 December 2026 (portal opens 1 November 2026)36 days left
Value: USD 20,000 per year
Focus: Social science · Humanities

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Wenner-Gren Foundation - Global Initiatives Grant (2027 round)

Wenner-Gren Foundation · United States

The Global Initiatives Grant supports highly innovative projects that address systemic disciplinary needs and create conditions for anthropologists to advance their public work. For the 2026–2030 funding cycles, the call is exclusively dedicated to making a single award for pioneering projects in public anthropology designed to reach broad, non-academic audiences. Rather than funding standard academic field research, this grant finances targeted, high-impact interventions or long-term infrastructure—such as major public media campaigns, training programs, or new platforms for public communication—that bring anthropological perspectives directly into public decision-making.

Deadline: 15 May 2027187 days left
Value: up to $80,000
Focus: Social science · Humanities

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Wenner-Gren Foundation - Engaged Research Grant (2027 round)

Wenner-Gren Foundation · United States

Supports collaborative anthropological research partnerships, empowers marginalised populations, and integrates non-academic community members as core team partners to advance both community transformation and academic theory.

Deadline: August 1 annually (portal opens June 1)265 days left
Value: Maximum of $25,000
Focus: Humanities · Social science

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