The Leakey Foundation is the leading nonprofit funder of research dedicated to understanding human origins. Each year, we award approximately $1,000,000 in grants and scholarships, advancing our mission to explore and explain the human story.

Who can apply

• Your research must be relevant to human origins and evolution.
• Applications are open to advanced doctoral students or post-PhD researchers.
• PhD students must be advanced to candidacy (all but dissertation).
• There are no citizenship requirements. Applications are open to candidates from anywhere in the world.
• Applicants must be affiliated with an institution such as a university or museum. We do not give directly to individuals.
• Resubmittals are welcome and encouraged.
• If you have received a Leakey Foundation grant in the past, you must complete all reporting requirements before receiving a new one.

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https://leakeyfoundation.org/grant/research/