Grantmakers - International

The Leakey Foundation

The Leakey Foundation provides research funding to increase scientific knowledge and public understanding of human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival.

Social Science Research Council

The SSRC has over over 30 programs organized into five program areas. Grants and fellowships are specific to each program. The Interntational Dissertation Research Fellowship supports research for social scientists with projects outside of the U.S.

School of American Research

Resident Scholar program and a Summer Scholar program where Fellows are provided with a stipend, living quarters and other resources to support their intellectual development and writing. Fellowships are for anthropololgists or scholars in closely related disciplines. Preference is given to applicants whose fieldwork or basic research and analysis are complete and who need time to write manuscripts. The fellowships are not intended as immediate postdoctoral positions, and dissertation rewrites are not encouraged.

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers hosts centers in numerous member countries. It has fellowship programs supporting: U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars in social sciences who wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance; a Mellon East-Central European Research Fellowship supporting scholars in the humanities and allied social sciences to carry out research at institutes of advanced study in other countries, and; selected language study programs.

American Association of University Women

The American Association of University Women Educational Foundation has a long and distinguished history of advancing educational and professional opportunities for women in the United States and around the globe. One of the world's largest sources of funding for graduate women, the Educational Foundation provided more than 250 fellowships, grants, and special awards to outstanding women.

International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents.

American Councils for International Education

An international non-profit organization working to advance education, research, and mutual understanding across the United States, Canada and the nations of Southeastern Europe, Eurasia, and South Asia. The organization designs, implements, and supports innovative programs in education, professional development, and scholarly research. Grants for study and research in relevant countries as well as possiblities for language training.

Center for Khmer Studies

CKS provides fellowships to scholars and students as a way to promote research and international scholarly exchange on Cambodia and the Mekong region, both among the international community of scholars and their Cambodian colleagues. The fellowship program provides funding for pre and post doctoral research.

National Geographic Young Explorer Grant

The National Geographic Young Explorer Grants offers opportunities to individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 to pursue research, conservation, and exploration-related projects consistent with National Geographic's existing grant programs, including: the Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE), the Expeditions Council (EC), and the Conservation Trust (CT). The Young Explorers Grants Program supports a variety of projects—and an age-range of applicants—that are generally not covered by other sources of funding. Funding is not restricted to United States citizens—foreign nationals are invited to apply. Researchers planning work in countries abroad should make great effort to include at least one local collaborator as part of their team.

Philanthropic Educational Organization

The P.E.O. Sisterhood promotes educational opportunities for women. There are different programs: P.E.O. Educational Loan Fund, Cottey College, P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund, P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education, and P.E.O. Scholar Awards. The International Peace Scholarship allows international students to study in the US, and other programs provide loans and funding for doctoral support. Consult the website for more details.

The Bucerius Ph.D. Scholarship Programme in Migration Studies

A dissertation fellowship competition run through the Bucerius ZEIT-Stiftung addressing issues around migration. This international scholarship program is addressed at Ph.D. students of – in a broad sense – social sciences. For 2009 applications to study "Migration, Development and the Environment" are especially welcome. Each year, between 6 and 8 scholarships are offered comprising a monthly stipend of 1,200 Euros for up to a maximum of 36 months. (THe website can be selected to be in English or German from the home page)

The Curtiss T. Brennan & Mary G. Brennan Foundation

The Curtiss T. Brennan & Mary G. Brennan Foundation, a non-profit organization, was established in 1988 to provide funding support for archaeological field research, emphasizing in particular those regions of the world in which early centers of complex culture or civilization originated.

The Brennan Foundation views its grants as seed money, as a catalytic agent enabling especially significant archaeological projects to initiate or dramatically expand work and progress to the point where traditional sources of major funding may be approached. Application must be made by the sponsoring institution through the principal investigator. Grants are not available for dissertation research.

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

The Foundation places a priority on the study of urgent problems of violence and aggression in the modern world and also encourages related research projects in neuroscience, genetics, animal behavior, the social sciences, history, criminology, and the humanities which illuminate modern human problems. Graduate students and faculty are eligible to apply.

The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF)

The MMMF was established in 1981 to honor the late Margaret McNamara and her commitment to the wellbeing of women and children in developing countries. The grant supports the education of women from developing countries who are committed to improving the lives of women and children in their home countries. For the US or CANADA online application is available and women from developing countries currently enrolled at US or Canadian colleges/universities are eligible. For AFRICA the online application for the academic year 2010 will be available from June 1, 2009 and women from developing countries currently enrolled in South Africa at either University of Pretoria or University of Cape Town are elligible. The MMMF is in the process of exploring feasibility to extend its grants to other countries such as Brazil and Bangladesh.

The National Geographic Society

Grants for scientific field research and exploration. All proposed projects must have both a geographical dimension and relevance to other scientific fields and be of broad scientific interest. In addition the committee is emphasizing multidisciplinary projects that address environmental issues (e.g., loss of biodiversity and habitat, effects of human-population pressures). Funding is not restricted to United States citizens. Researchers planning work in foreign countries should include at least one local collaborator as part of their research teams.

The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program

US$ 25,000 (maximum) available through the World Bank to help advance doctoral research work through a residency period of five to ten months in a host institution in a country other than the applicant's home country or country of residence. Fellows are expected to advance their research work mainly by using the facilities and resources provided by the host institution and by interacting with peers. Fellows must be a national and resident of a World Bank member country which is currently eligible to borrow. Applicants should be under 45 years, and have completed any course work or exams required for their doctoral program.

The Systematics Research Fund

A joint fund of the Linnean Society and the Systematics Association, the Systematics Research Fund provides grants annually for small-scale research projects in the field of systematics.

Contributions are typically made towards fieldwork expenditure, the purchase of scientific equipment or expertise (e.g. buying time on analytical equipment), specimen preparation (including the cost of temporary technical assistance), and publication costs. Projects of a more general or educational nature will also be considered, provided that they include a strong systematics component.

World Wildlife Foundation- Kathryn Fuller Science Fund for Nature

As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established the Kathryn Fuller Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships to support scholars working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in one of the WWF-US priority places. Themes and regions are listed on the WWF website.

The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation

Provides grants of up to $10,580 to men and women whose individual initiative and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines furthers the Lindberghs' vision of a balance between the advance of technology and the preservation of the natural/human environment.

Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

The foundation research grants support scholarly works with the potential for significant contributions to the understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures and continuities thereof among the indigenous cultures in modern Mesoamerica (México, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador). Projects in the disciplines of archaeology, art history, epigraphy, linguistics, ethnohistory, ethnography, and sociology are accepted.

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Fellowships for the development of scholars (with Ph.D.s) and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts. Fellowships are open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Spencer Foundation

Dissertation research grants and other fellowships to support investigations that promise to yield new knowledge about education in the United States or abroad.

Mexico-North Research Network

Mexico North exists to promote research, education and outreach focused on Mexico and the United States

The Japan Foundation

Through the Center for Global Partnership the foundation promotes collaboration between Japan and the United States with the goal of fulfilling shared global responsibilities and contributing to improvements in the world's welfare.

Interntional Resources and Exchanges Board

IREX has offices and representatives in over 125 cities of Europe and Eurasia and administers programs to advance education, support independent media, promote Internet development, and build civil society throughout. Fellowships are available for predoctoral and postdoctoral research in various countries.

The Morris Animal Foundation

The foundation funds humane animal health studies to advance veterinary medicine. Proposals should advance knowledge in animal health and animal behavior as it relates to human-animal bond and welfare.

The Smith Richardson Foundation

The foundation supports U.S. and International research projects that contribute to important public debates and to help address serious public policy challenges facing the United States.

The Volkswagen Foundation

The foundation is committed to the furtherance of the humanities and social sciences as well as science and technology in higher education and research. The Volkswagen Foundation provides financial support to academic institutions in Germany, as well as other countries. An important part of its mission is to provide support for aspiring young academics, promote international exchange and to enhance the structural conditions for research and higher education.

Grantmakers - US

National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting scientific progress in the United States. Research grants provide funding cultural and biological anthropology, as well as archaeology and linguistics.

Social Science Research Council

The SSRC has over over 30 programs organized into five program areas. Grants and fellowships are specific to each program. The Interntational Dissertation Research Fellowship supports research for social scientists with projects outside of the U.S.

The American Council of Learned Societies

The Mellon/ACLS early career fellowships provides year-long fellowships to support Ph.D. dissertation completion in humanistic disciplines. Other Fellowships are available for post-graduate work and research, a small amount are designated towards area studies in regions including China, Eastern Europe and Southeast Europe as well as archeological research in East Asian Archaeology.

School of American Research

Resident Scholar program and a Summer Scholar program where Fellows are provided with a stipend, living quarters and other resources to support their intellectual development and writing. Fellowships are for anthropololgists or scholars in closely related disciplines. Preference is given to applicants whose fieldwork or basic research and analysis are complete and who need time to write manuscripts. The fellowships are not intended as immediate postdoctoral positions, and dissertation rewrites are not encouraged.

The National Endowment for the Humanities

NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.

United States Institute of Peace

The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution created by Congress to strengthen the nation's capacity to promote the peaceful resolution of international conflict. The Peace Scholar program supports doctoral dissertations that explore the sources and nature of international conflict, and strategies to prevent or end conflict and to sustain peace.

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers hosts centers in numerous member countries. It has fellowship programs supporting: U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars in social sciences who wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance; a Mellon East-Central European Research Fellowship supporting scholars in the humanities and allied social sciences to carry out research at institutes of advanced study in other countries, and; selected language study programs.

American Association of University Women

The American Association of University Women Educational Foundation has a long and distinguished history of advancing educational and professional opportunities for women in the United States and around the globe. One of the world's largest sources of funding for graduate women, the Educational Foundation provided more than 250 fellowships, grants, and special awards to outstanding women.

International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents.

American Councils for International Education

An international non-profit organization working to advance education, research, and mutual understanding across the United States, Canada and the nations of Southeastern Europe, Eurasia, and South Asia. The organization designs, implements, and supports innovative programs in education, professional development, and scholarly research. Grants for study and research in relevant countries as well as possiblities for language training.

Center for Khmer Studies

CKS provides fellowships to scholars and students as a way to promote research and international scholarly exchange on Cambodia and the Mekong region, both among the international community of scholars and their Cambodian colleagues. The fellowship program provides funding for pre and post doctoral research.

Chateaubriand Fellowship

Every year, it allows doctorate students enrolled in American universities and post-doctorates to conduct research in France for up to 12 months. Chateaubriand recipients receive a stipend, a round trip ticket to France and health insurance.

Council on Library and Information Resources

CLIR works to maintain and improve access to information for generations to come. It administers the Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources. The fellowship program is to help junior scholars in the humanities and related social-science fields gain skill and creativity in developing knowledge from original sources (such as museums, archives and libraries). Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral program in the U.S.

National Geographic Young Explorer Grant

The National Geographic Young Explorer Grants offers opportunities to individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 to pursue research, conservation, and exploration-related projects consistent with National Geographic's existing grant programs, including: the Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE), the Expeditions Council (EC), and the Conservation Trust (CT). The Young Explorers Grants Program supports a variety of projects—and an age-range of applicants—that are generally not covered by other sources of funding. Funding is not restricted to United States citizens—foreign nationals are invited to apply. Researchers planning work in countries abroad should make great effort to include at least one local collaborator as part of their team.

National Periship Awards

Two fellowships of up to $10,000 sponsored by Swiss Re will be awarded in 2008/9 to Ph.D. candidates to support dissertation work in the physical sciences on natural hazards, risk and disasters.In addition, funding from NSF will provide up to an additional 2 fellowships in any relevant field of the natural and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, specialties in engineering, or interdisciplinary programs such as environmental studies. We will award up to 4 fellowships for PhD-level work in hazards, risk, or disasters in any discipline, including the natural and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, specialties in engineering, or interdisciplinary programs such as environmental studies. Fellowship candidates must be ABD (all but dissertation) at a U.S. institution by the application deadline with an approved dissertation proposal. Non-U.S. citizens may apply as long as the doctorate degree will be granted by a U.S. institution.

Philanthropic Educational Organization

The P.E.O. Sisterhood promotes educational opportunities for women. There are different programs: P.E.O. Educational Loan Fund, Cottey College, P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund, P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education, and P.E.O. Scholar Awards. The International Peace Scholarship allows international students to study in the US, and other programs provide loans and funding for doctoral support. Consult the website for more details.

The Bucerius Ph.D. Scholarship Programme in Migration Studies

A dissertation fellowship competition run through the Bucerius ZEIT-Stiftung addressing issues around migration. This international scholarship program is addressed at Ph.D. students of – in a broad sense – social sciences. For 2009 applications to study "Migration, Development and the Environment" are especially welcome. Each year, between 6 and 8 scholarships are offered comprising a monthly stipend of 1,200 Euros for up to a maximum of 36 months. (THe website can be selected to be in English or German from the home page)

The Cosmos Foundation

Cosmos Scholars are awarded small grants to meet specific research needs not covered by other supporting funds. Examples of appropriate needs are small items of equipment (ordinarily expendable), special supplies, travel to research facilities or to attend relevant meetings, etc. Amounts range from from $1,500 to $5,000. There is no restriction as to academic field and applicants must be enrolled at the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area.

The Curtiss T. Brennan & Mary G. Brennan Foundation

The Curtiss T. Brennan & Mary G. Brennan Foundation, a non-profit organization, was established in 1988 to provide funding support for archaeological field research, emphasizing in particular those regions of the world in which early centers of complex culture or civilization originated.

The Brennan Foundation views its grants as seed money, as a catalytic agent enabling especially significant archaeological projects to initiate or dramatically expand work and progress to the point where traditional sources of major funding may be approached. Application must be made by the sponsoring institution through the principal investigator. Grants are not available for dissertation research.

The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships

The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek to increase faculty diversity at the nation's colleges and universities. Fellowship grants are made at the predoctoral, dissertation and postdoctoral levels to students who demonstrate excellence, a commitment to diversity and a desire to become a professor. Only U.S. citizens or nationals are eligible.

The Fulbright Hays Fellowship

This program to fund individual doctoral students to conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6 to 12 months. Proposals focusing on Western Europe are not eligible.

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

The Foundation places a priority on the study of urgent problems of violence and aggression in the modern world and also encourages related research projects in neuroscience, genetics, animal behavior, the social sciences, history, criminology, and the humanities which illuminate modern human problems. Graduate students and faculty are eligible to apply.

The National Geographic Society

Grants for scientific field research and exploration. All proposed projects must have both a geographical dimension and relevance to other scientific fields and be of broad scientific interest. In addition the committee is emphasizing multidisciplinary projects that address environmental issues (e.g., loss of biodiversity and habitat, effects of human-population pressures). Funding is not restricted to United States citizens. Researchers planning work in foreign countries should include at least one local collaborator as part of their research teams.

The Systematics Research Fund

A joint fund of the Linnean Society and the Systematics Association, the Systematics Research Fund provides grants annually for small-scale research projects in the field of systematics.

Contributions are typically made towards fieldwork expenditure, the purchase of scientific equipment or expertise (e.g. buying time on analytical equipment), specimen preparation (including the cost of temporary technical assistance), and publication costs. Projects of a more general or educational nature will also be considered, provided that they include a strong systematics component.

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

Fellowships for doctoral and and faculty members divided into specific program areas. Dissertation grants for research dealing in ethics and religious questions, and also one for women's issues. Support for recent faculty members is also available.

World Wildlife Foundation- Kathryn Fuller Science Fund for Nature

As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established the Kathryn Fuller Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships to support scholars working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in one of the WWF-US priority places. Themes and regions are listed on the WWF website.

The National Academies

The National Academies bring together four organizations: the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council. Among the fellowships administered through the academy is the Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship program (pre and postdoctoral), and the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Urban Studies Postdoctoral Program.

The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation

Provides grants of up to $10,580 to men and women whose individual initiative and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines furthers the Lindberghs' vision of a balance between the advance of technology and the preservation of the natural/human environment.

The American Association of University Women

Fellowships are available to support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations and scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave or for preparing completed research for publication. Applicants must be U.S citizens or permanent residents.

The Marchionne Foundation

The Foundation supports research on issues of well-being and currently emphasizes 1) Aspects of life-singlehood and 2) Health, medicine, and behavior. The Foundation awards grants to organizations rather than individuals. Thus, the successful applicant must be affiliated with a research institute or four-year academic institution at which empirical research is supported. Applicants must be affiliated with an American or Canadian organization, and must hold the Ph.D., though graduate students may be listed as co-PI.

Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

The foundation research grants support scholarly works with the potential for significant contributions to the understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures and continuities thereof among the indigenous cultures in modern Mesoamerica (México, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador). Projects in the disciplines of archaeology, art history, epigraphy, linguistics, ethnohistory, ethnography, and sociology are accepted.

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Fellowships for the development of scholars (with Ph.D.s) and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts. Fellowships are open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The National Institutes of Health

The primary U.S. federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. The NIH has several priority areas and focal points of interest spread out among different institutes. Predoctoral and postdoctoral grants to support research in medical and behavioural research, including the Ruth L. Kirschstein National (Predoctoral) Research Service Awards to promote diversity in health-related and behavioural research.

The Spencer Foundation

Dissertation research grants and other fellowships to support investigations that promise to yield new knowledge about education in the United States or abroad.

The American Philosophical Society

The society has several different funds, including a grant for fieldwork (the Lewis and Clark Fund), grants towards Native American Studies (The Phillips Fund) and a grant for sabbatical leave.

TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship

Fellowship for graduate students with new cutting-edge research dedicated to furthering the study of the African Diaspora.

Mexico-North Research Network

Mexico North exists to promote research, education and outreach focused on Mexico and the United States

The Japan Foundation

Through the Center for Global Partnership the foundation promotes collaboration between Japan and the United States with the goal of fulfilling shared global responsibilities and contributing to improvements in the world's welfare.

Interntional Resources and Exchanges Board

IREX has offices and representatives in over 125 cities of Europe and Eurasia and administers programs to advance education, support independent media, promote Internet development, and build civil society throughout. Fellowships are available for predoctoral and postdoctoral research in various countries.

The Morris Animal Foundation

The foundation funds humane animal health studies to advance veterinary medicine. Proposals should advance knowledge in animal health and animal behavior as it relates to human-animal bond and welfare.

American Institute of Indian Studies

Fellowships at the Ph.D. and post-Ph.D. level for students enrolled in U.S. universities to study and research aspects of Indian language and culture.

The Smith Richardson Foundation

The foundation supports U.S. and International research projects that contribute to important public debates and to help address serious public policy challenges facing the United States.

Lambda Aalpha National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology

Applicant must be a member of Lambda Alpha and be enrolled in the graduate program in their department for at least one-year. They must have selected their thesis advisor and have formally formed their thesis and dissertation committee

The George A. and Eliza Howard Foundation

A limited number of fellowships are awarded each year for independent projects for individuals in their mid-career in fields selected on a rotational basis. Approximately ten fellowships will be offered for the 2007-2008 fellowship year to support persons engaged in independent projects in the following fields: Visual Arts, Media Studies, and the History of Art and Architecture

Clearing Houses

American Anthropological Association

The AAA is the world's largest organization of individuals interested in anthropology. The AAA's web site provides: information on career opportunities; lists information on meetings of interest to anthropologists throughout the year; contact information on all AAA Interest Groups, and offers links to Internet resources that are of interest to anthropologists.

Council on Foundations

The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit association of grantmaking foundations. The Council's web site provides information on the role and value of organized philanthropy and offers links to many of the Council member foundations.

National Anthropological Archives

The NAA collects and preserves historical and contemporary anthropological materials that document the world's cultures and the history of the discipline. Its collections represent the four fields of anthropology - ethnology, linguistics, archaeology, and physical anthropology - and include manuscripts, fieldnotes, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, film and video created by Smithsonian anthropologists and other preeminent scholars.

New York Regional Association of Grantmakers

A nonprofit membership association of donors in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area. This web site offers additional information about, and links to, various grantmaking organizations throughout the tri-state region.