Dissertation Fieldwork Grant
Dissertation Fieldwork Grant supports doctoral students’ dissertation or thesis research across anthropology’s subfields to advance anthropological knowledge and understanding of what it means to be human.
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Funder: Wenner-Gren Foundation
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Application) | May 1, 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000; nonrenewable, with no limit on grant duration
Summary: Supports doctoral dissertation research that advances anthropological knowledge and understanding of what it means to be human.
Key Information: Doctoral students must have a strong connection to anthropology and complete all degree requirements except the dissertation before their project starts.
Description
The Wenner-Gren Foundation’s Dissertation Fieldwork Grant funds doctoral or thesis research that advances anthropological knowledge. It supports significant, innovative work across socio-cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, biological anthropology, and archaeology, without favoring a particular methodology, research location, topic, or subfield. Proposals integrating two or more subfields and pioneering new approaches are particularly welcome.
Supported methods include qualitative and quantitative research, laboratory work, archival and museum research, and archaeological, survey, or ethnographic fieldwork. The program prioritizes theoretically driven research with a clear question, identifiable evidence, and a feasible plan for collecting and analyzing it. Projects should contribute to broader anthropological debates and an inclusive discipline, drawing on relevant scholarship in English and other languages.
