Historical Archives Program
Supports preserving and archiving unpublished research materials important to anthropology's history, focusing on organization, description, and transfer to public repositories.
Funder: Wenner-Gren Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling (Currently on hiatus; not accepting applications)
Funding Amounts: Up to $15,000 per project; no institutional overhead or digitization costs covered.
Summary: Supports preservation and archival deposit of unpublished research materials significant to the history of anthropology.
Key Information: Program is on temporary hiatus and not accepting new applications.
Description
This program provides grants to assist with the preservation, preparation, and transfer of unpublished personal research materials that are valuable for research on the history of anthropology. The funding is aimed at senior anthropologists or their heirs to ensure that important research collections are archived and accessible for future scholarship. Eligible activities include arranging, describing, preserving, and transporting archival materials, but not digitization or enhancement of existing collections.
