Urgent Anthropology Fellowship
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Urgent Anthropology Fellowship supports researchers studying threatened indigenous peoples, cultures and languages through detailed ethnographic fieldwork and writing-up to advance anthropological knowledge.
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Funder: Royal Anthropological Institute
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Budgeted project support over about 18 months, including field research and writing-up
Summary: Supports detailed ethnographic research on threatened indigenous peoples, cultures and languages to advance anthropological knowledge.
Key Information: Fellows must spend time both in the field and at a host department, and produce scientific publications.
Description
The Royal Anthropological Institute and the Anthropologists’ Fund for Urgent Anthropological Research jointly run this fellowship scheme, privately funded by anthropologists and established in 1995. It supports detailed ethnographic research on currently threatened indigenous peoples, cultures and languages. Its primary purpose is to contribute to anthropological knowledge, distinguishing it from programmes in applied anthropology, while recognising that basic research can support the welfare and survival of endangered peoples.
Projects combine field research with writing-up at a host institution. Where appropriate, fellows are encouraged to share cultural and historical records with the communities concerned and foster respect for their cultures and languages. The programme also encourages documenting oral histories, traditional land use and rights, and local medical practices, alongside reporting human rights violations to relevant organisations.
