Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research

Research grants Research grants includes The dissertation fieldwork, post phd Research grants and engaged Research grants programs. These programs contribute to The Foundation's overall mission to support Research in anthropology and to ensure that The discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The Foundation employs a rigorous review process, where experts in The field review proposals and supply feedback to applicants. The review process informs The Foundation's funding decisions as well as provides training to applicants to strengthen The design of their Research projects. Grantees submit final reports at The completion of their Research projects which are broadly disseminated to The Anthropological community on The Foundation's website, social media, and publication outlets. In 2023, The Foundation approved 177 Research grants.

Fellowshipsthe Foundation sponsors a variety of fellowship programs to support scholars from underrepresented areas receive doctoral training in anthropology and early career scholars for writing and ethnographic film projects that help advance their careers. In 2023, The Foundation approved 23 wadsworth fellowships (doctoral training), 20 hunt fellowships (writing), and 6 fejos fellowships (film).

Conferencethe Foundation internally administers two international meetings each year. These meetings convene scholars for intensive discussions on groundbreaking topics that help shape The trajectory of Anthropological discourse and Research. An open access special supplement to The Foundation's journal, current anthropology, is published for each symposium and is widely accessed by The Anthropological community. The Foundation also sponsors academic meetings administered outside The Foundation through its conference and workshop grant program. This funding enables international scholars to convene and further The creation of Anthropological knowledge and debate. The Foundation approved 37 conference and workshop grants in 2023.