Fully Funded Wenner-Gren Foundation 2021 Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships in US

Wenner-Gren Foundation - Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships in US, 2021 is offered for Post Doc degree in the field of Anthropology.  The deadline for the sending your application is 01 May 2021. This scholarship is provided by Wenner-Gren Foundation and the value of this scholarship is Full Funding, USD 40,000 for one year . This scholarship is open for: Open to all nationals.
The Wenner-Gren Foundation has initiated Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships, to support post-doctoral students in research for twelve months of continuous full-time writing. 

About the Program: The Foundation aims to enable a new generation of scholars to publish significant works that will impact the development of anthropology. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic 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. 

• Table of Content
• About Wenner-Gren Foundation
• Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship
• Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship Courses
• Requirements for Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Wenner-Gren Foundation

The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc. is a private operating foundation dedicated to the advancement of anthropology throughout the world. Located in New York City, it is one of the major international funding sources for anthropological research and is actively engaged with the anthropological community through its varied grant, fellowship, conference, and capacity building programs. It founded and continues to publish the international journal Current Anthropology and disseminates the results of its symposia through open access supplementary issues of this j... continue reading

Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship

• The successful applicants of Wenner-Gren Foundation - Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships in US, 2020 will receive AUD 40,000 for 12 months of continuous writing.

Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship Courses

• Anthropology

Requirements for Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship Qualification

• Applicants for Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships, Wenner-Gren Foundation from all nationalities are eligible.
• Candidates applying should have a PhD or equivalent.
• The PhD of the candidate should not be more than ten years old.
• Fellowship provided is to support a continuous period of full-time academic writing. 
• Prior recipients of Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships are not eligible.
• Prior applicants, applying again need to submit a resubmission statement, explaining how the application is different from the prior application.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship

• The main criteria of evaluation will be the research and its potential contribution to anthropological knowledge, theory, and debate.
• There is no preference for any particular geographical area or topics

Documents Required for Application

• The applicants for Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships, Wenner-Gren Foundation completed application form.
• The Curriculum vitae should be attached.
• A printed copy of the application form and required attachments.
• Abstract of your writing project. 
• Answers to four project description questions should be given.
• Resubmission statement is required if the current application is a resubmission.
• Bibliography relevant to your proposed project.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

1. The Wenner-Gren Foundation receives over 200 Post-Ph.D Research grant applications each year. Only 11-15% are successful. To present your project in the best possible light, closely follow all the procedures for completing your application.
2. Applicants submit all application forms and other required application materials online. If this is not possible because of inadequate internet access, you must notify the Foundation at least one week before the deadline to arrange an alternative method ([email protected]).
3. The online portal is open for applications two months before the application deadline.
4. Applications must be in English.
5. The application asks for the following:
   • General information about yourself and your project
   • An abstract of your proposed research. If your application is successful, this abstract will appear on the Foundation's website. Please make sure your abstract is written in a style that is clearly understandable to a non-specialist.
   • Answers to five project description questions. Carefully prepare your responses, which should directly address the issues these questions raise.  The best applications make full use of the space provided.
   • A resubmission statement if the current application is a resubmission of a previously declined application.
   • A detailed Plan A budget (for the COVID best case scenario)
   • A detailed Plan B budget (for the COVID worst case scenario)
   • A bibliography relevant to your proposed project
   • A curriculum vitae for the applicant