Wenner-Gren Foundation - Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships in US, 2021 is offered for Post Doc degree in the field of Anthropology. You can apply to this scholarship here. 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.
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
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Wenner-Gren Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship
Aim and Benefits of Wenner-Gren Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship
- The successful applicants of Wenner-Gren Foundation - Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships in US, 2021 will receive AUD 40,000 for 12 months of continuous writing.
Requirements for Wenner-Gren Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship 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 Postgraduate Scholarship
- 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
May 1, 2021
How to Apply
- The Wenner-Gren Foundation receives over 100 Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship applications each year and normally awards eight annually.To present your project in the best possible light, closely follow all the procedures for completing your application.
- 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]).
- The online portal is open for applications two months before the application deadline.
- Applications must be in English.
- The Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship application asks for the following categories of information:
- General information about yourself and the project
- An abstract of your writing project. 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
- The answers to four project description questions. Applicants are advised to read the questions and instructions carefully as they develop their answers
- A resubmission statement if the current application is a resubmission of a previously declined application.
- A bibliography relevant to your proposed project
- A curriculum vitae
- Please note that copies of research permits and permissions are not required at the application stage. If an application is successful, the Foundation will request copies of the relevant permits at that time. Grant funds will not be released to a grantee until the Foundation has received copies of all relevant permits. For Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships, this permit requirement applies only to proposals containing a research component. For more information on how to list your permits click here.
- Before submitting your Fellowship application, please read the information on US tax issues applicable to all grantees click here for more information .
- Non-US citizens should read the information on US visa requirements for Non-US citizens who are present or coming to the United States as part of their research project. Click here for more information.
- Successful applicants are required to comply with all US laws. This includes, but is not limited to, regulations governed by the US Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). OFAC administers US Government sanction programs and regulations pertaining to the Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN List). Please consult the US Department Treasury website for more information on US Government sanction programs and the SDN List at www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac
Special documentation is required for research projects located in the following countries where US Government sanctions are in place: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea (including Sevastopol), and Venezuela. This documentation is not required at the stage of application, but must be submitted to the Foundation before grant funds are disbursed to successful applicants. (click here for more information)
- Do not send any other material, such as letters of recommendation, computer disks, manuscripts, publications, photographs, or recordings to the Foundation in support of your application. This material will not be used in the review process and cannot be returned.
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