{"id":8029,"date":"2023-08-16T12:57:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/?p=8029"},"modified":"2023-08-16T12:57:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:57:47","slug":"leakey-foundation-research-on-primates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/news\/leakey-foundation-research-on-primates","title":{"rendered":"Leakey Foundation: Research on Primates"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Leakey Foundation funds research related to human origins. This includes research on primate biology, ecology, and behavior. The majority of research grants awarded to doctoral students range from US$3 thousand to US$20 thousand. Larger projects<\/a> by senior scientists and post-doctoral students may be funded up to US$30 thousand. There are no citizenship restrictions. The next application deadlines are 10 January and 15 July 2024.\u00a0Find out more<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Eligibility
\n<\/strong>Advanced doctoral students (advanced to candidacy \u2013 all but dissertation) and established scientists are eligible for Leakey Foundation Research Grants. There are no citizenship restrictions; however, all applications must be written in English.<\/p>\n

Funding
\n<\/strong>The Leakey Foundation exclusively funds research related to human origins. Priority of funding is commonly given to exploratory phases of promising new research projects<\/a> that meet the stated purpose of the Foundation. The majority of The Leakey Foundation\u2019s Research Grants<\/a> awarded to doctoral students are in the $3,000-$15,000 range with a funding limit of $20,000. Larger grants given to senior scientists and post-doctoral researchers<\/a> may be funded up to $30,000.\u00a0As of May 2022, the funding limits have increased to $20,000 for <\/strong>PhD candidates and $30,000 for senior scientists and post-doctoral researchers.<\/a><\/p>\n

Deadlines
\n<\/strong>The deadlines for research grant applications are January 10th and July 15th.
\n<\/strong>We occasionally make exceptions to our application deadline. If you are experiencing extenuating circumstances that you believe would preclude you from meeting the deadline, please contact us at\u00a0grants@leakeyfoundation.org.\u00a0 We will consider such requests on a case-by-case basis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

How to Apply
\n<\/strong>Please use the\u00a0detailed application instructions<\/a>\u00a0as well as the\u00a0application guidelines<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0FAQs<\/a>\u00a0to prepare the attachments that you will upload to your new application. Then use the links on\u00a0this page<\/a>\u00a0to apply online.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>
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Questions?<\/pre>\n
Click here to email our grants department<\/a>\u00a0at grants at leakeyfoundation dot org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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