Global Initiatives Grant

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Are you the Primary Applicant?

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Do you have a Doctorate in Anthropology or a closely related Discipline?

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STOP NOW. The Primary Applicant for the Global Initiative Grant must hold a Doctorate or Equivalent at the time of application.

You are not eligible to apply for funding under this program.

Is the project you propose eligible for funding consideration under one of the foundation's other programs?

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STOP NOW. The Global Initiative Grant is only available to small, one-time projects not eligible for other Wenner-Gren funding consideration.

Projects eligible for other Wenner-Gren funding consideration cannot apply for Global Initiatives Grants.

Thanks so much for applying to Wenner-Gren. Please help us do a better job of selecting reviewers for your project by providing us with some information about yourself and your research interests. We’ll also be asking you for some confidential demographic information. This section, which is voluntary, will help us in our efforts to support anthropologists from diverse backgrounds and scholarly traditions.

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Initial Information

Proposed Project Title

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Requested Funding
Global Initiatives Grants can be as small as $5,000 and as large as $20,000.

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Please provide an abstract of the project's aim and scope.
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Please list the country location(s) where this project will be carried out.
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Funding and Grants

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What other sources of aid have you received or requested for this project?
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Have you ever received a Wenner-Gren Foundation grant?

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Collaborators

Will you work with any collaborators (other than your co-applicant(s)) while carrying out this project?

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Documents

Submit your documents as PDFs. Individual file size maximum: 25 MB.

A Global Initiatives Grant Application Budget Form must be completed as part of the official application. Please convert your proposed budget to PDF format, then upload it below.

Application Budget (PDF up to 25MB)

Project Bibliography (PDF up to 25MB, Two Pages Maximum)

CV (PDF up to 25MB)

Please upload curriculum vitae for the applicant and each collaborator (if available).

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