Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships for Developing Countries 2024

Published January 10, 2015 · · Updated February 25, 2024 · 3 minutes · by Kamerpower ·

Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships for Developing Countries 2024

Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships for Developing Countries 2024. The Leakey Foundation is awarding Baldwin Memorial Fellowships for advanced special training or studies leading towards an M.A or PhD related to the study of human origins or evolution. It is limited to two years of support. kamerpower.com

The maximum award is limited to $12,000 per year. The Baldwin Fellowship program is based on a realistic assessment of needs and priorities. Only scholars with citizenship in a developing country are eligible. Application deadline is February 15.

Eligibility:

• Only scholars with citizenship in a developing country are eligible.
• The applicant must have a Home Sponsor who is a member of the institution where the applicant is affiliated in the home country, as well as a Host Sponsor who is a member of the institution which the candidate plans to pursue training. Should an award be made, the Host Sponsor must be willing to assume responsibility for overseeing the candidate’s training. Since the Baldwin Fellowship is intended to be a partnership between the candidate and both the Home and Host Institutions, it is expected that candidates will be offered support by these institutions in the form of financial assistance and, upon completion of training, employment in the home country.

International Students:

Scholars from developing countries (Afghanistan, Gambia, Mozambique, Bangladesh, The Guinea, Myanmar, Benin, Guinea-Bisau, Nepal, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Niger, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Cambodia, Korea, Dem Rep., Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Kyrgyz Republic, Somalia, Liberia, Tajikistan, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Malawi, Togo, Congo, Dem. Rep, Eritrea, Mali, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Albania, Indonesia, Samoa, Armenia, India, São Tomé and Principe, Belize, Iraq, Senegal, Bhutan, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Bolivia, Kosovo, South Sudan, Cameroon, Lao PDR, Sri Lanka, Cape Verde, Lesotho, Sudan, Congo, Rep., Marshall Islands,

Swaziland, Côte d’Ivoire, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Syrian Arab Republic, Djibouti, Moldova, Timor-Leste, Egypt, Arab Rep., Mongolia, Tonga, El Salvador, Morocco, Ukraine, Fiji, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Nigeria, Vanuatu, Ghana, Pakistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, West Bank and Gaza, Guyana, Paraguay, Yemen, Rep., Honduras, Philippines, Zambia, Angola, Ecuador, Palau, Algeria, Gabon, Panama, American Samoa, Grenada, Peru, Antigua and Barbuda, Iran, Islamic Rep., Romania, Argentina, Jamaica, Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Serbia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, South Africa, Botswana, Lebanon, St. Lucia, Brazil, Libya, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Suriname, Chile, Macedonia, FYR, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Tunisia, Colombia, Maldives, Turkey, Costa Rica, Mauritius, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Mexico, Tuvalu, Dominica, Montenegro and Uruguay) are eligible to apply for these Memorial fellowships.

How to Apply:

 The original completed formal application should reach the Foundation office via email or /and post by February 15th in order to be considered for funding in the following academic year, which begins in the Fall. A copy of the application must be sent to the Host Sponsor for his/her signature. Please instruct the Host Sponsor to forward this second signed copy to our office. Formal letters of support from both the Home and Host Sponsors must also reach the office by this deadline.

Scholarship Application Deadline:

There are two different deadlines depending on whether you have previously received a Baldwin Fellowship:  February 15 (New Applicants) and March 1st (Returning Applicants).

Subject(s) to Study: Fellowships are awarded for a program related to the study of human origins or evolution.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for advanced special training or studies leading towards an M.A or PhD.

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Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships for Developing Countries 2024