2016 Franklin Monsher Badwin Memorial Fellowship Details

About the 2016 Franklin Monsher Badwin Memorial Fellowship

Applications are currently ongoing for the 2016 Franklin Monsher Badwin Memorial Fellowship Details for Developing Country Students Worth $15,000/Year.

Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships are intended for scholars and students with citizenship in a developing country who wish to obtain education or training from an institution outside of the student’s home country. This award is for a program of approved, advanced special training or studies leading towards an MA or PhD. It is limited to two years of support. The maximum award is limited to $15,000 per year.

The Baldwin Fellowship program is based on a realistic assessment of needs and priorities. Many developing nations possess extraordinary resources in the field of prehistory. The stewardship and careful use of these assets is a task of international importance. By enabling bright young scholars to obtain graduate education, The Leakey Foundation is helping to equip these individuals to assume a leadership role in the future of paleoanthropology and primatology.

Scholarship Benefits:

• Awards are limited to two years. The maximum award is limited to $15,000 per year

Eligibility Criteria:

• Only scholars with citizenship in a developing 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.

Application Deadline:

February 15, 2016

How to Apply

To apply and for more information visit the link here