The Wadsworth African Fellowships
are intended to provide support for African students undertaking study leading
to a Ph.D. at a South African university that can provide them with international-level
training in anthropology (including biological anthropology and archaeology).
Currently
applications to the University of Witwatersrand or The University of Cape Town
are given priority.
The annual
fellowship is $17,500 and can be used towards travel, living expenses, tuition,
student fees, insurance, books, research expenses, and any other relevant
categories of expenditure while studying at the Host institution. The
fellowship is renewable for up to two additional years upon successful
completion of each preceding year's study. A separate application can be made
for an additional year of funding to support dissertation write-up.
The deadline for
the Wadsworth African Fellowship Program is December 15 and final
decisions are made by January 15. Application materials are available 3
months before the application deadline. Applicants must use the most recent
application form. They must also submit their application materials using the
Foundation's online submission procedure as well as send two printed copies to
the Foundation by regular mail. See the link to ‘Application Procedures' below
for more information.
Questions about
this program should be e-mailed to: internationalprograms@wennergren.org
More detailed information on program requirements, application procedures,
and review criteria can be found at http://www.wennergren.org/programs/wadsworth-african-fellowships
