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