Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships for Developing Countries(Botswana Students)

The Baldwin Fellowships help students from 

developing countries get advanced education 

and training in paleoanthropology and primatology.

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.

The
Origins of the Baldwin Fellowship

The Baldwin
Fellowships were the brainchild of former Board President Dr. Edwin Munger and
Elisabeth G. O’Connor, the widow of Franklin Mosher Baldwin. Baldwin was a
distinguished attorney who took a lively interest in the search for human
origins. Hoping to honor her late husband’s dual interests in early humans and
education, O’Connor embraced the idea of a program to educate African scholars
in prehistory and paleoanthropology. Today the award has been expanded to
include studies in primatology and is available to citizens from developing
nations.

If
you are thinking of applying for a Baldwin Fellowship ask yourself the
following questions:

• Am
  I enrolled in a MA, MS, PhD or equivalent program related to the study of
  human origins or evolution?
• Have
  I been accepted or have a provisional acceptance to a host institution?
• Do
  I have financial assistance from the host institution?
• Do
  I intend to return and work in my home country upon completion of
  training?

If your
answer is “Yes” to all of the above questions, you are likely eligible to
receive a Baldwin Fellowship.

If you are
wondering whether your research topic is eligible, contact the Foundation
at least a month ahead of the application deadline. Email grants (at)
leakeyfoundation.org