Announcing the 2026 Baldwin Fellows
The Leakey Foundation is proud to introduce the 2026 Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellows. This year, 17 outstanding scholars from 10 countries received fellowships, empowering them to become future leaders in our field.
Grantee Spotlight: Yuting Gao
Yuting Gao is a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder whose work will help us better understand the microbes in our mouths.
Important updates for research grant applicants
The Leakey Foundation has made several updates to how we will manage applications, reviews, and resubmissions this fall cycle. These changes reflect a significant and sustained increase in application volume.
Female baboons keep family bonds strong: research reveals the benefits
Long term studies of baboons show how females’ family bonds have long lasting benefits.
Introducing the spring 2026 Leakey Foundation Research Grant recipients
The Leakey Foundation announces the 32 recipients of its spring 2026 grants for research into human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival.