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.
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.
Emergency funding from The Leakey Foundation helps one of the world’s longest-running orangutan research sites
Without emergency funding, one of the longest-running studies of wild orangutans faced an uncertain future. The Leakey Foundation stepped in with an emergency grant through its Primate Research Fund.
2025 Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship recipients
The Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship helps students access hands-on training in paleoanthropology, archaeology, and primatology. In 2025, The Leakey Foundation awarded eight scholarships supporting 29 students at field schools across Africa and Europe.
Stephen Magohe awarded Francis H. Brown African Scholarship
Stephen Magohe, a geologist and assistant lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam, has received a second year of support through the Francis H. Brown African Scholarship.