The Leakey Foundation is proud to announce 2023 Baldwin Fellowship recipients. The Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowship program was established by The Leakey Foundation in 1978 to expand access to advanced degrees for students from countries with limited educational opportunities. This prestigious program builds the future of human origins science by investing in outstanding scholars and… more »

We are pleased to announce the 32 recipients of our fall 2022 Leakey Foundation Research Grants. 

Friyat Angesom Kidane and Tekie Tesfamichael have been named as the fall 2022 Francis H. Brown African Scholars for their outstanding research exploring ancient biodiversity and the impact of climate change on human evolution.

Anatomist and paleoanthropologist Dr. Carol Ward has received The Leakey Foundation’s 2022 Gordon P. Getty Award. This award recognizes scientists whose multidisciplinary research significantly advances science related to human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival.