Curious about The Leakey Foundation’s funded research projects and scholarship recipients? Search our grants database to learn more about the human origins research, scholarships, and emergency grants made possible by our generous supporters.
Although we have been awarding grants since 1968, this searchable database only goes back to 2012, giving you more than a decade of information. You can search by program, recipient PhD status, and keywords such as topics, species, and countries. You can also search for specific dates and time periods between 2012 and today!
The search results will show you:
- The recipient’s name
- Institutional affiliation at the time they were awarded their grant or scholarship
- Date and month the award was approved
- Grant or scholarship program
- Project title
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Amy Rector, Virginia Commonwealth University
Research Grants (December 2023)
Hominin diversity and evolution at Ledi-Geraru, Afar Region, Ethiopia
Anna Behrensmeyer, Smithsonian Institution
Research Grants (December 2023)
A taphonomy reference collection for the National Museum of Kenya
Christopher Schmitt, Boston University
Research Grants (December 2023)
Fission-fusion dynamics in a high-altitude ateline primate (Lagothrix flavicauda)
Clara Hozer, University of Neuchâtel
Research Grants (December 2023)
Investigating sleep patterns in wild chimpanzees (Pantroglodytes): Influence of ecological, endogenous and social factors.
Elizabeth Veatch, Lakehead University
Research Grants (December 2023)
Taphonomy of mammalian faunal remains from Liang Bua, Flores, Indonesia
Emily Orlikoff, University of Michigan
Research Grants (December 2023)
Signals of arboreality in the glenohumeral joint: Reconstructing hominin locomotor behavior
Eva Wikberg, University of Texas at San Antonio
Primate Research Fund (December 2023)
Primate Research Fund: The Boabeng-Fiema Colobus Project
Giulia Gallo, College of France
Research Grants (December 2023)
Zooarchaeological study of Neanderthal pyrotechnology at Combe-Grenal: A regional perspective
Graeme Barker, University of Cambridge
Research Grants (December 2023)
The Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition at Shanidar Cave (Iraqi Kurdistan) and its implications for Neanderthal/Modern Human transition scenarios
Jennifer Parkinson, University of San Diego
Research Grants (December 2023)
Exploring human origins in the Albertine Rift Valley, Uganda