Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship

The Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship provides financial support for students from countries with limited resources to pursue professional training in fieldwork related to human origins research. Created through a generous gift from Leakey Foundation Life Trustee Joan Cogswell Donner, the scholarship aims to encourage and support scholars who may not otherwise be able to access hands-on training at qualified field schools or field sites. The scholarship covers up to $2,000 per student for one field school season, which can be used for field school tuition, travel expenses to and from the field school, and other related expenses. A qualified field school is a program established and affiliated with a university to offer hands-on training and education in the techniques of archaeology, paleoanthropology, and primatology. Priority is given to students from regions where primates and fossils are found. Applications must be submitted by the field school director, not the student. The scholarship is typically offered to two students per field school.