Wadsworth International Fellowship

The Wadsworth International Fellowship provides funding for students pursuing a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree at universities where they can receive international-level training in anthropology. This program is only available to students from countries where anthropology is underrepresented and where there are limited resources to educate students overseas. The program's goal is to extend and strengthen international ties and deepen anthropological expertise globally. Priority is given to applicants who have not yet begun graduate training abroad (or are in the early stages of their program) and who are likely to return to an academic position in their home country upon completion of their degree. The $20,000 annual fellowship can be used toward travel, living expenses, tuition, income taxes, student fees, insurance, books, research costs, and any other relevant expenditures incurred in the course of the doctoral program. Fellows may renew the award for up to two additional years upon successful completion of each preceding year of training, for a total of three years of support. Fellows can also apply separately for an additional year of support for dissertation write-up. The Foundation is looking for talented scholars who might not otherwise be able to pursue a doctoral degree, with the potential to advance anthropology in their home countries and globally. Successful applicants provide strong evidence of academic excellence in their prior training in anthropology or a related discipline, have well-developed training and research goals, and can demonstrate that both their host institution and host sponsor are good fits to help them reach those goals.