Primary Sources of Research Funding
- National Science Foundation: Archaeology
- National Science Foundation: Cultural Anthropology
- National Science Foundation: Law and Social Science
- National Science Foundation: Biological Anthropology
- Social Science Research Council Program for Dissertation Proposals
- Social Science Research Council International Dissertation Research Fellowships
- Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Dissertation Fieldwork Grants
Additional Sources of Funding
- Albright Institute for Archaeological Research (Near Eastern Archaeology
- American Institute of Indian Studies
- American Academy in Rome
- American Association of Biologyical Anthropologists Pollitzer Student Travel Award
- American Association of University Women
- American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Eastern Europe
- Digital Innovation Fellowships
- Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowships
- American Primatological Society
- American Research Center in Egypt
- Archaeological Institute of America
- Brennan Foundation Andean Prehistory and Ancient Mediterranean
- Center for Latin American Studies travel grant (UWM)
- Council for European Studies (CES) Pre-dissertation Fellowships and Dissertation Completion Fellowships
- Jack Kent Cooke (graduate study for individuals who demonstrate overall excellence and unmet financial need)
- David Ebrahimzadeh Scholarship
- Nancy Etz
- Dumbarton Oaks List of Funding Opportunities in Precolumbian Studies
- The European Research Council
- Ford Foundation Fellowships
- Graduate Women in Science
- Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowship
- Heinz Foundation Grants for Latin American Archaeology
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program
- Historical Archaeology Funding Sources
- Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
- International Primatological Society
- Irish Archaeology Grants
https://www.ria.ie/
http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/funding - Josephine deKarman Fellowship
- Kellogg Foundation
- Lambda Alpha Fellowships
- Leakey Foundation
- Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Completion Fellowship for Humanities and Related Social Sciences
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Geographic Society
- Rotary (graduate study funded in conflict resolution, peace studies, and international relations)
- Smithsonian Institution Fellowships and Internships
- Society for Industrial Archaeology
- Soros (graduate study by immigrants or first generation Americans)
- Truman (graduate study leading to career in government, education, the non-profit sector, or the public interest/advocacy sector, with the aim of improving the conditions of society)
- UK Archaeology Awards
Additional Sources of Information About Grants
- The American Anthropological Association also maintains a comprehensive list of funding sources including postdocs and professional grants
- The Archaeological Institute of America maintains a current list of non-AIA grants of interest to archaeologists,
- The GRANTS.GOV website maintains a searchable database where you can look for “Anthropology and Archaeology Funding”
- The UWM Graduate School maintains a list of external fellowships available to graduate students
- UWM “Researcher Central” website. Click on “Finding External Funding Opportunities”
- PIVOT (formerly, Community of Science), available to UW-Milwaukee affiliates