Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowship

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Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowship

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Please note: the individual filling out this application must be the official applicant.

Do you have a Doctorate in Anthropology or a closely related Discipline?

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STOP NOW. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in anthropology or a related discipline at the time of application.

Did you receive your doctoral degree after 01/01/2016?

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STOP NOW. Applicants should be no more than ten years beyond their PhD, with allowances made for periods of caregiving. Please contact applications@wennergren.org if this consideration applies to you.

Do you plan to conduct further filming or research during the period of the fellowship?

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Is the research or filming portion of your project more than one quarter of the total duration of the project?

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STOP NOW. The filming and research portion cannot be more than ¼ of the total duration of the project.

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Thanks so much for applying to Wenner-Gren. Please help us do a better job of selecting reviewers for your project by providing us with some information about yourself and your research interests. We’ll also be asking you for some confidential demographic information. This section, which is voluntary, will help us in our efforts to support anthropologists from diverse backgrounds and scholarly traditions.

Applicant Contact Info

Applicant contact information. This includes your full name (first, middle, and surname), email address, and other contact details. Please do know that, should you be funded, the mailing address you provide will be reported to the IRS and made publicly available, so we advise you to use your department, business, or PO box address.

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Academic Background

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Proposed Project Title

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Please provide an abstract of the project's aim and scope.
This should be a general description of your proposal in language that an interested layperson could understand. If your application is successful, we will post this abstract on the Foundation’s website. By submitting your application, you grant the Foundation permission to publish the project abstract on the Foundation's website and/or use it for other purposes related to the Foundation's activities.

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Fellowship duration in months:
(We award this fellowship for a continuous period of full time work on the proposed project, up to 9 months. Please note that the value of the fellowship is $4,444 per month, with a maximum value of $40,000.)

Does this project require you to conduct more research or filming?

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How many months will you spend on this aspect of the project?
(Please note that you may spend no more than one quarter of the fellowship period on the research/filming phase of your project.)

List any research permits and ethical approvals required for this project.

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When do you expect to have all the required permits and permissions in hand?

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List the country or countries where you will be writing and, if applicable, where you will be conducting additional research.

Funding and Grants

We encourage applicants to search widely for sources of support for their projects.

Does your institution provide research funding for faculty members and graduate students?

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What percentage of your budget would this funding cover?

Do you have plans to apply to any other granting agencies for the funds covered in this application?

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If so, list them.