Leonard Family Anthropology Fellowship
Purpose: Supports preliminary research outside the United States for graduate (preferably PhD-track) Anthropology students.
Eligibility:
• UWM Anthropology graduate students, preferably pursuing a PhD • Proposed research outside the U.S. Obligations/Conditions:
• Submit a major external grant proposal (e.g., NSF, Wenner-Gren) by January 15 of the following year • Failure to submit will make recipient ineligible for future departmental fellowships (exceptions reviewed case-by-case)
Required Application Materials: • Current CV • Research proposal (max 1,000 words), including bibliography/figures • Faculty advisor recommendation (submitted through the Scholarship Portal)
- Donor
- DA Leonard
- Award
- Varies up to $5,000
- Schools, Colleges, Departments, and Areas
- Anthropology Department, Graduate Student Scholarships, College of Letters & Science, UWM Foundation Scholarships
- Deadline
- 02/01/2026
- Supplemental Questions
- Upload a copy of your Curriculum Vita (CV) in PDF format. To minimize technical problems, it is recommended your file name contain no capital letters, no punctuation and no spaces. E.g. johntranscript.pdf
- Upload a copy of your research proposal, including bibliography and figures as needed. The narrative of your proposal should not exceed 1,000 words.
- Provide the name and email address of your faculty advisor. They will be asked to provide a letter of recommendation in support of your award application.