Engaged Research Grant

The Engaged Research Grant is a project grant supporting collaborative anthropological research partnerships that empower people who have historically been the subjects of research. Grants fund projects that begin with collaboratively defined research questions and involve participants in data gathering, skill sharing, scholarly communication, and public mobilization. The program supports projects in a broad range of settings and seeks contributions that combat inequality and benefit communities. Grants are nonrenewable and may cover distinct research phases.

Project funding up to $25,000

Open to applicant teams that include a team member with a doctorate in anthropology or a student currently enrolled in a doctoral program in anthropology (or related fields with an affiliation to anthropology). Teams must include individuals with lived experience in the places where research is conducted and provide evidence of community commitment.

Apply via the Foundation's online application portal; portal opens two months before the August 1 deadline and applications are reviewed over a six-month period.