Northern Illinois University
Department of Anthropology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• NIU Academic Works Scholarship Search Tool
• NIU University Fellowship
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship  
• Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
• Fulbright Program
• Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship  
• Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research  
• American Philosophical Society Lewis and Clark Field Research Grant
• National Geographic Society Young Explorers  (have to be under 25)
• Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honor Society Graduate Research Award (must be a member to be able to apply)
• Smithsonian Institute Fellowship Program  (Dependent on the research – must be applicable to something that is already being conducted at the Smithsonian)
• Boren National Security Scholarships and Fellowships
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• Blakemore Foundation
• Leakey Foundation
• American Society of Primatology
• Primate Conservation Inc.
• American Society of Mammologist Grants  

Databases

• http://www.grants.gov/ A list of all federal grant programs
• https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/ Foundation Center – Directory of Private Foundations. NIU has a license – username: foundersm password: grants
• http://www.gradschools.com/article-detail/-1676 
• http://graddiv.ucsc.edu/financial-aid/minority-fellowships.html This is a good compilation for minority students, by a university 

Find particular sources using NIU’s database

general login: Username: SPINuser; Password: findfunding1 - to gain access email Julie Miller, eRA Coordinator at jamiller@niu.edu