Scholarships for Anthropology Majors

The study of anthropology has an ambitious goal: to discover what it means to be human. Since that question has no easy answer, anthropologists study cultures, biology, languages and ancient ruins in order to gain more insight. If you’re an anthropology major and you need help paying for your higher education, a scholarship might be the answer for you. A number of the available scholarships are offered by individual universities, such as Colorado State University, University of West Georgia and Northern Arizona University. Others are funded by professional organizations, such as the Archaeological Institute of America, the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research and the American Anthropological Association. Students will generally be required to meet a minimum grade point average, and may also need to display financial need, provide examples of their research or write an essay. To find out more about scholarships for anthropology majors, keep reading below.

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ScholarshipPoints.com $10,000 Scholarship Edvisors
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  • 10,000
  • 1 Award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
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  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 1.0
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Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarship Archaeological Institute of America
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Archaeology|
  • Residence: Live in |United States|Canada|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|College|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 4.0
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Curatorial Research Fellowship Metropolitan Museum of Art
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  • 54,636
  • 2 awards
  • October 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Art History|Archaeology|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Doctoral-level study|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 4.5
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Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship Metropolitan Museum of Art
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  • 52,425
  • 1 award
  • October 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Art History|Archaeology|Urban History|American Studies|Decorative Arts|Architectural History|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Doctoral-level study|Post-doctoral level study|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 5.0
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Elizabeth Bartman Museum Internship Fund Archaeological Institute of America
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  • 2,000 - 4,750
  • 1 award
  • April 2025
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  • Major: Study |Archaeology|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.5
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Henning Graduate Fellowship in Labor Culture and History Organization of American Historians
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • Dec-1-2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |History|Anthropology|Women's Studies|Art|Ethnic/cultural studies|English|Geography|Labor Studies|Literature|Sociology|Urban Studies|Communications|
  • Residence: Live in |California|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|Master's-level study|Doctoral-level study|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
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LAGRANT Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Public Relations Society of America
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  • 2,500
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Major: Study |Marketing|Public Relations|Anthropology|Art|English|Sociology|Communications|Graphic Design|
  • Residence: Live in |United States| as a |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Native American|Hispanic|African American/Black|Asian Pacific American|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 5.0
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Cotsen Excavation Grants Archaeological Institute of America
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  • 25,000
  • 2 awards
  • November 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Archaeology|
  • Organization: Archaeological Institute of America (Professional Organization)
  • Age / Grade Level: |Doctoral-level study|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.5
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Harriet and Leon Pomerance Fellowship Archaeological Institute of America
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • November 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Major: Study |Archaeology|Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology|
  • Organization: Archaeological Institute of America (Professional Organization)
  • Residence: |Permanent U.S. Resident|Permanent Canada Resident|United States (Major)|Canada (Major)|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.5
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Helen M. Woodruff Fellowship of the AIA and the American Academy in Rome Archaeological Institute of America
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  • 10,000
  • 1 award
  • November 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Archaeology|Classical Studies|
  • Organization: Archaeological Institute of America (Professional Organization)
  • Residence: Live in |United States| as a |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
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Fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study Organization of American Historians
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  • n/a
  • 20 awards
  • November 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |History|Anthropology|Political Science|Law|Philosophy|Economics|Literature|Sociology|Psychology|Literary Criticism|Linguistics|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Doctoral-level study|
  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 1.0
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Garfield Farm Museum Historic Administration Scholarship Concord Carlisle Scholarship Fund
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Historic Administration|Historic Archeology|
  • Residence: Live in |DuPage, IL|Will, IL|Northern Kane, IL|
  • School (College): |Two-year|Four-year|Accredited College|Accredited University|Accredited professional School|accredited Trade School|Accredited Vocational School|Accredited Graduate School|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.0
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Fellowships at the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study Organization of American Historians
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • November 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Anthropology|Political Science|Law|Economics|Psychology|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.0
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Fellowships at Historic Deerfield Organization of American Historians
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  • n/a
  • 7 awards
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Art History|Archaeology|History|American Studies|Architecture|Art|Design|Material Culture|Preservation and Museum Studies|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College junior|College senior|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 4.5
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postgraduate Fellowship at the Bard Graduate Center Organization of American Historians
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Art History|Archaeology|History|Anthropology|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Post-graduate|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.0
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Social Sciences - Bachelor Degree Scholarship DegreeDirectory.org
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |History|Anthropology|Political Science|Economics|Sociology|Psychology|
  • Extracurricular: |Extracurricular Activities|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
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Squint and Juanita Moore Scholarship Montrose Community Foundation
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  • 750
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Archaeology|Anthropology|
  • Residence: Live in |Montrose, CO|Delta, CO|Gunnison, CO|Mesa, CO|San Miguel, CO|Ouray, CO|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|College|High school|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.0
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Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Engineering|Science|Marine Biology|Social Science|Oceanography|Maritime Archaeology|Resource Management Discipline|
  • Residence: Live in |United States|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|U.S. Permanent Resident|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 2.0
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Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship Delaware Higher Education Commission
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Music|Art History|History|Anthropology|Women's Studies|Political Science|Philosophy|Art|Economics|English|Sociology|Criminal Justice|Language|Social Work|Communications|Psychology|Human Services|International Relations|Mass Communications|Art Conservation|Black American Studies|Comparative Literature|Continental European Studies|East Asian Studies|Foreign Languages & Literatures|Latin American studies|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Delaware|
  • School (College): Attend |University of Delaware (DE)|Delaware State University (DE)|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.5
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AIA Fellowship for Study in the U.S. Archaeological Institute of America
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • November 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Archaeology|Architecture|
  • Employer: |Deutsches Archologisches Institut|
  • School (College): Attend |University of CaliforniaLos Angeles (CA)|University of Cincinnati (OH)|Brown University (RI)|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
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