The application for the 2026 SAE-CES Pre-Dissertation Fellowship is now open!
The Society for the Anthropology of Europe (SAE) and the Council for European Studies (CES) invite eligible graduate students with a focus on European Anthropology to apply for the 2026 SAE/CES Pre-Dissertation Fellowship. The SAE is the section of the American Anthropological Association that promotes the anthropological study of European societies and culture, encouraging connections between scholars working in Europe. Each fellowship includes a $5,000 stipend to fund two months’ research in Europe, and travel support as well as a registration fee waiver for attending and presenting at the International Conference of Europeanists in 2027.
Apply here by March 15, 2025
Eligibility
The Anthropology of Europe Pre-Dissertation Fellowship is intended to fund fellows’ initial research project in Europe. Applicants must:
- be a graduate student in Anthropology or related field.
- not have begun substantial dissertation research in Europe
- not be near completion of the dissertation.
Barring exceptional circumstances, students who have already received comparable support for pre-dissertation research will not be considered eligible.
Application Guidelines
Interested applicants are asked to
- submit the online application form which includes a 2,500-word narrative on the nature and purpose of your research project.
- request three (3) faculty recommenders submit a copy of their recommendations via our online submission link.
Congratulations to the Winner of the 2025 SAE-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship Marika Krishnan for their dissertation, “Negotiating School Exclusions: Discourse, Ideology, & Social Action in East London’s Education Coalitions.” Read about Marika’s project here.