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Call for the Human Past Fellowships 2026-27 is open

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The Fellowships are a joint initiative of the Center for the Human Past (CHP) and the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS).

Deadline for applications: 2 June 2025.

The fellowship aims to attract researchers interested in the human past, combining methods and materials from different disciplines. The primary focus is research on three major migration events: Indo-European, Bantu, and Austronesian expansions. We invite scholars interested in exploring archaeological evidence, linguistic changes, or genetic factors associated with these archaeological and linguistic expansions.

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