PAST Supports Seven Scatterlings of Africa Programmes

Walking Tall School Projects To educate learners about their African heritage through the acclaimed Walking Tall Educational Theatre Project.  View gallery here

Degree Support for Students at African Universities To provide bursaries for postgraduate students in the origin sciences at Honours, Masters and Doctoral levels, post-Doctoral fellowships, and funds facilitating the participation of African students in established origin sciences field schools.

Technical Training and Capacity Support To provide training and support for field and laboratory technical assistants working on fossil survey and excavation, and the preparation, casting and curation of fossil collections.  View gallery here

Young African Scientist Development To provide basic research support for recent Masters and Doctoral degree recipients in the origin sciences so that their skills are retained in Africa.

Research Project Support To provide funding for cutting- edge museum, laboratory or field research in the origin sciences conducted by senior scientists based at African institutions.

Origin Sciences Publications and Conferences To support the publishing of research results in the African origin sciences by providing partial funding for Africa-based scientific journal publication costs and for conferences of African origin sciences associations.

Public Understanding and Engagement To promote in Africa and around the world the relevance of developing the African origin sciences.