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Sat Oct 2 1999

FYI: Linguistics at the National Science Foundation

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  • Ball, Catherine, Linguistics at the National Science Foundation

    Message 1: Linguistics at the National Science Foundation

     Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 11:20:50 -0400
    From: Ball, Catherine <cballnsf.gov>
    Subject: Linguistics at the National Science Foundation


    Dear Colleagues,

    I am honored to serve our profession as the new Program Director for Linguistics at the National Science Foundation. Following the tradition established by Paul Chapin, I will hold 'office hours' at the Linguistic Society of America annual meeting, and I look forward to talking to many of you at that time. I would especially like to meet with new investigators -- those who haven't yet been supported by NSF -- and with anyone who has questions about the funding process.

    In the meantime, perhaps I could say a few words about the NSF Linguistics program and bring some dates to your attention. Please visit our webpage at http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/ling/ for more details; the LINGUIST list has also kindly added NSF links on its Funding page at http://www.linguistlist.org/funding.html.

    The Linguistics program at the National Science Foundation supports scientific research of all types that focuses on natural human language as an object of investigation. (If you're wondering whether that covers your research, send me an e-mail)

    Linguistics is housed in the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), which also includes programs in Child Learning and Development, Cultural Anthropology, Human Cognition and Perception, and Social Psychology. As the BCS webpage says (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/), "All programs in BCS consider proposals for research projects, conferences, and workshops. Some programs also consider proposals for doctoral dissertation improvement assistance, the acquisition of specialized research and computing equipment, group international travel, and large-scale data collection. BCS participates in special initiatives and competitions on a number of topics, including the human dimensions of global change, cognitive science and intelligent systems, and infrastructure to improve data resources, data archives, collaboratories, and centers."

    There are many funding opportunities for linguists at NSF, but let me just mention four that may be of immediate interest:

    1. Dissertation Improvement Grants: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/ling/disserts.htm These grants fund up to $12,000 of dissertation research costs. The proposal is submitted by a faculty member on behalf of the graduate student. Target dates for submission of proposals are January 15 and July 15.

    2. CAREER grants: http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/career/ The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is for junior faculty who are in their first or second full-time tenure-track academic appointment ... Awards range from $200,000 to $500,000 in total for 4 or 5 years. (please see program announcement for eligibility requirements and deadlines; this is based on the announcement whose deadline was July 1999).

    3. Standard research grants: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/ling/ Target dates for submission of proposals are January 15 and July 15. Proposals are generally sent out to six reviewers and then considered by the Linguistics panel; NSF guidelines call for a decision to be made within 6 months of receipt of a proposal.

    4. POWRE grants: http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/powre/ These are special one-year grants for women, and the deadline for proposals is *December 9th*.

    I will keep you informed as I ferret out the details of other opportunities.

    Best wishes,

    -- Cathy Ball - -------------------------------------------------------- Catherine N. Ball || Program Director, Linguistics Division of Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences National Science Foundation Rm. 995, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA 22230 Phone: 703-306-1731 Fax: 703-306-0485 cballnsf.gov || http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/ling/ - ---------------------------------------------------------