LINGUIST List 13.1015

Fri Apr 12 2002

FYI: Humanities Grants, Research in East Timor

Editor for this issue: Marie Klopfenstein <marielinguistlist.org>

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  • Aguera, Helen, NEH's Division of Preservation and Access: Next Deadline
  • Lance Eccles, Research in East Timor

    Message 1: NEH's Division of Preservation and Access: Next Deadline

     Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 09:23:19 -0400
    From: Aguera, Helen <HAgueraneh.gov>
    Subject: NEH's Division of Preservation and Access: Next Deadline




    New Guidelines and Application Instructions for the July 1, 2002 Deadline National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access

    The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH http://www.neh.gov ) is a grant-making agency of the U.S. federal government that supports projects in the humanities. Eligible applicants are: U.S. nonprofit associations, institutions, and organizations, as well as U.S. citizens and foreign nationals who have been legal residents in the United States for a period of at least the three years immediately preceding the submission of the application. NEH's Division of Preservation and Access supports projects that preserve and make available the full range of humanities collections that are important for research, education, and lifelong learning. Projects may encompass collections of books, journals, newspapers, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and moving images, sound recordings, and objects of material culture held by libraries, archives, museums, historical organizations, and other repositories. Grants are also given for the creation of research tools and reference works (such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and databases), for national and regional preservation training programs, and for research and demonstration projects that may explore the use of digital technology. Prospective applicants seeking further information are encouraged to contact the division's staff (at 202-606-8570 or at preservationneh.gov). The staff will also continue to read draft proposals that are submitted six weeks before the deadline. Final decisions for applications submitted to the JULY 1, 2002 deadline will be announced the following April. The Guidelines and instructions can be downloaded from the NEH Web site: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/preservation.html . A list of recent awards is also available at: http://www.neh.gov/news/recentawards.html . The postal address is: Division of Preservation and Access; NEH, Room 411;1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW; Washington, DC 20506 (U.S.A.)









    Message 2: Research in East Timor

     Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:56:50 +1000
    From: Lance Eccles <lance.ecclesmq.edu.au>
    Subject: Research in East Timor


    Dear Colleagues,

    You may be interested in the following two items from the Directorate of the Instituto Nacional de Lingu�stica (INL) at the National University of East Timor.

    (1) As from 20 May 2002 (Independence Day) all foreign scholars wishing to undertake field work in East Timor will require an official permit issued by the INL. The assessment process for applications will consider the extent to which proposed language research and development projects fit in with the general aims of the government of the Democratic Republic of East Timor, and specifically Clause 12 of the Constitution, which defines Tetum and Portuguese as the official languages of the state and indicates the government's commitment to fostering and developing the other 'national' (i.e. indigenous) languages.

    The INL Directorate would be most grateful if you would bring this important document to the attention of the research office and ethics committee of your university or research institute to ensure that all language-oriented work on East Timor conducted by your institution is in conformity with the laws of the Democratic Republic of East Timor.

    For an electronic copy of the document "Language and Linguistics Research in East Timor: Government Research Permit Application Information", please contact the INL Director of Research and Publications, Dr Geoffrey Hull <g.hulluws.edu.au>

    The original Portuguese text of the document is also available on request.

    (2) The INL is about to publish electronically its first research bulletin.

    Research Bulletin #1 (April 2002) will describe the INL-approved ongoing research work on languages of East Timor begun during the first year of the Institute's operation.

    Please let me know if you would like to subscribe to this bulletin, posted twice yearly (April and October) as an electronic attachment, and I will add your e-mail address to the list.

    Dr Lance Eccles (Macquarie University, Sydney) Directorado do Instituto Nacional de Lingu�stica Universidade Nacional de Timor Lorosa'e Avenida Cidade de Lisboa Dili East Timor

    - ************************************* ************************************* Dr Lance Eccles ** Department of Asian Languages ** Macquarie University ** NSW 2109 ** Australia ** fax +61 2 9797 0003 ** ph +61 2 9850 7023 ** lance.ecclesmq.edu.au ** http://www.ocs.mq.edu.au/~leccles **