LINGUIST List 8.1553

Wed Oct 29 1997

FYI: Endangered Language Fund grants

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  • whalen, Request for Proposals, Endangered Lg. Fund

    Message 1: Request for Proposals, Endangered Lg. Fund

     Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 15:24:18 -0500
    From: whalen <whalenlenny.haskins.yale.edu>
    Subject: Request for Proposals, Endangered Lg. Fund


    The Endangered Language Fund, a US nonprofit corporation, invites native communities and linguists to submit proposals for grants to work with endangered languages. These grants are made possible by the generosity of our members. The instructions are self-contained, but if there are any further questions, please write: elfhaskins.yale.edu.

    Request for Proposals, Endangered Language Fund

    The Endangered Language Fund provides grants for language maintenance and linguistic field work. The work most likely to be funded is that which serves the native community and the field of linguistics immediately. Work which has immediate applicability to one group and more distant application to the other will also be considered. Publishing subventions are a low priority, although they will be considered. The language involved must be in danger of disappearing within a generation or two. Endangerment is a continuum, and the location on the continuum is one factor in our funding decisions. Eligible expenses include travel, tapes, films, consultant fees, etc. Grants are normally for one year periods, though extensions may be applied for. We expect grants in this round to be less than $2,000 in size.

    HOW TO APPLY

    There is no form, but the information requested below should be printed (on one side only) and four copies sent to: Endangered Language Fund, Inc. Department of Linguistics Yale University New Haven, CT 06520 Applications must be mailed in. No e-mail or fax applications will be accepted.

    If you have any questions, please write to the same address or email to: elfhaskins.yale.edu REQUIRED INFORMATION:

    Please provide the following information for the primary researcher (and other researchers, if any): Name, address, telephone numbers, email address (if any), Social Security number (if U.S. citizen), place and date of birth, present position, education, and native language. State previous experience and/or publications that are relevant. Beginning on a separate page, please provide a description of the project. This should normally take less than two pages, single spaced. Be detailed about the type of material that is to be collected and/or produced, and the value it will have to the native community (including relatives and descendants who do not speak the language) and to linguistic science. Give a brief description of the state of endangerment of the language in question. On a separate page, prepare an itemized budget that lists expected costs for the project. Estimates are acceptable, but they must be realistic. Please translate the amounts into US dollars. List other sources of support you are currently receiving or expect to receive and other applications that relate to the current one. Two letters of support are recommended, but not required. Note that these letters must arrive on or before the deadline in order to be considered. If more than two letters are sent, only the first two received will be read.

    LIMIT TO ONE PROPOSAL

    A researcher can be primary investigator on only one proposal.

    DEADLINE

    Applications must be received by APRIL 20th, 1998. Decisions will be delivered by the end of May, 1998.

    ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT

    Receipt of application will be made by email if an email address is given. Otherwise, the applicant must include a self-addressed post-card in order to receive the acknowledgment.

    IF A GRANT IS AWARDED

    Before receiving any funds, university-based applicants must show that they have met with their university's human subjects' committee requirements. Tribal- or other-based applicants must provide equivalent assurance that proper protocols are being used. If a grant is made and accepted, the recipient is required to provide the Endangered Language Fund with a short formal report of the project and to provide the Fund with copies of all publications resulting from materials obtained with the assistance of the grant.