Documenting Endangered Languages - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

U.S. National Science Foundation · NSF

CFDA Numbers

47.050, 47.075

Award Ceiling

—

Award Floor

$15K

Expected Awards

Close Date

—

Section I

How to Apply

Apply Online ↗

View on grants_gov ↗

Program Contact

NSF grants.gov support<br/>grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov

Section II

Eligibility

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Universities and Colleges - Ph.D. granting universities and colleges accredited in, and having a campus located in the US acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. *Who May Serve as PI: <br />DDRIG proposals must be submitted with a principal investigator (PI) and a co-principal investigator (Co-PI). The PI must be the advisor of the doctoral student or another faculty member at the U.S. university where the doctoral student is enrolled. The doctoral student must be the Co-PI.

Eligible Applicant Types

Section III

Description

This funding partnershipsupports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages. Made urgent by the imminent death of roughly half of the approximately 7000 currently used languages, this effort aims to exploit advances in information technology to build computational infrastructure for endangered language research. The program supports projects that contribute to data management and archiving, and to the development of the next generation of researchers. Funding can support fieldwork and other activities relevant to the digital recording, documenting, and archiving of endangered languages, including the preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases. Funding in this solicitation will be available in the form of doctoral dissertation research improvement grants (DDRIGs)for up to 24 months and this solicitation addresses the preparation and evaluation of proposals for DDRIG awards.

Section IV

Key Dates

Posted: Jun 6, 2025
Archive: Jun 7, 2025