Documenting Endangered Languages

U.S. National Science Foundation · NSF

CFDA Numbers

47.070, 47.075, 47.078

Award Ceiling

$450K

Award Floor

$12K

Expected Awards

Close Date

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Section I

How to Apply

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Program Contact

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Section II

Eligibility

*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities. -Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community 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. -Unaffiliated Individuals: Scientists, engineers or educators in the U.S. who are U.S. citizens. -Tribal organizations and other American Indian, Alaska Native, and Hawaiian serving organizations. *PI Limit: For PROJECT GRANTS: No eligibility limit. For FELLOWSHIPS: U.S. citizens are eligible to apply for fellowships. Foreign nationals who have been living in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years prior to the proposal deadline are also eligible to apply for fellowships. Applicants can be affiliated with an institution or be an unaffiliated individual.

Eligible Applicant Types

Section III

Description

This funding partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports 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 will be available in the form of one- to three-year project grants as well as fellowships for up to twelve months and doctoral dissertation research improvement grants for up to 24 months. Please see the DEL specific page for SBE doctoral dissertation research improvement grants for guidance on submitting this type of proposal.

Section IV

Key Dates

Posted: Jun 23, 2011
Archive: Aug 20, 2014