Foundation for Endangered Languages: CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Foundation for Endangered Languages is now accepting proposals for projects of work that will support, enable or assist the protection or promotion of one or more endangered languages. These endangered languages may be anywhere in the world.
Deadline: February 28, 2007 The Foundation for Endangered Languages is committed to raising awareness of endangered languages and supporting revitalisation and preservation of endangered languages through all channels and media. The Foundation awards grants to projects that further its aims as and when the funds permit. The Foundation's funds remain extremely limited this year and only an exceptional award will be greater than US $1,000. Smaller proposals stand a better chance of funding Research projects that focus on the revitalisation of the endangered languages and support of the use of endangered languages in community life (home, school, education, cultural and economic life) will be given priority. Projects restricted to language documentation will not be eligible for funding this year. Please pass on this announcement to your friends and colleagues in endangered-language communities who may not have access to Ogmios, the Internet or e-mail. **Format for Submissions: Applicants must submit a short "Case for Support" and a Application Form. Guidance on how to write a Case, and fill out the form, is accessible at the Foundation's website: - http://www.ogmios.org/grant.htm The Case for Support (CS) and Application Form (AF) are best submitted as Word files attached to an e-mail message sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Non-ascii text should be in some form of Unicode. The two files should be named "languageCS.doc" and "languageAF.doc", substituting the name of the language to be studied for 'language'. Copies printed on paper will also be accepted as an alternative. In general, it is not necessary to send a hard copy of an electronic proposal for confirmation, but FEL may request this if there are major difficulties in reading the file. All proposals must be submitted in this format, to ensure comparability. Unless agreed with me in advance in writing, all proposals must be in English. ** Deadline: The time-limit for proposals will be February 28, 2007. By that date, full proposals (consisting of Case for Support and Application Form) must reach FEL at the address below. All proposals received will be acknowledged on receipt. The FEL Committee will announce its decision by 31st March 2007. ** Comments on Draft Proposals: FEL tries to keep its procedures as simple as possible. But it recognizes that they may be especially taxing for those without training in a western university. In the case of proposals from communities or community linguists, FEL is prepared to comment on drafts, and suggest weaknesses and potential remedies (without prejudice) before the selection. Such draft proposals - clearly marked "DRAFT" - should reach FEL as soon as possible, and no later than February 1, 2007. This commenting service is simply offered in order to help: it is never required to submit such a draft. If draft applications are received from applicants who are judged not to be members of endangered language communities or such communities' designated linguists, they may be re-classified as final applications, at FEL's discretion. Nicholas Ostler Chairman, Foundation for Endangered Languages Registered Charity: England and Wales 1070616 172 Bailbrook Lane, Bath, BA1 7AA, England [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ogmios.org <http://www.ogmios.org/> Note: The Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL) is not the same as ELF, the Endangered Language Fund (http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/ <http://www.haskins.yale.edu/>). However, it is perfectly possible (and has indeed occurred in the past) that the same project be partially funded by both FEL and ELF. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
