fwd from heritage-list@Majordomo.umd.edu<br />~~~<br /><br />Request for
Proposals, 2006 <br />Endangered Language Fund <br /><br />The
Endangered Language Fund provides grants for language <br />maintenance
and linguistic field work. The work most likely <br />to be funded is
that which serves both the native community <br />and the field of
linguistics. Work which has immediate <br />applicability to one group
and more distant application to <br />the other will also be
considered. Publishing subventions <br />are a low priority, although
they will be considered. <br />Proposals can originate in any country.
The language <br />involved must be in danger of disappearing within a
<br />generation or two. Endangerment is a continuum, and the <br
/>location on the continuum is one factor in our funding <br
/>decisions. <br /><br />Eligible expenses include consultant fees,
tapes, films, <br />travel, etc. Overhead is not allowed. Grants are
normally <br />for a one year period, though extensions may be applied
for. <br />We expect grants in this round to be less than $4,000 in <br
/>size, and to average about $2,000. <br /><br />HOW TO APPLY <br /><br
/>There is no form, but the information requested below should <br />be
printed (on one side only) and FOUR COPIES sent to our <br />new
address: <br /><br />The Endangered Language Fund <br />300 George
Street, Suite 900 <br />New Haven, CT 06511 <br /><br />This address is
valid both for regular mail and for express <br />mail services. <br
/><br />Applications must be mailed in. No e-mail or fax <br
/>applications will be accepted. Please note that regular <br />mail,
especially from abroad, can take up to four weeks. If <br />you have
any questions, please write to the same address or <br />email to:
elfhaskins.yale.edu <br /><br />REQUIRED INFORMATION: <br /><br />COVER
PAGE: <br /><br />The first page should contain: <br /><br />TITLE OF
THE PROJECT <br />NAME OF LANGUAGE AND COUNTRY IN WHICH IT IS SPOKEN
<br />NAME OF PRIMARY RESEARCHER <br />ADDRESS OF PRIMARY RESEARCHER
(include phone and email if <br />possible.) <br />PLACE AND DATE OF
BIRTH <br />PRESENT POSITION, EDUCATION, AND NATIVE LANGUAGE(S). <br
/>PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND/OR PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE RELEVANT. <br /><br
/>Include the same information for collaborating researchers <br />if
any. This information may continue on the next page. <br /><br
/>DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT: <br /><br />Beginning on a separate page,
provide a description of the <br />project. This should normally take
two pages, single spaced, <br />but the maximum is five pages. Be
detailed about the type of <br />material that is to be collected
and/or produced, and the <br />value it will have to the native
community (including <br />relatives and descendants who do not speak
the language) and <br />to linguistic science. Give a brief description
of the state <br />of endangerment of the language in question. <br
/><br />BUDGET: <br /><br />On a separate page, prepare an itemized
budget that lists <br />expected costs for the project. Estimates are
acceptable, <br />but they must be realistic. Please translate the
amounts <br />into US dollars. List other sources of support you are
<br />currently receiving or expect to receive and other <br
/>applications that relate to the current one. <br /><br />LETTER OF
SUPPORT: <br /><br />Two letters of support are recommended, but not
required. <br />Note that these letters, if sent separately, must
arrive on <br />or before the deadline (April 20th, 2006) in order to
be <br />considered. If more than two letters are sent, only the <br
/>first two received will be read. <br /><br />LIMIT TO ONE PROPOSAL
<br /><br />A researcher can be primary researcher on only one
proposal. <br /><br />DEADLINE <br /><br />Applications must be
received by APRIL 20th, 2006. Decisions <br />will be delivered by the
end of May, 2006. <br /><br />ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT <br /><br
/>Receipt of application will be made by email if an email <br
/>address is given. Otherwise, the applicant must include a <br
/>self-addressed post-card in order to receive the <br
/>acknowledgment. <br /><br />IF A GRANT IS AWARDED <br /><br />Before
receiving any funds, university-based applicants must <br />show that
they have met the requirements of their <br />university's human
subjects' committee. Tribal- or other-<br />based applicants must
provide equivalent assurance that <br />proper protocols are being
used. <br /><br />If a grant is made and accepted, the recipient is
required <br />to provide the Endangered Language Fund with a short
formal <br />report of the project and to provide the Fund with copies
of <br />all audio and video recordings made with ELF funds, <br
/>accompanying transcriptions, as well as publications <br />resulting
from materials obtained with the assistance of the <br />grant. <br
/><br />FURTHER ENQUIRIES can be made to: <br /><br />The Endangered
Language Fund <br />300 George Street, Suite 900 <br />New Haven, CT
06511 <br />USA <br /><br />Tel: 203-865-6163 <br />FAX: 203-865-8963
<br />elfhaskins.yale.edu <br />http://www.ling.yale.edu/~elfÂ