<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Absolutely, we welcome proposals from abroad. Last year we received applications from 90 countries.<div><br></div><div>However, the proposals must be in English since we do not have the logistical capacity for a multi-lingual competition, which is something that I hope can change in the future. But because the common language of our selection committee is in English, we hope that non-English speaking applicants can find friends or colleague that can help with the translation. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 11, 2012, at 8:05 AM, Dr. MJ Hardman wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Can the applications come from abroad (Perú in this case)? Or in Spanish? MJ<br>
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On 1/11/12 12:51 AM, "eddie avila" <<a href="x-msg://1370/eduardo13@GMAIL.COM">eduardo13@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:<br>
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Just wanted to share this microgrant opportunity (up to $4,000 USD) with the list. You may know of individuals or groups that might be interested in applying. Complete information can be found on the blog post.<br>
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<a href="http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2012/01/10/rising-voices-call-for-microgrant-proposals-for-citizen-media-outreach/">http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2012/01/10/rising-voices-call-for-microgrant-proposals-for-citizen-media-outreach/</a><br>
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We'd love to receive proposals for projects that would teach others how to promote the use of indigenous languages and culture through digital citizen media. Please share the announcement with your own networks, and let me know if you have any questions.<br>
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Eddie<br>
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Eddie Avila<br>
Director | Rising Voices<br>
<a href="http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/">http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org</a><br>
Skype: barrioflores<br>
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Dr. MJ Hardman<br>
Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology<br>
Department of Linguistics<br>
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida<br>
Doctora Honoris Causa UNMSM, Lima, Perú <br>
website: <a href="http://grove.ufl.edu/~hardman/">http://grove.ufl.edu/~hardman/</a> <br>
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