Small grant support: NCOLCTL mini-grants -- DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS 7 JUNE

[AATSEEL Exec Dir]

Dear SEELANGers and AATSEEL Executive Council,

It's not clear that this posting has yet appeared on SEELANGS, so given the
short fuse (proposals due by 1 June) I'm forwarding it. 

Please direct all inquiries to the _koordinaty_ in the body of the posting.

Jerry Ervin

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Gerard L. (Jerry) Ervin
Executive Director, American Ass'n of Teachers of 
  Slavic & E European Languages (AATSEEL)
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From:   INTERNET:smcginnis at nflc.org
To:     INTERNET:councilmembers-list at Glue.umd.edu
        INTERNET:councilnews-list at Glue.umd.edu
Date:   Wed, May 9, 2001, 1:09 PM

RE:     Small grant support: NCOLCTL mini-grants -- DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS
7 JUNE

 
Small Grants Available for the Less Commonly Taught Languages

The National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages
(NCOLCTL) is pleased to announce a competition for mini-grants.  Both
individuals and LCTL organizations are encouraged to submit proposals.  The
mini-grants, non-renewable and not to exceed $2000, must be used for
projects that promote field building in the Less Commonly Taught Languages,
such as contributing to the Council's annual conference.  Purposes for
which
the grants may be used include the following:
.       travel to a conference in order to make a presentation about
language
pedagogy or materials development
.       preparation for publication of a field analysis by an organization
of
NCOLCTL
.       attending a workshop or institute aimed specifically at LCTL
pedagogy or
materials
.       provision of partial support for a guest presenter at a workshop or
meeting for teachers of a particular LCTL.

Application criteria: Individuals who apply must be actively involved in
LCTL education and be members of a LCTL organization that is a member of
the
Council, or work in a LCTL that does not belong to any language
organization.  Proposals should include:  (a) the name(s) and
qualifications
of project member(s) submitting the proposal; (b) a 2-page, double-spaced
project description with a statement of project need and how the funds will
be used; and (c) a timeline for completion.

Applications will be strengthened by the inclusion of letters of
institutional support. Preference will be given to projects involving
collaboration among individuals in two or more LCTLs.

Successful applicants will be required to submit a brief final report
describing how the grant was spent, the results of the project, and a copy
of any product stemming from the project.

Composition of the Screening Committee: The mini-grant screening committee
will be chaired by the Vice President of the Council and will consist of
one
Council At-Large representative and one Council representative selected by
the President.  The committee will represent balance among language areas
and organizational size.

Deadline: Proposal submissions must be received by June 7, 2001. Each
committee member will rank order the proposals from strongest to weakest
and
the vice president will send this ranking to the Executive Director, who
will notify the winning proposals by no later than June 25.  The committee
is empowered to suggest funding proposals at a level less than requested.

Address for submissions: Proposals may be submitted via U.S. Mail, fax or
electronic mail to:

                        Scott McGinnis, Executive Director
                        NCOLCTL
                        National Foreign Language Center
                        7100 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 300
                        College Park, MD  20740
                        Voice:  301-403-1750 x18
                        Fax:    301-403-1754
                        e-mail: smcginnis at nflc.org

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