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

[Sarah Pratt]

Thank you for your diligence, Jerry!

Sally


At 06:42 PM 05/09/2001 -0400, AATSEEL Exec Dir wrote:
>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
>
>*  *  *  *  *
>Gerard L. (Jerry) Ervin
>Executive Director, American Ass'n of Teachers of
>   Slavic & E European Languages (AATSEEL)
>*  *  *  *  *
>
>
>--------------- Forwarded Message ---------------
>
>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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College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
University of Southern California
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