[EDLING:2287] CFP: Jacobs Research Fund Grant

[Francis M Hult]

Via FEL info...

> The Jacobs Research Fund of the Whatcom Museum is pleased to announce
> that, due to a generous bequest from the late Professor M. Dale
> Kinkade, the amounts and types of annual awards have been changed.
> There are now three categories of grants: Individual Grants ($3000
> USD maximum), Group Grants ($6000 USD maximum), and Kinkade Grants
> ($9000 USD maximum). Kinkade Grants can be used to support projects
> requiring an extended period of fieldwork, including dissertation
> research.
> 
> Since its inception, the Jacobs Fund has supported anthropological
> and linguistic research on the indigenous peoples of North America
> (Canada, Mexico, and the mainland United States, including Alaska)
> with a focus on the Pacific Northwest. Funds are awarded for work on
> problems in culture, social organization, and language. The Fund
> particularly encourages research on endangered languages and all
> aspects of expressive culture.
> 
> The deadline for application is February 15, 2007. Applications can
> now be submitted electronically. For more information, including
> application forms and guidelines, see the Whatcom Museum website:
> http://www.whatcommuseum.org/pages/info/info.htm, or contact Ms. Amy
> Geise, Jacobs Fund, Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St, Bellingham, WA
> 98225, telephone: 360-676-6981, e-mail: jgrant at cob.com.