ELF Request For Proposals 2005

[Doug Whalen]

                Request for Proposals, 2005
                Endangered Language Fund
       The Endangered Language Fund provides grants for language
maintenance and linguistic field work.  The work most likely to be
funded is that which serves both the native community and the field
of linguistics.  Work which has immediate applicability to one group
and more distant application to the other will also be considered.
Publishing subventions are a low priority, although they will be
considered.  Proposals can originate in any country.  The language
involved must be in danger of disappearing within a generation or
two. Endangerment is a continuum, and the location on the continuum
is one factor in our funding decisions.
       Eligible expenses include consultant fees, tapes, films,
travel, etc. Overhead is not allowed. Grants are normally for a one
year period, though extensions may be applied for.  We expect grants
in this round to be less than $4,000 in size, and to average about
$2,000.
       HOW TO APPLY
       There is no form, but the information requested below should be
printed (on one side only) and FOUR COPIES sent to our new address:
       The Endangered Language Fund
       300 George Street
       New Haven, CT  06511
       This address is valid both for regular mail and for express
mail services.
       Applications must be mailed in.  No e-mail or fax applications
will be accepted.  Please note that regular mail, especially from
abroad, can take up to four weeks.  If you have any questions, please
write to the same address or email to: elf at haskins.yale.edu
       REQUIRED INFORMATION:
       COVER PAGE:
       The first page should contain:
       TITLE OF THE PROJECT
       NAME OF LANGUAGE AND COUNTRY IN WHICH IT IS SPOKEN
       NAME OF PRIMARY RESEARCHER
       ADDRESS OF PRIMARY RESEARCHER  (include phone and email if possible.)
       PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH
       PRESENT POSITION, EDUCATION, AND NATIVE LANGUAGE(S).
       PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND/OR PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE RELEVANT.
       Include the same information for collaborating researchers if
any. This information may continue on the next page.
       DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT:
       Beginning on a separate page, provide a description of the
project.  This should normally take two pages, single spaced, but the
maximum is five pages.  Be detailed about the type of material that
is to be collected and/or produced, and the value it will have to the
native community (including relatives and descendants who do not
speak the language) and to linguistic science.  Give a brief
description of the state of endangerment of the language in question.
       BUDGET:
       On a separate page, prepare an itemized budget that lists
expected costs for the project.  Estimates are acceptable, but they
must be realistic. Please translate the amounts into US dollars.
List other sources of support you are currently receiving or expect
to receive and other applications that relate to the current one.
       LETTER OF SUPPORT:
       Two letters of support are recommended, but not required.  Note
that these letters, if sent separately, must arrive on or before the
deadline (April 20th, 2004) in order to be considered. If more than
two letters are sent, only the first two received will be read.
       LIMIT TO ONE PROPOSAL
       A researcher can be primary researcher on only one proposal.
       DEADLINE
       Applications must be received by APRIL 20th, 2005.  Decisions
will be delivered by the end of May, 2005.
       ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT
       Receipt of application will be made by email if an email
address is given.  Otherwise, the applicant must include a
self-addressed post-card in order to receive the acknowledgment.
       IF A GRANT IS AWARDED
       Before receiving any funds, university-based applicants must
show that they have met the requirements of their university's human
subjects' committee.  Tribal- or other-based applicants must provide
equivalent assurance that proper protocols are being used.
       If a grant is made and accepted, the recipient is required to
provide the Endangered Language Fund with a short formal report of
the project and to provide the Fund with copies of all audio and
video recordings made with ELF funds, accompanying transcriptions, as
well as publications resulting from materials obtained with the
assistance of the grant.
       FURTHER ENQUIRIES can be made to:
       The Endangered Language Fund
       300 George Street
       New Haven, CT  06511
       USA
       Tel:  203-865-6163
       FAX:  203-865-8963
       elf at haskins.yale.edu
       http://www.ling.yale.edu/~elf
       ELF - Request for Proposals, 2004



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Doug Whalen (whalen at haskins.yale.edu)
Haskins Laboratories
270 Crown St.
New Haven, CT 06511
203-865-6163, ext. 234
FAX:  203-865-8963
http://www.haskins.yale.edu/
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