[etnolinguistica] Bolsa: Foundation for Endangered Languages

[Eduardo Rivail Ribeiro]

A Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL) oferece bolsas para trabalhos de documentação, proteção e valorização de línguas ameaçadas.  O prazo final para submissão de projetos é 18 de janeiro de 2004.

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The Foundation for Endangered Languages is now accepting proposals for projects of work that will support, enable or assist the documentation, protection or promotion of one or more endangered languages.

Please pass on this announcement to your friends and colleagues in endangered  language communities who may not have access to Ogmios, the Internet or e-mail.

Form for Submissions

There is a form that defines the content of appropriate proposals,
which is accessible at the Foundation's website:

http://www.ogmios.org

It may also be obtained from me at the address below.

All proposals must be submitted in this form, to ensure comparability.

Deadline

The time-limit for proposals in the current round will be 18 January
2004.  By that date, proposals and supporting testimonials must reach me at the address below.

The FEL Committee will announce its decision before the 31st of March 2003.

Here are four points to note especially, the first two of them new this year.

1. The form now contains a new question, enquiring on the potential for further work, after completion of a first grant.  This material will serve both to support the current application in the selection process, and also to provide the Foundation with arguments in their quest for further funds to supplement existing projects in the future.

2. Where possible, work undertaken within endangered language
communities themselves will be preferred in the selection.  FEL is
prepared to comment on draft proposals from communities or community linguists, and suggest weaknesses and potential remedies (without prejudice) before the selection. Such draft proposals - clearly marked "DRAFT" - should reach FEL as soon as possible, and no later than 31 December 2003.

3. The Foundation's funds remain extremely limited and it is not anticipated that - in the first instance - any award will be greater than US $1,000. Smaller proposals stand a better chance of funding.

4. The Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL) is a separate from ELF, the Endangered Language Fund (www.haskins.yale.edu). It is perfectly  possible (and has indeed occurred in the past) that the same project can be partially funded by both FEL and ELF.

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Nicholas  Ostler
Foundation for Endangered Languages
UK Registered Charity 1070616
http://www.ogmios.org

Batheaston Villa,  172 Bailbrook Lane
Bath           BA1 7AA        England
+44-1225-85-2865 fax +44-1225-85-9258
nostler at chibcha.demon.co.uk



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