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[MiaKalish@LFP]

Gee I know some people. M.J. Hardman, down at FAU? FIU? U-Miami? Gee I
forget. Anyway, she got one of these wonderful grants and she was able to go
down and work with her people in Central America. I saw her when she got
back, after she had compiled her research, and she was ecstatic. I also met
some people who were doing work in Cherokee, in Oklahoma. Without this
grant, NaDA!

So little grants are good because sometimes what you want to do isn't big
enough even to be a blip on the BigGrantFunders horizon. Sometimes, you need
just that little piece of cash that can make the difference between Eureka!
and NaDa!

Also, I know these people. They are great people. They work tirelessly to
raise funds,  become know, get more people to contribute. They care very
deeply about this effort. And their application process isn't so complex:
just three pages, I think.

I just finished writing a smallish grant (~ a million for 3 years), and it
took us almost 3 weeks. There were two of us, truly co-editors, plus the ERC
associate director who did all the administrative stuff for us. Did I feel
like I had been dragged down the pike last Thursday at 5pm when our grant
sailed off to Washington?! You betchie!

Mia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Dickson" <linguist3 at KATHLANGCENTRE.ORG.AU>
To: <ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 2:23 AM


> What do you mob think of the proposals?  To me, it seems like the
> amount of work that goes into writing the proposal isn't worth the
> small value of the grants.  Has anyone ever been involved in a project
> that used this funding and how was it?
>
> Greg Dickson
> Linguist
> Ngukurr Language Centre
> PMB 6
> via Katherine  NT  0852
> Australia
> phone/fax: +61 8 8975 4362
> mob:  +61 427 391 153
> email: greg.dickson at kathlangcentre.org.au
>
>
> On 17/12/2004, at 6:48 PM, Donald Z. Osborn wrote:
>
> > FYI... (reposted from the Linguist list)  DZO
> >
> >
> > Date: 16-Dec-2004
> > From: Nicholas Ostler <nostler at chibcha.demon.co.uk>
> > Subject: Call for Proposals:Foundation for Endangered Langs
> >
> >
> > 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.  These endangered
> > languages may
> > be anywhere in the  world.
> >
> > The Foundation's funds remain extremely limited and only an
> > exceptional award
> > will be greater than US $1,500. Smaller proposals stand a better
> > chance of
> > funding.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > **Format for Submissions:
> > As of this year, there has been a change in the format for submissions
> > to the
> > Foundation.  In future, applicants must submit a short Case for
> > Support and a
> > Application Form.  Guidance on how to write a Case, and fill out the
> > form, is
> > accessible at the Foundation's website: -
> > http://www.ogmios.org/grant.htm
> > It may also be obtained from me at the address below.  (Any other,
> > older, FEL
> > materials - as still at http://www.ogmios.org/question.htm - are
> > obsolete, and
> > should not be used.)
> >
> > The Case for Support (CS) and Application Form (AF) are best
> > submitted as Word
> > files attached to an e-mail message sent to <FEL at chibcha.demon.co.uk>.
> > Non-ascii text should be in some form  of Unicode. The two files
> > should be
> > named "languageCS.doc" and "languageAF.doc", substituting the name of
> > the
> > language to be studied for 'language'.
> >
> > Copies printed on paper will also be accepted as an alternative. In
> > general, it
> > is not necessary to send  a hard copy of an electronic proposal for
> > confirmation, but FEL may request this if there are major difficulties
> > in
> > reading the file.
> >
> > All proposals must be submitted in this format, to ensure
> > comparability. Unless
> > agreed with me in advance in writing, all proposals must be in English.
> >
> > ** Deadline:
> > The time-limit for proposals will be 30 January 2005. By that date,
> > full
> > proposals (consisting of Case for Support and Application Form) must
> > reach me
> > at the address below. All proposals received will be acknowledged on
> > receipt.
> >
> > The FEL Committee will announce its decision by 31st March 2005.
> >
> > ** Comments on Draft Proposals:
> > FEL tries to keep its procedures as simple as possible. But it
> > recognizes that
> > they may be especially taxing for those without training in a western
> > university. In the case of proposals from communities or community
> > linguists,
> > FEL is prepared to comment on drafts, 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 2004.
> >
> > This commenting service is simply offered in order to help: it is
> > never required
> > to submit such a draft.  If  draft applications are received from
> > applicants
> > who are judged not to be members of endangered language communities or
> > such
> > communities' designated linguists, they may be re-classified as final
> > applications, at FELs discretion.
> >
> > Nicholas Ostler <nostler at chibcha.demon.co.uk>
> > FEL Chairman and Grants Officer
> > Note:
> > 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.
> >
> > Foundation for Endangered Languages
> > Registered Charity: England and Wales 1070616
> > 172 Bailbrook Lane, Bath BA1 7AA, England
> > +44-1225-852865  nostler at chibcha.demon.co.uk
> > http://www.ogmios.org
> >
>
>