National Indian Education Association Revitalizing Native Language Research (fwd link)

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National Indian Education Association Revitalizing Native Language Research
Scholarship ***DEADLINE EXTENDED***
http://www.niea.org/index.php

The NIEA and Professor Lily Wong Fillmore solicits application for graduate
student research on revitalizing Native language research.

($1,000 for one academic school year)

Scholarship Criteria & Guidelines:
• Graduate student-researcher must be American Indian, Alaska Native or Native
Hawaiian
• Student must be engaged in the documentation or study of a language
revitalization effort in an indigenous community or in a school serving
indigenous students
• Enrolled full-time in an accredited college/university master’s or doctorate
program that incorporates studying the revitalization of an indigenous
language.
• Demonstrate leadership qualities
• Maintain high academic achievement
• Serve as a role model for other students
• Demonstrate creativity in commitments in the following areas:

Promote an understanding and appreciation for native language revitalization
Demonstrate positive, active student leadership within the school or indigenous
community they are serving
Demonstrate and/or encourage peer student and indigenous community involvement
in revitalizing indigenous languages

Application Process:
• Utilize existing application procedure/form for the Rouillard/Tonemah
Scholarship.
• Find application at www.niea.org
• Applications due January 20, 2007 (NEW DEADLINE)
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