35.3387, Support: Language Documentation: Open, American Philosophical Society (Indigenous Community Research Fund)

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Subject: 35.3387, Support: Language Documentation: Open, American Philosophical Society (Indigenous Community Research Fund)

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Date: 03-Dec-2024
From: Ruth Rouvier [rrouvier at amphilsoc.org]
Subject: Language Documentation: Open, American Philosophical Society (Indigenous Community Research Fund)


Institution/Organization: American Philosophical Society
Department: Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
Web Address: https://www.amphilsoc.org/library/CNAIR

Level: Open

Specialty Areas: Language Documentation; Native American and
Indigenous Studies; Language Reclamation; Museum, Library, and
Archival Studies; History;

Description:

Indigenous Community Research Fund

Invitation to Apply
The American Philosophical Society's Library & Museum in Philadelphia
invites Letters of Interest (LOI) for the Indigenous Community
Research Fund to support an individual or a group of researchers
seeking to examine materials at the APS to further Indigenous
community-based priorities. Awardees will work with the Library &
Museum’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR),
which aims to promote greater collaboration between scholars,
archives, and Indigenous communities throughout the Americas. CNAIR
focuses on helping Indigenous communities and scholars to discover and
utilize the APS collection in innovative ways. The vast collections
include manuscript materials, audio recordings, and images related to
over 650 Indigenous cultures, predominantly from North and Central
America. Detailed information on the collections is available through
the Indigenous Subject Guide.

Purpose & Eligibility
The ICRF provides funding for travel costs to visit the APS in
Philadelphia, and includes extensive consultation with CNAIR staff
before, during, and after the visit, with an aim of supporting an
ongoing relationship between the APS and the researchers. This program
is designed primarily for Indigenous community members, elders,
teachers, knowledge keepers, tribal officials, traditional leaders,
museum and archive professionals, and independent scholars. Applicants
do not need to have a specific academic background or an academic
affiliation to apply, and any Indigenous community whose cultural
heritage is represented in the APS's Library & Museum collections is
encouraged to apply. University-based scholars and independent
researchers working on projects in collaboration with Indigenous
communities are also eligible to apply. Such applicants will be
expected to provide letters of support from relevant community members
upon request. This opportunity is open to applicants from anywhere in
the world, including those who are not U.S. citizens or residents, but
it does not provide visa sponsorship.

How it Works
Please note that the 2025 Indigenous Community Research Fund
application process has been substantially revised from previous
years, to allow for greater flexibility to tailor awards to
applicants’ specific resources and needs, to promote collaboration and
relationship-building as part of the application process, and to
better align with Indigenous values and protocols.

Step 1: Review our Indigenous Subject Guide and/or reach out to
CNAIR’s reference archivists at cnair at amphilsoc.org to identify
materials of interest to you and your community.

Step 2: Submit a Letter of Interest to us using this Google Form:
https://forms.gle/LCdPb86nd2fWc7iDA . This form will ask you to
introduce yourself, explain why you would like to visit the APS, and
share the kinds of materials you have found (or are looking for) that
you’d like to examine during your visit. These responses will serve as
your ‘Letter’ of Interest.

Step 3: CNAIR staff will review your submission and reach out to you
to discuss ways we can support your research goals. If it seems that a
visit would be productive, we will work with you to work out the
details of the visit, including dates, travelers, and funding, and
will then issue an official Award Letter which includes the dates of
your visit, who will travel to Philadelphia, and the amount of funding
offered. In this case, CNAIR archivists will assist you with research
support before and during the research visit.

Funding is limited. Applications will be evaluated based upon the
applicant’s demonstrated need to use APS's Library & Museum resources
to advance the project. Award Letters will specify the date by which
funds must be used.

Terms
Generally $2,000-$5,000 for travel and lodging expenses, depending on
the specific needs of the applicant

Mailing Address for Applications:
        Attn: 105 South Fifth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Web Address for Applications:
https://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/indigenous-community-research-fund
Email Address for Applications: rrouvier at amphilsoc.org

Contact Information:
For questions, or if you have any problems accessing the Letter of
Interest Form, please contact us at cnair at amphilsoc.org.

N.B. Indigenous community members are not required to go through or
work with third parties to access APS collections. Indigenous
community-based researchers are not required to hold an award in order
to access the APS collections in person or through online requests.
CNAIR archivists can be contacted at any time for reference assistance
at cnair at amphilsoc.org. CNAIR digitizes materials at no cost for
research requests from Indigenous communities.



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