[RNLD] FEL Info: Call for Grant Applications 2012

[Margaret Florey]

From: Nicholas Ostler <nicholas at ostler.net>
Date: 13 November 2012 07:26
Subject: FEL Info: Call for Grant Applications 2012

Foundation for Endangered Languages

Call for Proposals for Grants: the 2012-2013 round

Important Dates

Deadline for submission of proposals: 31 December, 2012

Announcement of the results: 15 February, 2013

The Foundation for Endangered Languages is now accepting proposals for
projects of work that will support, enable or assist the use of one or
more endangered languages. These endangered languages may be anywhere
in the world.

The Foundation is committed to raising awareness of endangered
languages and supporting revitalization and preservation of endangered
languages through all channels and media. The Foundation awards grants
to projects that further these aims as and when its funds permit. The
Foundation's funds remain limited this year, and only an exceptional
award will be greater than US $1,000. Smaller proposals will have a
better chance of receiving funding.

Priority will be given to projects that focus on the revitalization of
endangered languages and support the use of endangered languages in
various spheres of community life (home, education, cultural and
social life). Any language documentation proposals must have a clear
and immediate relevance to prospects for language revitalization.

For further details, read the Guidance notes. They are available at
the FEL website grants page. Be sure to read them before filling in an
application form. See also our Manifesto page to find out more about
the Foundation's goals and values.

Conditions and Format for Submission

Only grant proposals from FEL members will be considered. If you are
not a member then you will need to join before applying. Details of
how to join are on our Membership page.

All proposals must be submitted in our standard format, to ensure
comparability. Applicants must submit two documents:

·       an Application Form (AF)

·        a Case for Support (CS)

Remember to read  the Guidance notes before filling out the
Application form and writing a Case for Support. Applications which do
not meet the requirements outlined in the Guidance will not be
considered and returned to the author/s. The two documents
(Application form and Case for Support) should be named
"languageCS.doc" and "languageAF.doc", substituting the actual project
language name for language.

All these necessary document forms are available at the FEL website
grants page, http://www.ogmios.org/grants/index.htm.

Unless agreed with Nicholas Ostler in advance in writing, all
proposals must be in English. Text with any special characters
(non-ASCII) should be written using Unicode.

The Application Form (AF) and Case for Support (CS) are best submitted
as Microsoft Word files attached to an e-mail message. Send your
message to the following addresses:

·       hakimelnazar at yahoo.com

·       nicholas at ostler.net

In general, it is not necessary to send us hard copy of files also,
but we may request printed versions if we have difficulty reading the
files.

For those without access to electronic communications, printed
documents will also be accepted. Post them, to arrive by December, 20,
2012 to:

Nicholas Ostler
172 Bailbrook Lane
Bath BA1 7AA
United Kingdom

The grant recipients are expected to submit a copy of their completed
project (in the form of report, video, learning material, dictionary,
etc) to the FEL. They will be added to the FEL resources. The projects
will also feature in the FEL website and newsletter.

Comments on Draft Proposals

FEL tries to keep procedures as simple as possible. But we recognize
that they may be difficult 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 to identify
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 10th of  December, 2012.

You are not required to submit a draft: this commenting service is
offered only in order to help those in need of it. 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 FEL's discretion.

--
Nicholas Ostler

nicholas at ostler.net

Chairman: Foundation for Endangered Languages

www.ogmios.org
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