Documenting Endangered Languages

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14-580
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  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
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About this opportunity

This federal grant opportunity, titled "Documenting Endangered Languages," is a partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that aims to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages. The funding supports projects that contribute to data management, archiving, and the development of the next generation of researchers in this field. Key requirements include conducting fieldwork, digital recording, documenting, and archiving of endangered languages, including the preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases. The evaluation criteria will focus on the project's ability to exploit advances in information technology to build computational infrastructure for endangered language research. The deadline for this opportunity is not provided.

The funding for this opportunity is available in the form of one- to three-year senior research grants, as well as fellowships for up to twelve months and doctoral dissertation research improvement grants for up to 24 months. The specific award values or budget ranges are not specified, but the grants are intended to support a diverse range of research topics and activities related to the documentation and preservation of endangered languages.

Synopsis

This funding partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages. Made urgent by the imminent death of roughly half of the approximately 7000 currently used languages, this effort aims to exploit advances in information technology to build computational infrastructure for endangered language research. The program supports projects that contribute to data management and archiving, and to the development of the next generation of researchers. Funding can support fieldwork and other activities relevant to the digital recording, documenting, and archiving of endangered languages, including the preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases. Funding will be available in the form of one- to three-yearsenior researchgrants as well as fellowships for up to twelve months and doctoral dissertation research improvement grants for up to 24 months.

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