Call for Proposals
Documenting Endangered Languages
National Science Foundation
Submission deadline for solicitation NSF 16-576: 15 September 2017
Submission deadline for solicitation NSF 16-617: Proposals accepted anytime
For more information on these solicitations, go to:
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12816
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invite proposals submissions for two Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL) solicitation. Solicitation NSF 16-576 is for the main DEL program which provides funding opportunities for DEL Senior Research Grants as well as for Fellowships.
The other solicitation NSF 16-617, Documenting Endangered Languages - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DEL-DDRIG) provides information for doctoral students and their advisors planning to submit DDRIG proposals to the DEL-DDRIG program.
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 7,000 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-year senior research grants as well as fellowships from six to twelve months.
Important Information for Proposers:
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 17-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 30, 2017. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 17-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
Frequently Asked Questions for the Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL) Program are now available and can be accessed via publication at:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf15116.
A new series of DEL Outreach videos freely available on YouTube introduces aspects of the National Science Foundation's Documenting Endangered Languages program. Narrated by experts in the field, the series is intended to help applicants design effective projects and compile competitive proposals. Video production supported by NSF-DEL grant #BCS 1500695. For more information, see the project playlist which updates to the latest list of videos, at:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx12labZqbzGbA0rQU0xg5cMzz9rp_dqY.
Submission deadline for solicitation NSF 16-576: 15 September 2017
Submission deadline for solicitation NSF 16-617: Proposals accepted anytime
For more information on these solicitations, go to:
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12816
For questions on the DEL program and related solicitations, contact:
Colleen Fitzgerald
Email: cfitzger [at] nsf.gov