Call for Applications – Rapid Grants | Endangered Language Documentation

 ELDP is excited to introduce Rapid Grants, a new funding opportunity supporting people worldwide to document endangered languages. Rapid Grants support short-term, exploratory fieldwork with the goal to apply for a language documentation grant with ELDP.

Applications are invited for focused work on endangered languages in regions where endangered languages are likely spoken or signed.

Rapid Grants Are Designed for Projects

Rapid Grants are designed for projects:

• Assessing the viability of a documentation initiative
• Initiating engagement with a language community
• Collecting preliminary data (e.g. word lists) to clarify a language’s status and/or genealogical classification

Funding and Timeline

Rapid Grants are awarded directly to individuals; no host institution is required. Funded are fieldwork expenses for an exploratory short project.

• Maximum award: €5,000
• Maximum duration: 6 months
• Submission: Rolling submissions (apply anytime)
• Decision: Typically within six weeks

Eligibility

Applicants of any nationality may apply for projects worldwide.

Applicants should have relevant experience in language documentation, fieldwork, or an appropriate academic background.

Prior work (if any) will be evaluated, including evidence of responsible archiving and accessibility of collected materials.

What We Don’t Fund

• Proposals that do not demonstrate the potential to be developed into a subsequent language documentation project.
• Projects whose primary objective is not language documentation but data collection for MA or BA thesis.
• Continuation of an already ongoing project or repeat visits to previously funded field sites.
• Fieldwork with communities where the language is not considered endangered.

Apply for ELDP Rapid Grants

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so eligible applicants can apply anytime.

Apply here: ELDP Rapid Grants – Apply Online

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