NSF: Documenting Endangered Languages

This just in from the folks at the Research Development Office. The next closest deadlines are September 20, 2011, September 15, 2012, and then September 15 annually thereafter. Of course, please contact the CHASS research office with any questions, or if you need assistance with preparing a proposal.


The full solicitation is available in these formats:
HTML: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11554/nsf11554.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
PDF: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11554/nsf11554.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
TXT: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11554/nsf11554.txt?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click


Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL) 
Data, Infrastructure and Computational Methods


PROGRAM SOLICITATION 



NSF 11-554
REPLACES DOCUMENT(S):
NSF 06-577

National Science Foundation

Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences
      Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering
     Division of Information & Intelligent Systems
Office of Polar Programs
     Division of Arctic Sciences


Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):


September 20, 2011
September 15, 2012
September 15, Annually Thereafter

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-year project grants as well as fellowships for up to twelve months and doctoral dissertation research improvement grants for up to 24 months. Please see the DEL specific page for SBE doctoral dissertation research improvement grants for guidance on submitting this type of proposal.