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Documenting Endangered Languages - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

National Science Foundation

Description

This grant opportunity supports projects focused on the development and advancement of knowledge about endangered human languages, driven by the urgency of many languages nearing extinction. The initiative seeks to leverage information technology to establish computational resources for the research of these languages. It funds projects that manage data, enable archiving, and develop emerging researchers. Support is available for fieldwork and activities like digital recording, documenting, …

This funding partnershipsupports 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 computat…

Source

Grant ID

16-617

Funding Source

National Science Foundation

Eligibility

The following categories of applicants are invited to apply:

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Eligibility Information

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Universities and Colleges - Ph.D. granting universities and colleges accredited in, and having a campus located in the US acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. *Who May Serve as PI: <br />DDRIG proposals must be submitted with a principal investigator (PI) and a co-principal investigator (Co-PI). The PI must be the advisor of the doctor…

Awards & Funding

Total Funding

$250,000

Award Floor

$15,000

Funding Amount

Discretionary

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