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Funding for language research Community-oriented Grants CLA Community Research Grant Deadline : September 15, 2025 and following Award : $1,500 per person (up to 2) or $4,000 per group (3 or more) Indigenous community members and associates from any region of North, Central, or South America are encouraged to apply for a CLA Community Research Grant to visit the California Language Archive (and possibly also the Bancroft Library ) to consult linguistic archival materials.
Grants are intended to cover the full costs of travel (airfare and/or gas), lodgings (4 nights), and meals for groups (usually 3-4 people) that will spend three days in the CLA. Individuals are also welcome to apply. Research visits will begin in the fall of 2025.
To apply, email a proposal to scoil-ling@berkeley. edu with separate sections addressing all of the following prompts (two-page, single-spaced maximum). Proposals will be evaluated after the September 15 deadline, with notice sent by September 26.
Proposals submitted after September 15 will be evaluated and possibly accepted if funding remains. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the same email address or call 510-642-8891 with questions (for example, about group size) in advance of the deadline. List the name(s) of the member(s) of your research group, the name(s) of the language(s) of interest, and a range of dates for your visit.
Describe your study of or work with language up to now. Describe your current language-related project that motivates your research visit. List or summarize the items and/or collections in CLA (and possibly Bancroft) holdings that you will consult.
(If materials are digitized, describe your reason(s) for visiting in person.) Describe how the listed materials benefit your current project. The Community Research Grant program is generously supported by Arcadia and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians .
Richenda Ervin and Jonathan Geary (Shingle Springs) consulting the Hans Jørgen Uldall Papers on the Nisenan Language (October 2022) Grants for Berkeley Affiliates Oswalt Endangered Language Grant Deadline : December 8, 2025 Award : up to $8,000 Berkeley students, faculty members, and staff (in any department) are invited to apply for an Oswalt Endangered Language Grant. This funding comes through the Robert L.
Oswalt Graduate Student Support Endowment for Endangered Language Documentation, given in memory of Robert L. Oswalt (Ph. D.
UC Berkeley 1961) by his widow and sons. It is restricted to Berkeley affiliates, for linguistic fieldwork on endangered languages (anywhere in the world). Proposal guidelines will be circulated closer to the submission deadline.
Apply here: https://forms. gle/gvFnaiKskA5xdvMq7 . Robert Oswalt with Kashaya speaker Essie Parrish (1960) ( image source ) CLA Language Revitalization Grant Deadline : December 8, 2025 Award : up to $5,000 In 2025, Berkeley affiliates may also apply for separate grants for language revitalization work.
These grants have a separate funding source, and are not subject to the terms of the Oswalt gift. Apply here: https://forms. gle/gvFnaiKskA5xdvMq7 .
External Grants Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP) NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL) NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DLI-DDRI) NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (Ling-DDRI) Graduate Division (UC Berkeley) Institute of International Studies (UC Berkeley) Center for Latin American Studies (UC Berkeley) Endangered Language Fund (ELF) Foundation for Endangered Languages West African Research Association (Boston University) National Geographic Society Jacobs Research Funds (Whatcom Museum) Kinkade Language and Culture Foundation International Dissertation Research Fellowship (Social Science Research Council) American Philosophical Society
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Indigenous community members and associates from any region of North, Central, or South America. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $1,500 per person (up to 2) or $4,000 per group (3 or more). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
CLA Community Research Grant is funded by California Language Archive. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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