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Linguistics Program is sponsored by NSF Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS). The Linguistics Program is a grant from the NSF Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) that funds basic scientific research on human language.
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Linguistics | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Important information for proposers and award recipients All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements . All NSF grants and cooperative agreements are subject to the applicable set of NSF award terms and conditions .
NSF has updated its research security policies for NSF funded projects. Supports research on human language — encompassing investigations of the properties of individual human languages and natural language in general — and the intersections of linguistics with cognition, society and other areas of science.
Supports research on human language — encompassing investigations of the properties of individual human languages and natural language in general — and the intersections of linguistics with cognition, society and other areas of science.
The Linguistics Program supports basic science in the domain of human language, encompassing investigations of the grammatical properties of individual human languages, and of natural language in general. Research areas include syntax, semantics, morphology, phonetics and phonology.
The program encourages projects that are interdisciplinary in methodological or theoretical perspective, and that address questions that cross disciplinary boundaries, such as (but not limited to): What are the psychological processes involved in the production, perception, and comprehension of language?
What are the computational properties of language and/or the language processor that make fluent production, incremental comprehension or rapid learning possible? How do the acoustic and physiological properties of speech inform our theories of natural language and/or language processing? What role does human neurobiology play in shaping the various grammatical properties of language?
How does language develop in natural learning contexts across the life-span? What social and cultural factors underlie language variation and change? Because NSF's mandate is to support basic research, the Linguistics Program does not fund research that takes as its primary goal improved clinical practice or applied policy, nor does it support work to develop or assess pedagogical methods or tools for language instruction.
The Linguistics Program accepts proposals for a variety of project types: research proposals from scholars with PhDs or equivalent degrees, proposals for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (LING-DDRI) awards, and CAREER proposals. We will also consider proposals for conferences.
Funding requests for conference support should be submitted in accordance with the Conference Proposals section of Chapter II of NSF's Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) .
NSF's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities and in collaboration with programs in other NSF Directorates, supports efforts to develop and advance knowledge and infrastructure that will enable the analysis of languages that are both understudied and at risk of falling out of use.
In recognition of the critical relevance of these languages to understanding the range and limits of human linguistic and cultural variation, BCS accepts research and dissertation proposals in response to solicitations NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL) and Dynamic Language Infrastructure - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DLI-DDRI) .
For more information about Multidisciplinary Research and Training Opportunities, please visit the SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities web site.
Updates and announcements The Linguistics and DLI-DEL Programs are seeking reviewers and panelists June 13, 2024 - Text Production and Comprehension by Human and Artificial… Additional program resources NSF programs to stop accepting proposals via FastLane website Awards made through this program Browse projects funded by this program Map of recent awards made through this program NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL) Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro) Developmental Sciences (DS) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Perception, Action & Cognition (PAC) Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (SBE/BCS)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Researchers with PhDs or equivalent degrees at US institutions; also accepts DDRI proposals from doctoral students and CAREER proposals from early-career faculty. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies (past awards range from ~$50,000 to ~$975,000). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Linguistics Program accepts applications on a rolling basis — there is no single fixed deadline. Check the official notice for any cycle-specific review dates.
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