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National and International Funding opportunities

Contact RNLD if you know of a relevant funding program which you would like to add to this site.

 

General advice

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Grant proposal writing tips

Foundation Center Proposal writing short course

GrantCraft: Practical Wisdom for Grantmakers

Grant writing for indigenous languages by Ofelia Zepeda and Susan Penfield (2008, University of Arizona) [downloadable PDF]

So where do you get the dosh from? by Peter Austin, Endangered Languages & Cultures blog (March 7, 2008) 

Writing a good grant proposal by Simon Peyton Jones and Alan Bundy

 

International applications

The following international agencies fund language documentation and/or revitalization work regardless of the country of citizenship of the applicant.  

  • The Christensen Fund is a US philanthropic organization created by the Christensen family and based in California. Applications are due September 30.
  • Earth Action Network Endangered Languages Program is a non-profit international organization interested in supporting the preservation and restoration of Native languages and the Earth-honoring worldview at their core. Applications are due May 16.
  • EuroBABEL promotes empirical research on underdescribed endangered languages. No current call for applications.
  • Ford Foundation's overall mission is to reduce poverty and injustice and to promote democratic values, international cooperation and human achievement.
  • The Genographic Legacy Fund awards grants on an annual basis for community-driven projects directly preserving or revitalizing indigenous or traditional culture. Applications are due June 15 annually.
  • Toyota Foundation's founding philosophy is to contribute to the realization of a human-oriented society for the sake of greater human happiness. Applications are offered under various grant schemes.
  • Wenner-Gren Foundation has a variety of grant programs for anthropological research and scholarship that are open to applicants irrespective of nationality or country of residence.
  • World Oral Literature Project supports local communities and fieldworkers engaged in the collection of oral literature by funding original research, and organising workshops and training in digital archiving methods.

 

Country specific funding agencies

Funding for work on endangered languages is also available through government agencies which (primarily) fund their own citizens. Some agencies are listed below under each country.

Australia

Canada
Germany

Norway

United Kingdom

United States