Grants

Dictionary Society of North America

The society is again offering the Laurence Urdang DSNA Award for the support of lexicographical research. Funded by member Laurence Urdang, the award will support one or more lexicographic projects during 2005 with awards between $500 and $2,500. Applicants must be current members of the DSNA. The budget may include costs of travel, tuition, materials, subsistence, and related expenses. The proposal should include: (1) the project name; (2) the applicant's name and address; (3) a statement of the immediate goals and expected long-range results of the project; (4) a description of the methodology or procedures to be used; (5) a summary budget of total expenses for the project; (6) an identification of other sources of support available for the project; and (7) a one-page biographical resume for the applicant. It should total no more than three pages single-spaced, including the one-page resume. Send the proposal with a self-addressed, stamped postcard for acknowledgement to: David Jost, Houghton Mifflin Company, 222 Berkeley St. 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02116 or by e-mail to: david_jost@hmco.com. Proposals must be received by 1 December 2004. Awards will be made and full payments sent early in 2005.

LSA Committee on Ethnic Diversity in Linguistics

Minority students who are LSA members and have a paper or poster accepted for presentation at the LSA Annual Meeting or any of the concurrent meetings may apply for travel funds (up to $500). For the purpose of this fund, the term 'minority' is defined as "members of racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. that have been historically disenfranchised in the U.S. and are traditionally underrepresented in higher education in general and in linguistics in particular." Application consists of a letter from the applicant indicating minority status and estimated travel costs, a copy of the abstract, and a brief letter from the student's chair or advisor indicating the applicant's standing and how the home institution will support their participation. All materials should be sent to: Tracey L. Weldon, Engl. Dept., U SC, Columbia, SC 29208; (803) 777-2074; (803) 777-9064 (fax); weldont@gwm.sc.edu. The deadline for receipt of all materials is 31 October 2004.

Language Technology Fellowships

The Swedish National Graduate School of Language Technology (GSLT) announces four-year graduate fellowships beginning 1 January 2005 (application deadline: 3 June 2004). Information and an application form is to be found on http://www.gslt.hum.gu.se/application/. GSLT is a national graduate school for which Göteborg University (Faculty of Arts) is the coordinating host. Students may be registered at any of the following academic institutions in addition to Göteborg University: University College of Borås, Chalmers University of Technology, KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), Linköping University, Lund University, University of Skövde, Stockholm University, Uppsala University, and Växjö University. Supervision is also available from SICS (Swedish Institute of Computer Science). The school offers a doctoral programme in language technology. One of its main aims is to provide advanced training in the foundations of both speech and natural language processing technologies. The application areas it currently focuses on are communicative systems, translation systems, authoring tools, information access, and computer assisted language learning. It is committed to an international profile and welcomes applications from outside of Sweden. Contact: Robin Cooper, Prof. of Compu Ling, GSLT Fac Arts, Göteborg U, PO Box 200, SE 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden; 46-31-773 2536; 46-31-773 4853 (fax); info@gslt.hum.gu.se.

Research Experience for Undergraduates

Information about this grant can be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf04584. The most significant change is the new deadline for REU Sites proposals. The new deadline is 17 August 2004. Contact Michelle Costanzo at (703) 292-7323 or mcostanzo@nsf.