- Nominations are now open for many LSA Awards and for 2013 LSA Fellows.
- Read the Call for Abstracts for the 2013 Annual Meeting (Boston, January 3-6).
- View the Call for Workshop Proposals for the 2013 Linguistic Institute.
LSA Bulletin
No. 192 June 2006
Grants
American Council of Learned Societies
ACLS supports humanistic research in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. Fellowships allow for 6-9 months of research. Fellowship stipends range from $30,000 - $60,000. Stipends for Frederick Burkhardt Fellowships and Charles Ryskamp Fellowships are higher. Contact: http://www.acls.org/fel-comp.htm.
Head Start Dissertation Research Grants
Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants support dissertation research by students who are working in partnership with Head Start programs. The research priorities identified by the Head Start Bureau are: (1) English language learners, (2) math development, (3) social emotional development, and (4) children with disabilities. The grant projects are expected to address research topics that support and inform Head Start programs, benefiting teachers, children, and/or parents. The deadline for letter of intent is 23 June 2006. The deadline for applications is 14 July 2006. Contact: (877) 663-0250 (toll-free); opre@xtria.com; http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html.
National Endowment for the Humanities
The NEH Summer Stipends program supports two months of full-time research on a project in the humanities. The award is $5,000. Regular faculty members of colleges and universities must be nominated by their institutions, and each institution may nominate a maximum of two applicants. Independent scholars and adjunct or part-time faculty may apply for these grants without nomination. The deadline for 2007 applications is 2 October 2006. Contact: (202) 606-8200; stipends@neh.gov; http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html.
Sociological Initiatives Foundation
The Sociological Initiatives Foundation provides grants of $5,000 to $15,000 to support community-based research projects. Areas of interest include but are not limited to social justice, social welfare, human rights, literacy, language learning and use, dialect use and curricular issues in teaching second languages and non-native languages. The Foundation is also interested in supporting research by sociologists and linguists that provide a direct benefit to communities. Complete guidelines and on-line concept application for the August 15, 2006 deadline are available at http://comm-org.wisc.edu/sif. For more information, contact Prentice Zinn at pzinn@grantsmanagement.com or 617-426-7080x307.
