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Committee on Linguistic Institutes and Fellowships (CLIF)
Background
Established in 1975.
Charge
Evaluates all applications for financial support for the Linguistic Institute.
Responsibilities
The Committee is responsible for evaluating all applications for financial support for the Linguistic Institute and for preparing rank ordered lists of fellowship applicants. The Committee may make recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding future Institutes and fellowship procedures.
Membership (by invitation)
The following individuals serve ex-officio on this committee:
- The current Institute Director
- The immediate past Institute Director
- The upcoming Institute Director (if identified)
The committee should also include:
- One member of the Executive Committee
- A former Bloch Fellow
- Other members as appointed by the President
The host institution designates a Director for the Institute, subject to approval by the EC. After receiving the recommendations of the Committee on Committee and Delegate Appointments, the President appoints this Committee in consultation with the Linguistic Institute Director. The Committee is appointed only in odd-numbered years.
The Director of a recent biennial Institute shall serve as the Chair.
Committee Members
- Andrew Garrett, University of California, Berkeley, Chair (2011)
- Martha Palmer, University of Colorado (2011)
- Robin Queen, University of Michigan (2011)
- Andries Coetzee, University of Michigan (2011)
- Maria Polinksy, Harvard University (2011)
- Adam Albright, MIT (2011)

