Sharing Language Diversity Fellowship
The Sharing Language Diversity Fellowship funds Ph.D. research on Indigenous language documentation and open-access archiving, with a focus on community collaboration and data sovereignty.
Funder: Endangered Language Fund
Due Dates: Applications currently open (2026 cycle)
Funding Amounts: Up to $30,000 per fellowship; funding covers expenses for documentation and archiving of Indigenous languages.
Summary: Supports advanced Ph.D. students documenting and archiving Indigenous languages, with emphasis on open-access sharing and preservation.
Key Information: Applicants must be Ph.D. students at a U.S. university with at least two years of graduate study completed.
Description
The Sharing Language Diversity Fellowship is designed to support the research of advanced Ph.D. students in Linguistics or related disciplines, specifically those engaged in the documentation and preservation of Indigenous languages. The fellowship’s primary goal is to foster the archiving and open-access sharing of annotated linguistic materials, ensuring equitable and sustainable access for both communities and scholars. Funding is intended to facilitate responsible data collection, annotation, and deposition in trusted repositories, with a strong commitment to community collaboration and data sovereignty.
