Sharing Language Diversity Fellowship
This fellowship supports Ph.D. students documenting Indigenous languages and archiving annotated materials for open, equitable access in collaboration with Indigenous communities.
Funder: Endangered Language Fund
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $30,000 total per fellowship for 1–2 years; supports expenses related to Indigenous language documentation and archiving.
Summary: Supports Ph.D. students documenting Indigenous languages and archiving annotated materials for equitable public and community access.
Key Information: Applicants must be Ph.D. students at U.S. institutions with at least two years of graduate study completed.
Description
The Sharing Language Diversity Fellowship, administered by the Endangered Language Fund, supports Ph.D. students in linguistics and related fields who are engaged in the documentation of Indigenous languages and the responsible archiving of linguistic data. The fellowship encourages collaborative work with Indigenous partners and aims to foster a culture of open-access archiving in linguistics. Awardees are expected to share substantial, annotated primary documentation—such as audio/video recordings, transcriptions, and metadata—in sustainable, trusted repositories, ensuring equitable access for both the community and scholars, and adhering to best practices and the wishes of the language community.
