NSF supports research to diversify language science by broadening studied learners, languages, and methods to develop more generalizable theories of language and communication.
The NSF Linguistics Program supports basic research on human language including syntax, semantics, morphology, phonetics, and more, but doesn't fund clinical or applied research.
Language Learning Early Career Research Grant Program supports early-career researchers’ language-science studies to advance understanding of language learning and lay groundwork for larger funded projects.
Sharing Language Diversity Fellowship supports Ph.D. researchers documenting Indigenous languages and archiving linguistic data, advancing doctoral work aligned with endangered language preservation.
Research to Enhance the Impact and Diversification of Psychology & Law Research supports scholars collaborating with practitioners or policymakers on new psychology-and-law research to advance knowledge and practice.
CoLang, funded by the Endangered Language Fund, offers immersive training and collaborative research in documenting and revitalizing endangered and minority languages.