Applied Linguistics and Literacy
in Africa & the Diaspora Research Network

Know of a funding opportunity to support research on applied linguistics, language education or literacy in Africa? Please tell us: Click here.

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Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program 2011-12 for Tanzanians, Africa

The International Fellowships Program (IFP) is a program based in New York,  and supported by the Ford Foundation. It is administered in Tanzania as IFP-Tanzania in collaboration with the Economic and Social Research  Foundation (ESRF). IFP-Tanzania is hereby announcing the fellowships for advanced study, of up to three years of study to exceptional individuals with potential  qualities and who will use their education to further development in  their own communities and the nation, ultimately bringing about greater social and economic justice in the country and also worldwide. IFP fellowships will be awarded to applicants from diverse backgrounds, more specifically, to those from social groups and communities that lack  systematic access to higher education. These fellowships are tenable where ever the IFP programme has Strategic Partnership Universities (SUPs). Further information can be found at: http://ifptanzania.esrftz.org/

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Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are available for both for graduate students and undergraduate students. FLAS provides a stipend of $2500 and covers tuition costs is also allowed depending on availability of funds. A FLAS award can be used to attend the Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI). SCALI 2011 was hosted by the University of Florida on behalf of the 12 Title VI National Resource Centers for Africa and the Association of African Studies Programs. SCALI is funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI of the Higher Education Act. SCALI offers performance-based instruction in a variety of African languages by expert, native-speaking instructors of those languages. Classes meet four hours per weekday over eight weeks. Students earn course credit equivalent to one academic year of instruction. The institute exposes learners to the culture and traditions of the languages both inside and outside the classroom. Extracurricular activities enhance language learning. SCALI also provides a unique opportunity to meet persons interested in Africa from across the United States. For More Information about the 2012 program, contact:

Email: scali@africa.ufl.edu Phone: (352) 392-2183

SCALI is a cooperative effort of the Association of African Studies and the following Title VI National Resource Centers for Africa, funded by the U.S. Department of Education:

African Studies Center, Boston University

Committee on African Studies, Harvard University

African Studies Program, Indiana University

African Studies Center, Michigan State University

African Studies Program, Ohio University

Center for African Studies, University of California – Berkeley

Center for African Studies, University of Florida

Kansas African Studies Center, University of Kansas

African Studies Center, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania

African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Council on African Studies, Yale University

 

Summer FLAS awards are available from the above institutions. Please check with individual institutions for specific deadlines and application procedures.

http://www.africa.ufl.edu/scali.html

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Language Rights Fellowship

Deadline: Rolling

http://www.comminit.com/africa/node/329531

Supporting advocacy initiatives that strengthen intra-national and international multilingualism in Southern Africa, with the overall objective of supporting indigenous languages serving the needs of their speakers in all spheres of life…

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Call for Letters of Inquiry – African Technology and Transparency Initiative

Deadline: at least 8 weeks prior to the month that you require funding in

http://www.africatti.org/grants

Step 1: Letter of Inquiry
An organization interested in applying for a grant needs first to send a brief letter of inquiry (LOI).  Please note that ATTI does not accept unsolicited grant proposals and organizations that submit unsolicited proposals will receive notification directing them to first submit a letter of inquiry. Download a Letter of Inquiry (Word Doc)

Organizations that best match ATTI’s grant making guidelines and funding criteria will be invited to submit a full proposal. Letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time. The letter of inquiry shall be reviewed, and within 30 days, ATTI will provide its response (either declining or requesting a full proposal).

Step 2: Full proposal
A complete proposal consists of the grant application form, a project proposal narrative and a budget.

Download Grant Application Form

ATTI supports projects that use technology as an essential component for providing people with access to credible information about government actions and influence in Africa. Support can be for organizations that are seeking funding for the development of technology platforms used in promoting transparency and accountability or for organizations that are using technology platforms for disseminating information for the promotion of transparency and accountability. An organization interested in applying for a grant needs first to send a brief letter of inquiry (LOI).

 

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African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) Small Grants Programme (SGP)

Dealine: rolling

http://www.comminit.com/?q=africa/node/267128

Supporting small, community/rural-based grassroots women’s groups in Ghana, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria. The SGP also supports emerging or emergency issues.

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Ford Foundation are pleased to announce a new fellowship to support doctoral students at African universities. The African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (ADDRF) seeks to facilitate more rigorous engagement of doctoral students in research, strengthen their research skills, and provide the fellows an opportunity for timely completion of their doctoral training. The fellowship targets doctoral students with strong commitment to a career in training and/or research. This first call focuses on students whose theses address issues relating to heath systems strengthening in Africa

 

Pour nous communiquer des possibilit?s de financement de la recherche en la linguistique appliqu?, l’?ducation des langues ou l’alphab?tisation (ou la litt?ratie) en Afrique, veuillez cliquer ici: Click here.