GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES
Links to Useful Funding Sites:
Department of Education/ Funding Opportunities Page
Federal Register Search Engine
Grant Announcements from the Department of Education
Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA)
Funding Opportunities
The
Chronicle of Higher Education
American Councils for International Education
STARTALK
The National Foreign Language Center solicits proposals
from eligible schools, post-secondary institutions, or
community-based organizations to participate in the
STARTALK project. STARTALK is part of a federal
initiative to enhance the national capacity for critical
need languages. The goal of the STARTALK program is to
increase the number and expertise of students and
teachers in critical languages. For more information on
STARTALK please visit:
http://startalk.umd.edu
In 2010, the STARTALK project will provide funding for
programs that occur primarily in the summer in the
following categories:
• Programs that offer professional development
opportunities for current or prospective teachers of
offer Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Persian, Russian,
Swahili, Turkish, and/or Urdu. Teacher programs are
strongly encouraged to provide a student component to
allow classroom observation and/or teaching practicum or
micro-teaching.
• Programs that offer Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Persian,
Swahili, Turkish, and/or Urdu language study for
students within the K-16 range. Please note that student
programs will NOT be funded for Dari or Russian in 2010
except in conjunction with teacher development programs.
U.S.-China Teachers Exchange Program
The National Committee on United States-China Relations
is now seeking applications for an exchange program for
teachers in American and Chinese schools. This is an
unusual opportunity for schools and districts wishing to
begin or to strengthen Chinese language and culture
programs and for teachers wishing to live and teach in
China.
Since the beginning of the program during the 1996-97
school year, we have had American teachers from across
the country in “key” (selective) secondary schools
throughout China--in Beijing; Chengdu (Sichuan); Dalian
(Liaoning); Anqing, Hefei, and Tongling (Anhui); Hohhot
(Inner Mongolia); Luoyang (Henan); and Changzhou,
Jiangdu, Nanjing, Suzhou, and Yangzhou (Jiangsu). We
anticipate continuing to work in some of these cities
2009.
The American teachers in China teach English as a
foreign language. The Chinese teachers, all of whom
teach English as a foreign language in China, may teach
Chinese history, language, and culture, and/or English
as a second language at participating American schools.
The National Committee sponsors orientation programs in
the United States and in China during the summer before
the exchange year. For American teachers this covers
“survival” Chinese, the teaching of English as a foreign
language, and an introduction to China and its schools.
The orientation session for Chinese teachers covers the
teaching of Chinese as a foreign language, instruction
on American teaching methodology, and an introduction to
the United States and its schools.
Those interested in the exchange should write to
tep@ncuscr.org or
send a letter to the Teachers Exchange Program, National
Committee on U.S.-China Relations, 71 West 23rd Street,
Suite 1901, New York, NY 10010, for more information and
an application package. The application deadline for the
2009-20010 school year will be March 2, 2009.
Critical
Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS and THE
COUNCIL OF AMERICAN OVERSEAS RESEARCH CENTERS
The United States Department of State and the Council of
American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased
to announce the availability of overseas scholarships
for intensive summer language institutes in eleven
critical need foreign languages for summer 2009.
Arabic • Azerbaijani • Bangla/Bengali • Chinese • Hindi
• Indonesian • Japanese • Korean • Persian •
Punjabi • Russian • Turkish • Urdu
Countries may
include: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Russia, South
Korea, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, or others where the
target languages are spoken.
Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) provide seven to
ten week group-based intensive language instruction and
extensive cultural enrichment experiences at the
beginning, intermediate and advanced levels (beginning
not offered for Azerbaijani, Russian, Chinese or
Persian). Full program details and number of
scholarships available per language are available on our
website,
www.CLScholarship.org.
The CLS Program is part of the National Security
Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government
interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of
Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign
languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors
are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to
continue their language study beyond the scholarship
period, and later apply their critical language skills
in their future professional careers in any field.
Sponsored by the United States Department of State,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Administered by the Council of American Overseas
Research Centers
NECTFL/Majorie Hall Haley Graduate Student Travel
Scholarship
In honor of 2007 Conference Chair Marjorie Hall
Haley, a passionate supporter of graduate students and
teacher licensure candidates, the Northeast Conference
is pleased to inaugurate a new award facilitating
attendance at the annual conference by graduate students
in the fields of foreign/world language education,
applied linguistics or ESL/bilingual education.
This award of $500 will be presented to one student
annually and must be used to cover expenses associated
with attendance at the Northeast Conference in the year
of conferral. The recipient must agree to attend the
full conference including the Awards Ceremony held on
Friday evening, and to provide a written summary of
his/her professional development experiences while at
the conference within six weeks of the event. NECTFL
will waive the $150 preregistration fee for the
recipient.
AFS Intercultural
Programs invites high school teachers, principals,
guidance counselors, and honor society advisors to
nominate students for the 2008 Awards for Excellence
Scholarship Program. These scholarships make it possible
for exceptional students to participate in an
unforgettable learning experience—living and studying
abroad. More than $200,000 in merit-based scholarships
will be awarded to high school students who demonstrate
leadership, community service, and strong academic
achievement (minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale). Awards for
Excellence is the premier scholarship program of AFS
Intercultural Programs/USA, the nonprofit leading
international high school student exchange for 60 years.
To learn more or to receive a nomination form, visit
www.afs.org/usa or call 1-800-AFS-INFO.
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign
Language Program
UISFL is a federal grant program that funds projects
that plan, develop, and carry out foreign language and
international studies instruction for undergraduates in
institutions of higher education. The
program primarily seeks to fund the following
activities, as listed on the
Department of Education website:
- Development of a global or international studies
program that is interdisciplinary in design;
- Development of a program that focuses on issues
or topics, such as international business or
international health;
- Development of an area studies program and
programs in corresponding foreign languages;
- Creation of innovative curricula that combine
the teaching of international studies with
professional and preprofessional studies, such as
engineering;
- Research for and development of specialized
teaching materials, including language instruction,
i.e., business French;
- Establishment of internship opportunities for
faculty and students in domestic and overseas
settings; and
- Development of study abroad programs.
*Please note that the funding that will be available for
FY 2008 is approximately $345,000 less than in 2007 due
to a plan under NSLI to fund a $1 million E-Learning
Clearinghouse. BIE and IRS programs have been
affected in a similar manner.
Critical Languages at the Middlebury College Language
Schools: Full Scholarships for Summer Courses
Middlebury College is pleased to announce the Kathryn
Wasserman Davis Scholarships in Critical Language Study.
These scholarships will cover the full cost of a summer
of language study from beginner to graduate in Arabic,
Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian at the Middlebury
College Language Schools during the summer of 2007. The
scholarships are part of the "100 Summer Scholarships
for Peace" Program, made possible by a $1 million gift
from Kathryn Wasserman Davis. The purpose of the program
is to address today's critical need for more effective
language proficiency. Each individual grant covers the
full comprehensive fee (tuition, room, and board) for
one summer at the Middlebury Language Schools, plus
transportation to and from Middlebury's Vermont campus
and program related expenses. One summer of intensive
immersion language at Middlebury is the equivalent of
one full year of language study taken during the regular
academic year (applicants who are interested in
transferring academic credit should check with their
home institution regarding transferability).
The Kathryn Wasserman Davis grants are merit-based and
intended primarily for exceptionally qualified
individuals with demonstrated interest in one or more of
the following areas: foreign languages, international,
global, or area studies, international politics and
economics, peace and security studies, and/or conflict
resolution. Individuals in other fields, including
working professionals, are also encouraged to apply if
their field of expertise requires them to study one of
the critical languages listed above.
* Application materials normally required for admission
to the Middlebury Language Schools (available online at
http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/applications/)
* The cover sheet found at
www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls and brief essay (2-3
pp., double spaced) explaining the relevance of language
study to your area of expertise, or field of study.
Student Eligibility Option for New Academic Grants
The U.S. Department of Education announced
guidelines for current college students and high
school seniors to apply for new Academic
Competitiveness Grants and National SMART Grants. Students who completed
rigorous coursework in high school or who are
pursuing degrees in math, science, and critical
foreign languages are eligible for a portion of $790
million in new federal funding for higher education.
This presents a significant opportunity for the
language field. For more information, please click
on the above link to read the press release.
Student Eligibility Guidelines for the New Academic
Grants
The Freeman-ASIA Award Program is designed to
support American undergraduates with demonstrated
financial need who are planning on studying overseas
in East or Southeast Asia.
With the support of the Freeman Foundation, the
Institute of
International Education administers The
Freeman-ASIA Award Program, which is designed to
support American undergraduates with demonstrated
financial need who are planning on studying overseas
in East or Southeast Asia.
Freeman-ASIA Award Program grantees are expected to
share their experiences with their home campuses to
encourage study abroad in Asia by others, and to
spread greater understanding of Asian peoples and
cultures within their home communities.
The Program offers numerous awards per year. For
application information and deadlines, please visit
the
Freeman-ASIA Award Program website.
Please e-mail the
Freeman-ASIA
Award Program with any questions or requests for
further information.
International Education and Graduate Programs
Service (IEGPS)
The International Education and Graduate Programs
Service (IEGPS) office provides planning, policy
development, and grant administration for Domestic
International Education Programs, Overseas Programs,
and Graduate Programs. All of our programs are
designed to encourage societal, economic and
technological advancement. For detailed information
on the grants, please click on the appropriate link,
or visit the
IEGPS website more information and additional
grant opportunities.
Overseas Programs
In association with the Fulbright-Hays Act, IEGPS
Overseas Programs facilitate secondary and
postsecondary teaching, research and training of
specialists in foreign countries in order to improve
understanding of other cultures and languages.
They include:
Fulbright-Hays Training Grants Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad:
This program provides grants to colleges and
universities to fund individual doctoral students to
conduct research in other countries in modern
foreign languages and area studies for periods of
six to twelve months.
Fulbright-Hays Training Grants-Faculty Research
Abroad:
This program provides grants to institutions of
higher education to fund faculty to maintain and
improve their area studies and language skills by
conducting research abroad for periods of three to
twelve months.
Fulbright-Hays Training Grants-Group Projects Abroad:
This program provides grants to support overseas
projects in training, research, and curriculum
development in modern foreign languages and area
studies by teachers, students, and faculty engaged
in a common endeavor. Projects may include
short-term seminars, curriculum development, group
research or study, or advanced intensive language
programs.
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad-Special Bilateral
Programs:
This program provides short-term study/travel
seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social
sciences and humanities for the purpose of improving
the understanding and knowledge of other cultures.
There are approximately seven to ten seminars with
fourteen to sixteen participants in each seminar
annually. Seminars are four to six weeks in
duration. All seminars are held in countries outside
of Western Europe.
Domestic International Education Programs
Under Title VI of the Higher Education Act, IEGPS
supports ten programs within the United States for
individuals and institutions of higher education.
Programs are designed to strengthen the capability
and performance of American education in foreign
languages and area/international studies.
American Overseas Research Centers
This program provides grants to consortia of
institutions of higher education to establish or
operate overseas research centers that promote
postgraduate research, exchanges, and area studies.
Centers for International Business Education
This program provides funding to schools of business
for curriculum development, research, and training
on issues of importance to U.S. trade and
competitiveness.
National Resource Centers
This program provides grants to institutions of
higher education or consortia of institutions of
higher education to establish, strengthen, and
operate comprehensive and undergraduate language and
area/international study centers to serve as
national resources.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
This program provides academic year and summer
fellowship awards to colleges and universities to
assist graduate students in foreign language in
either international studies or area studies.
Language Resource Centers
This program provides grants to institutions of
higher education or consortia of institutions of
higher education for the purpose of establishing,
strengthening, and operating a small number of
national language resource and training centers to
improve effectiveness of teaching and learning
foreign languages.
Business and International Education
This program provides funds to institutions of
higher education who enter into an agreement with a
trade association and/or business to improve the
academic teaching of the business curriculum and to
conduct outreach activities that expand the capacity
of the business community to engage in international
economic activities.
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign
Language
This program provides funds to institutions of
higher education, a consortia of such institutions,
or partnerships between nonprofit educational
organizations and institutions of higher education
to plan, develop, and carry out programs to
strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in
international studies and foreign languages.
International Research and Studies
This program supports surveys, studies, and
development of instructional materials to improve
and strengthen education in modern foreign
languages, area studies, and other international
fields.
Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign
Information Access
This program supports projects that develop
innovative techniques or programs using new
electronic technologies to collect information from
foreign sources. Grants will be made to access,
collect, organize, preserve, and widely disseminate
information on world regions and countries other
than the U.S. that address our nation's teaching and
research needs in international education and
foreign languages.
Institute for International Public Policy
This program provides a single grant to assist a
consortium of colleges and universities to establish
an institute designed to increase the representation
of minorities in international service, including
private international voluntary organizations and
the foreign service of the U.S.
Education and Development Demonstration
The Education Development and Demonstration program
of the Division of Education Programs provides
grants to schools, colleges, universities,
libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions
to improve formal humanities education in the United
States from kindergarten through college and
university.
Education Development and Demonstration offers
support for projects in two categories: Humanities
Focus Grants and National Education Projects.
Humanities Focus Grants, typically of one year in
duration, enable educators to consider together
significant humanities topics or to map
institutional directions for teaching the
humanities. Awarded through an expedited review
cycle, these small grants allow educators to
consider substantive questions and chart
institutional directions in a timely way. Humanities
Focus Grants are particularly appropriate and are
encouraged for first-time applicants.
National Education Projects, often of multiyear
duration, enable educators to engage in more
extensive consideration of humanities subjects and
their teaching. It funds the development of
humanities materials, and ways to disseminate
humanities scholarship and teaching practices.
Who is eligible?
Any U.S., nonprofit, IRS tax-exempt organization or
institution dedicated to improving humanities
education is eligible.
Individuals without an institutional affiliation are
not eligible. When two or more institutions or
organizations collaborate on an application, one of
them must serve as the lead applicant and administer
the project on behalf of all the participating
units.
When is the deadline?
The deadline for Humanities Focus Grants is April 15
for projects to begin no earlier than September.
The deadline for National Education Projects is
October 15 for projects to begin no earlier than
May.
For more information and to download the
application, please visit the
NEH
website.
The
Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program
The National Science Foundation's Linguistics
Program has a variety of funding
opportunities available. The Linguistics Program's
$5 million budget is used to fund: dissertation and
other research grants; small grants for conferences,
workshops, and symposia; block travel to
international conferences, typically submitted by
professional associations; Small Grants for
Exploratory Research; Minority Research Planning
Grants; Minority Career Advancement Grants; and
Faculty Early Career Development grants. To contact
the NSF's Linguistics Program, call (703) 306-1731
and be sure to check out their
Grant Proposal Guide.
Other possible sources of funding/grants
These are organizations that have awarded grants
to teachers in the past.
21st Century Community Learning Centers [CFDA No.
84.287A]: For additional information, contact Office
of Educational Research and Improvement, Education
Department., Room 604, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20208-5570, (202) 219-1385.
Guide to Funding for International and Foreign
Programs (Third Edition). The guide includes 700
entries of potential funding sources, descriptions
of recently awarded grants that provide additional
insights into foundations' funding priorities, and a
range of indexes that helps you find the funders
that support your subject field, provides awards in
your geographic area, and offers the type of grant
you need. The cost for this guide is $115.00 (price
does not include shipping and handling charge).
(March 1996/ISBN: 0-87954-657-3/358 pages/ Order
Code: FIP3). The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY 10003, 1-800-424-9836, fax
212-807-3677. (Source: Funding for Int'l & Foreign
Programs -- catalog)
The National Endowment for the Humanities often
seeks grant proposals. Contact: Research and
Education Programs, Room 318, National Endowment for
the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20506; (202) 606-8380; education@neh.fed.us
(Source: Teacher Magazine/ October 1997).
The United
States-Japan Foundation offers grants to improve
U.S. K-12 instruction on Japan through teacher
training, professional development, intensive study
tours in Japan, and curriculum design. The
foundation funds new or existing programs that
include some of the following components: leadership
development; information on U.S.-Japan relations and
contemporary issues in both countries; training on
using international issues in the classroom; and
multimedia teaching tools. Grants last for one year,
but may be renewed by the foundation. The foundation
also supports the improvement of Japanese-language
instruction through teacher training and curriculum
development. Teachers are encouraged to apply as
part of a nonprofit or regional organization rather
than as individuals. For more information, contact:
United States-Japan Foundation, 145 E. 32nd St.,
12th Floor, New York, NY 10016; (212) 481-8757; fax
(212) 481-8762; info@us-jf.org. (Source: Teacher
Magazine/May 2000)
The Northeast
Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies
, in conjunction with the Japan-U.S. Friendship
Commission, supports a variety of grant programs in
Japanese studies. The programs are designed to
facilitate the research of individual scholars,
improve the quality of teaching about Japan, and
integrate the study of Japan into the major
disciplines. Grants are available for: seminars on
teaching about Japan; instructional materials; and
Japan related speakers and panels at national
conventions of major disciplines. For more
information, contact: Northeast Asia Council Grants,
Association for Asian Studies, 1 Lane Hall,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1290;
(313) 665-2490; fax (313) 665-3801; postmaster@aasianst.org
(Source: Teacher Magazine/ October 1997).
The Northeast
Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies,
in conjunction with the Korean Foundation, offers
grants for the following: workshops and conferences;
projects that enhance Korean studies; instructional
materials; and Korea-related speakers and panels.
For more information, contact: Northeast Asia
Council Grants, Association for Asian Studies, 1
Lane Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1290; (313) 665-2490; fax (313) 665-3801;
postmaster@aasianst.org
The Spencer
Foundation offers grants to strengthen the
effectiveness of teacher research and clarify its
uses. Contact: The Spencer Foundation, 875 N.
Michigan Avenue, 39th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611;
(312) 337-7000
Specific Program Information
Jacob J. Javits Fellowship Program
Star Schools
