Glottobank Grant Application

Glottobank grant application form
The Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution (DLCE) at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology is offering grants for the documentation of linguistic diversity focussing on languages of Latin America and Oceania. The grants are managed by the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP).

The DLCE is providing grants of up to 5,000 € for work contributing to Glottobank. If you are working on a Latin American language or a language of Oceania (broadly construed to include Micronesia, Polynesia, the Western Pacific, New Guinea, and Island Southeast Asia) and can contribute new language data to the Glottobank databases, this call is for you. The funds can be used for travel and subsistence costs, recording equipment or equipment for remote/distributed fieldwork, and consultant payments.

Application process

1. Complete the form. If you need to save your progress and return later, use the save button at the bottom - you will receive a link to the form which you can use to continue later. If you experience any issues with the form, please get in touch with us at eldp@eldp.net.

2. Submit the form. This submission is the online application. You will receive a confirmation email with a pdf of the application form. There are no application rounds, you can apply at any time. Please keep in mind that deciding on your application and the paperwork take time. You should submit your application at least three months before your planned start date, preferable earlier.

3. Obtain signatures from your host institution representative. Don't forget to fill in their details if you didn't already do so in the online application. Email the signed form to eldp@eldp.net within two weeks of your online submission.

4. Notification of results. We will send you a notification within eight weeks of the receipt of the signatures from your host institution representative.
Data consent

The data entered in this application form will be shared between ELDP and DLCE and will be used to process your application and contact you, your referee and your host institution in regard to this application.
I consent to ELDP and DLCE using my personal data and the information in this application form for the purposes of processing my application. I consent to ELDP and DLCE contacting me in regard to my application using the contact information provided.
I confirm that I have consent from my referee to share their contact details in order that ELDP and DLCE may contact them in regard to this application.
Personal Information
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
example@example.com
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Host Institution*
Name of Host Institution which will administer the grant
Affiliation at Host Institution (e.g. PhD student)*
Address of Host Institution*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState

Zip CodeCountry
List institutional and local ethics approvals and research permits if fieldwork is proposed*
Language Information

Please provide as much information as possible about the language you are working on. The program is currently targeting data on the languages listed here.
Desired languages
Language name*
List all language name/s
Glottocode*
If none, please write none and give a commentary in the Additional relevant information field below
ISO code*
If none, please write none and give a commentary in the Additional relevant information field below
Language family*
If possible name the language family. If not possible or applicable, please write “unknown” or “not applicable” and explain why in the additional information field
Location*
Latitude
Location*
Longitude
Country*
Country where language is spoken
Estimated Number of Speakers*
List the estimated number of speakers and the source of the data (e.g, 250 speakers: source Ethnologue)
Additional relevant information on language*
Add any additional relevant information about language, language codes, language family as necessary
Provide a reference list for work on the language (include links to existing collections or corpora if applicable)*
Only include references about the language/s
Descriptive status of the language
Describe your experience with lexicographic work in the language (max. 500 words)*
Describe your experience with grammatical description of the language (max. 500 words)*
Please comment on the Glottolog classification of this language or set of languages, in particular if you disagree with the classification of languages vs dialect. *
If you disagree with the language/dialect classification: are you able to submit a wordlist of at least 50 basic vocabulary items very soon or will this be part of the planned fieldwork?*
Indicate which publication on this language or set of languages is the most extensive in terms of lexicon and/or grammar. Please nominate one wordlist/dictionary and/or grammar/grammar sketch. If there is neither, indicate this.*
Data collection methods and outputs (max. 500 words)*
What methods will you be using to gather the data relevant to populate the Glottobank data bases? Be specific about the project outputs and how they will be collected.
Planned data collection start date*

DayMonthYear
Data collection should start between February 2025 and January 2026
Planned data collection end date*

DayMonthYear
Data collection should end within one year of start date
Expected Outcomes

You are required to contribute to all three databases. Please tell us about the materials you will submit to each bank.

You can find information on the different Glottobank databases here: https://glottobank.org/
Grambank (https://grambank.clld.org/)*
Lexibank (https://lexibank.clld.org/)*
Numeralbank (https://glottobank.org/)*
Financial details of support requested

Total maximum grant is 5 000 EUR. For each category, enter the budget amount in the number field and give an explanation for figure in the field below. Please provide the amount in Euros and provide the currency exchange rate if you are working with different currencies. If there will be no costs under a category enter 0 and write none in the explanation.
Travel and subsistence in the field*
Enter the amount in Euro
Travel and subsistence in the field - Justification*
Equipment*
Enter the amount in Euro
Equipment - Justification*
Consultants*
Enter the amount in Euro
Consultants - Justification*
TOTAL FUNDING REQUESTED
Total funding will be calculated automatically
CV of the applicant
Education/Training*
Employment *
List your last three positions
Publications*
List any publications or presentations relevant to this proposal
Fieldwork experience*
List the location and duration of your fieldwork experience
Referee

Please provide the name and email of a referee who can provide a reference for you in the event that your application is recommended for funding.
Referee name*

First NameLast Name
Referee email*
example@example.com
Applicant declaration

Sign the declaration in the box then enter today's date.
I hereby confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the information provided in this application is accurate and complete.
Applicant's signature*

Clear
Declaration Date*

DayMonthYear
Date
Host institution declaration

If you know the name of your host representative then enter their details below. If not, you can submit the online form now and complete the information later. Have your host institution representative sign the form and scan it. Email the signed form to eldp@eldp.net within two weeks of your online submission.
Declaration

I hereby confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the information provided in this application is accurate and complete. The necessary facilities will be made available by the host institution to enable {name} to conduct this research.

I consent for ELDP and DLCE to contact me at the address given in regard to this application.
Host institution representative name

First NameLast Name
Host institution representative position
Host institution representative email
example@example.com
Submission
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Glottobank grant application form

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Language Information

Descriptive status of the language

Expected Outcomes

Financial details of support requested

CV of the applicant

Referee

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