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20230913-FN: Dynamic Language Infrastructure – Documenting Endangered Languages Fellowships

Closed Closed September 11, 2024 Opportunity 20230913-FN

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Endowment for the Humanities notices from 2023.

National Endowment for the Humanities offered grants of up to $60,000 (at least $30,000) to individuals. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $300,000 in total. Applications closed on September 11, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 21, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

National Endowment for the Humanities has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
20210915-FNJune 14, 2021Closed September 14, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedJuly 5, 2023
DeadlineSeptember 11, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to individuals.

See C. Eligibility Information in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

More grants for individuals.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for Dynamic Language Infrastructure – Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL) Fellowships program, offered in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF). This program supports individual scholars pursuing research on documentation and analysis of one or more endangered languages. DLI-DEL Fellowships provide recipients with time for fieldwork to record languages; digital archiving; transcription and annotation; linguistic and ethnographic analysis of findings; and preparation of print or digital research publications. Anticipated products may include, but are not limited to, lexicons, grammars, databases, peer-reviewed articles, and monographs.

Category: Humanities.

Who has won Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends (45.160) awarded $46.7 million across 1,126 grant awards, an average of $41,482 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Firelight Media IncNew York2$2.0 million
Independent Television Service IncCalifornia1$1.7 million
Sundance InstituteUtah1$1.5 million
Association for Asian Studies, IncMichigan1$1.0 million
Oral History AssociationTennessee1$824,359

Top states: New York ($6.5 million), California ($6.3 million), Texas ($2.4 million), Massachusetts ($2.2 million), Michigan ($2.1 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is 20230913-FN still open?

No. It closed on September 11, 2024.

Who can apply for Dynamic Language Infrastructure – Documenting Endangered Languages Fellowships?

National Endowment for the Humanities accepted applications from individuals. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Dynamic Language Infrastructure – Documenting Endangered Languages Fellowships?

Closed September 11, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $60,000 each. About $300,000 in total across about 5 awards.

Who has won Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Firelight Media Inc, Independent Television Service Inc, Sundance Institute. The program made 1,126 awards worth $46.7 million in that time.