NFMLTA Grant Programs

Instituted in 2017, this grant is intended to help defray the costs of conference attendance by foreign language professionals during the academic year.  A maximum of 30 awards with a limit of $1,000 of reimbursable expenses per recipient will be made.

Application information:

•  The application includes a brief narrative (250–300 words) that provides information on the applicant’s educational background and position, contextualizes the topic of the presentation in the applicant’s career, and indicates need for support in relation to other possible sources of support;
• Applicants must provide proof of acceptance of a conference presentation at a national, language-specific, or regional language conference during the current academic year;
• The presentation should be related to the professional/scholarly work of the applicant;
• Preference will be given to applicants who are attending a conference for the first time or are new members of the profession, including graduate students.

Reimbursement, against original receipts, is limited to $1,000 per award recipient and should be requested within 30 days after the conference. Reimbursable expenses include conference registration, transportation (air, train, bus, cab, subway systems), and lodging, but not meal expenses.  Previous recipients may not apply for this grant.

Applications are available –  due on Valentine’s Day February 14, 2023

Instituted in 2014 by the NFMLTA and the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), this grant supports graduate student research in the fields of applied linguistics and language education with small grants focused on the teaching and learning of less commonly taught languages (all languages except English, Spanish, French, and German). The grants provide resources at any stage of dissertation writing, e.g., data gathering, data transcription, data analysis, or write-up of the findings.

Amount of grant: $2,500.

Grant recipients are expected to be members of NCOLCTL. The grants are given at the Awards Ceremony during the annual NCOLCTL conference. Grant recipients are strongly encouraged to attend this event. A complete application includes:

• A two-page (500-word) application letter detailing the research and how the grant will be used towards the research
• A two-page (500-word) curriculum vitae attachment

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Purpose of the study

• Theoretical framework(s)
• Research questions
• Research methodology
• Importance of the study
• Limitations
• Use of funding

(Maximum two pages, single spaced, Times New Roman 12)

Applications are available at www.ncolctl.org

Previous recipients may not apply for this grant.

Instituted in 2013, this grant supports graduate students in the fields of applied linguistics and language education at the dissertation writing stage. These grants can provide resources at any stage of dissertation writing, e.g., data gathering, data transcription, data analysis, or write-up of the findings.

Amount of grant: $2,500

Applications are available -here- December 1st of each year and due February 1st.

Eligibility:

• By the application deadline, applicants must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D./Ed.D., except the dissertation.
• Applicants must have an approved dissertation proposal with, if applicable, an approved IRB.
• Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral program at an institution of higher education in the United States; they need not be citizens or permanent residents.

A complete application includes:

• Applicant contact information: Name, physical address, e-mail address, language of the study focus, name of applicant’s institution of higher education
• Brief statement signed by the dissertation advisor/dissertation committee chair stating that the applicant has: successfully defended his/her dissertation proposal; the IRB process has been cleared (if appropriate to the study); the applicant has successfully completed all but the dissertation writing at the time of application for this grant
• Proposed dissertation title and a description of the proposed research. The description should include: purpose of the study, theoretical framework(s), research questions, methodology, importance of the study, limitations, use of funding (maximum two pages, single spaced, Times New Roman 12)

Previous recipients may not apply for this grant.

Due, Valentine’s Day – February 14, 2023

Initiated in 2019, this grant offers one $7000 conference panel grant or workshop organization and three $1000 webinar grants to address learning and teaching priorities. While any topic will be considered, ideas related to improving second-language learning and teaching by introducing practical solutions to concrete problems are encouraged and applicants should focus on the following issues:

•     Integrating various student populations into a learning community
•     Incorporating intercultural competency into language classes and assessing intercultural competency
•     Forms of formative and summative assessment
•     Cross-university course sharing
•     Teaching across the curriculum
•     Creating pathways for long-term language learning across the K-16 spectrum
•     Hybridizing language courses
•     Less common teaching and learning contexts (community teaching, distributed teaching, tutoring, etc.)
•     Language learning for special purposes
•     Immersion component in language programs
•     Language study abroad
•     Learning and teaching technology

World language curriculum development

Developing Standards for Less Commonly Taught Languages

Developing Learning Plans for Language Instruction

Procedure:

The application package shall include the following:

• A two-page (600-word) description of the panel/workshop/webinar, outlining who the target audience will be and how will they benefit from the participation, what are the qualifications of the presenters, and which practical solutions are offered. This document shall also include the budget, detailing all expenses.
• A one-page (300-word) abstract of each included presentation
• A one-page (300-word) resume for each presenter/ or workshop leader/s
• (the panel only) A confirmation that the panel is accepted at a national conference

Due Valentine’s Day – February 14, 2023

Initiated in 2022, this grant program (2 offered at $5,000 each) supports those new to the professoriate (1-5 years in their teaching positions at colleges or universities in the United States immediately after defending the dissertation) who are conducting research projects, whose results can have a positive impact on the field of applied linguistics or language learning and teaching.

Research projects will be evaluated on a rubric. Applicants may only receive the grant once and the committee will strive to choose grant applications from a wide variety of research projects and languages. This is a pilot project for three years, after which time it will be evaluated for its value.

Applications are available -here- December 1st of each academic year.

Initiated in 2022, this grant program (2 offered at $5,000 each) supports established researchers at colleges or universities in the United States who have a proven record of research and publishing success and are conducting research and publishing results which are critical to the growth and progress in the field of applied linguistics or language learning and teaching.

Research projects will be evaluated on a rubric. Applicants may only receive the grant once and the committee will strive to choose grant applications from a wide variety of research projects and languages. This is a pilot project for three years, after which time it will be evaluated for its value.

Applications are available -here- December of each academic year.

Application deadline: September 1, 2022; notification of award: October 1, 2022

The NFMLTA/MLJ invites proposals worldwide for funding small conferences or

symposia/colloquia. The chosen theme should be of significant current theoretical or practical interest in the field of language teaching and learning.

For 2023, one award in the amount of up to $10,000 will be made.

Proposals should be submitted electronically as PDF attachments to the MLJ editorial office at

modlangj@iupui.edu

The NFMLTA/MLJ Roundtable Conference Grants are open across a range of topical areas. However, the topic should align with the mission of the journal, to link cutting-edge research with applications/implications for teaching and learning in diverse educational settings, to diverse student groups, and with diverse languages. Preference will be given to events that

include a focus on non-English language teaching and learning. The roundtables can take a variety of formats, among them meetings of a group of researchers to chart future research and practice in a particular field; small conferences that are open to the public; or symposia/colloquia held in conjunction with existing conferences.

The proposed event should lead to a paper or set of papers to be published in a scholarly venue, including, potentially, articles, a guest edited issue, or the Perspective columns in the MLJ. In the case of a guest edited issue, proposals should be first submitted to MLJ. Also, after its conclusion, Roundtable organizers are expected to submit a summary of the event of approximately 1,000 words.

Proposals are to be submitted by a principal organizer, who will assume responsibility for the event and for subsequent publication of the results. Proposals should include the following materials:

• Title of the event
• Description of and rationale for the proposed roundtable/conference/colloquia, including likely audience and possible outreach beyond the language studies field
• Short description that situates the topic of the event within the relevant literature
• Location, timing, length, and format of the event, including, where applicable,

names of presenters and topics/titles of presentations; submission of presenters’

names assumes that they have been contacted and would commit to the event upon funding availability.

This information should be presented in a document about 1,000–1,500 words in

length.

• Names and short (2-page) curricula vitae of the organizer(s)
• Budget table and brief narrative

Decision-making criteria include timeliness and likely impact of the proposed event and topic, the likely contribution of participants, and potential interest for the MLJ readership and broader communities of applied linguists and language educators.

Note that funds are intended to be spent on participant travel, accommodation, meals, and incidental expenses associated with hosting the conference; the NFMLTA/MLJ does not pay indirect costs to institutions. Funds should be spent by no later than the end of the calendar year

2023. Also, grants will not be made to individuals; instead, they go to hosting institutions.

Applicants are responsible for determining the institution’s requirements to ensure that it is prepared to administer the funds if the grant is awarded.

After notification of the award, transfer of the funds to the proposer’s institution will be arranged in a timely manner.