List current as of March 10, 2022
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Institute of International Education
- Includes both open and university-specific funding opportunities, but will require you to establish search parameters
- Emphasizes most of the big grants available (NSF, NIH, etc.), but has a few less well-known opportunities as well
College of Arts, Languages & Letters (University of Hawai’i at Mānoa)
- Links to updated information on grants, scholarships, and awards available to undergraduate and graduate students in CALL. Please find more information at this link under FAQs.
- One general application can be sent to multiple organizations, and will filter based on your eligibility for scholarships
University of Hawaii Resources
Charlene Sato Memorial Scholarship
- Established in honor of Dr. Charlene Sato
- Funds to be provided to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing academic work related to Hawai’i Creole English
Elizabeth Carr Holmes Scholarship
- Established in honor of Dr. Elizabeth Carr Holmes, emeritus professor of Speech at the University of Hawai‘i
- Provides funds to students in the BA, MA, AGC, and PhD in SLS programs to carry out program-related research
- Preference given to students conducting research for scholarly papers, theses, and dissertations
Russell J. & Dorothy S. Bilinski Fellowships in Second Language Studies
- For SLS PhD Students
- Dissertation Fellowship: $25,000/semester for up to 3 semesters all inclusive
- Pre-Dissertation Research Award: $5,000
- For fellowships/research awards starting in Fall or research awards for Summer, applications are due March 1st (notification mid-March)
- For fellowships/research awards starting in Spring, applications are due October 1st (notification mid-October)
- Established in honor of Dr. Ruth Crymes, former University of Hawai’I faculty member and president of International TESOL
- Income from the grant supports full-time degree-seeking students with expenses such as travel associated with conference presentation and research, and registration for conference presentation
- Helped to establish the Harry Whitten Prize for Scholarly Excellence (https://www.hawaii.edu/sls/graduate/funding/whitten-prize/)
SLS Graduate ʻOihana Maikaʻi Fund
- Awards issued through a fund created by SLS alumni Susan Proctor and Jonathan Hull
- Awards may be made used to cover the costs of tuition, fees, books, supplies, conference fees, travel expenses, research costs, and financial support for other academic needs
College of Arts, Languages & Letters (University of Hawai’i at Mānoa)
- Links to updated information on grants, scholarships, and awards available to undergraduate and graduate students in CALL. Please find more information at this link under FAQs.
Harriet Bouslog Labor Scholarship
- For UHM students related to a current, retired or deceased member of ILWU Local 142, or who are a current member themselves
- $2,000 per semester
Research Grants & Fellowships
- Emphasizes quantitative analysis of data from large scale data sets
- Award includes a $25,000 stipend for research, and travel and lodging for annual AERA Research Conference
- See link for annual deadline
The Duolingo Dissertation Grant in Language Learning with Technology
- Awards five $5,000 grants to support dissertation research on second and foreign language learning with technology
- Deadline is at the end of May
The Duolingo Grant for Master's Research in Language Learning with Technology
- Awards five $1,000 grants to support MA thesis research on second and foreign language learning with technology
- Deadline is at the end of May
- Awards up to 10 grants worth $2,000 each year
- Awards up to $5,000 for graduate projects
- Emphasis on young learners in English as a foreign language contexts
- Deadline in April
Faith C. Ai Memorial Scholarship
- Graduate students in any major as long as they intend to teach
- Annual awards of up to $5,000
- Deadline in January
Fulbright-Hays--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
- Projects deepen research knowledge on and help the nation develop capability in areas of the world not generally included in U.S. curricula (projects based in Western Europe not accepted)
- Funds projects abroad for between 6-12 months
- Must apply through institution
- Awards up to $5,000 for dissertation research
- Deadline is in May
Language Learning Dissertation Completion Grant
- Awards up to 20 grants worth $2,000 each year
- Check September issue of journal for application guidelines
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
- Stipend of $35,000 for research costs up to $3,000 and for university fees up to $5,000
- Deadline is late October and notification in late March
- Supports basic science in the domain of human language, encompassing investigations of the grammatical properties of individual human languages, and of natural language in general
- Not for research into developing tools for assessing and teaching languages
- January and July deadlines
NFMLTA/MLJ Dissertation Support Grants
- Supports graduate students in the fields of applied linguistics and language education at the dissertation writing stage
- Up to $2,500
- February 1st of each year, notification: March 7th of each year
The NFMLTA/NCOLCTL Graduate Students Research Support Award
- Supports graduate students in the fields of applied linguistics and language education at the dissertation writing stage
- Specifically for research on Less Commonly Taught Languages (must be a member of National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages)
- Award is for $2,500
- Deadline generally early February, notification in early March
- Questions about the grants and/or the application process, please contact:
nfmlta.director@gmail.com
TESOL International Association – The Ruth Crymes TESOL Fellowship for Graduate Study
- To support graduate students conduct ESOL research with direct application to classroom practice
- One award for $1,500 + conference registration waiver (for year of presentation)
- Deadline early October
TESOL International Association – 2019 TESOL Research Mini-Grant Call for Proposals
- For research conducted in accordance with TESOL’s research agenda
- Up to $2500
- Deadline mid-July
- TESOL Research Mini-grant proposals are usually due the first week of July.
Travel Grants
American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Graduate Student Award
- Offer a variable number of awards annual for graduate students presenting a single authored paper or poster (eligible graduate students will be notified)
- Must be a member of AAAL
International Language Testing Association (ILTA) Student Travel Award
- To support graduate students in attending and presenting at annual LTRC Conference
- Up to $750 + 1 year membership in ILTA; number varies by year
- Deadline generally early December – early January
NFMLTA/MLJ Travel Support Grants for Foreign Language Professionals (Including Graduate Students)
- Maximum of 10 awards per year for $1,000 each
- Questions about the grants and/or the application process, please contact:
nfmlta.director@gmail.com
TESOL International Association – The Albert H. Marckwardt Travel Grants
- To assist in graduate student attendance to the annual TESOL International Convention
- Offer 4 $500 awards annually + waived conference fee (2 PhD, 2 MA)
- Must be a member of TESOL
- Deadline early October