Funding Competition to Attend the 5th Annual ALTA Conference

Please note: all students (learners and/or teachers) interested in African language(s) pedagogy are invited to apply for the available NALRC funding -- the students can be housed in any department or program as long as their research and/or teaching interests are African language(s). Preference will be given in the circumstances described in the announcement below.

The National African Language Resource Center (NALRC) is seeking to provide either full or partial funding for qualified graduate students to attend the 5th annual ALTA conference on April 26-28, 2001 in Madison, WI. Applicants should be currently enrolled in an African Language Program and be students in good standing. The Center will provide funding for students on a case-by-case basis, according to merit and need. Preference will be given, in the following order, to a) graduate students who plan to present a paper at the conference; b) graduate students or teaching assistants who have no other funding opportunities and would not otherwise attend the conference; and c) graduate students or teaching assistants who are interested in teaching African languages.
Students funded by NALRC will be required to attend each workshop at the conference. In addition, they will have to submit reports of each session and workshop they attend in order to receive reimbursement.

Interested students should submit a letter of application for funding and a letter of recommendation from the director or coordinator of their language program to Antonia Schleicher, care of NALRC, by November 1, 2000. Applications may be sent via e-mail or regular mail. Applicants will be notified of the results by December 1, 2000.