This year, the LSA Committee on Ethnic Diversity in Linguistics (CEDL) is awarding four student travel grants intended to increase the participation of ethnoracial minorities in the LSA*. Each grant in the amount of $500 assists students in traveling to the 2015 LSA Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon. Current University students with and without accepted abstracts may apply for one of two types of travel grants:

1.    for graduate students who have not yet completed their linguistics degree program; or
2.    for undergraduates who want to pursue a linguistics graduate degree.
 
To apply, please complete the fillable PDF available here and send it to CEDLTravelGrants@lsadc.org. The application deadline is October 15, 2014.  All applications must be accompanied by an official university transcript and a 1-page Letter of Support written on official university letterhead. The Letter of Support should be sent directly from your advisor or professor to the same e-mail address. Letters of support should primarily address the applicant’s current involvement with and potential contribution to the field of linguistics, his/her academic standing, and his/her leadership abilities. In addition, applicants for the Graduate Student Travel Grants must provide a detailed CV.

All application materials must be received before midnight (Eastern Standard Time) on October 15, 2014. Please note: incomplete applications and applications received after the October 15 deadline will not be considered. Any questions should be addressed to the CEDL Travel Grant Selection Committee using the same email address listed above.

All Travel Grant awardees will be expected to attend the CEDL meeting at the LSA in Portland, Oregon and provide a detailed written report of their LSA experience after the conference. Applicants will be notified of their award status by December 1.
 
*Such groups include African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Americans with an Asian and/or Pacific Islander background.