The primary objective of the Jacobs Fund is to fund projects with fieldwork components with living peoples that create archive materials, though relevance of the project to contemporary theoretical issues in anthropology and linguistics is also a criterion of evaluation. Priority is given to research on endangered cultures and languages. Projects focusing on archival research are given low priority. Priority is given to research on the Pacific Northwest.
Funded projects typically focus on linguistic analysis, ethnolinguistics/sociolinguistics, and social-cultural anthropology. Especially appropriate are field studies that address cultural expressive systems, such as music, language, dance, mythology, world view, folk taxonomy, art, intellectual life, and religion. Also appropriate are projects focusing on cultural and linguistic forms in modern contexts - for example, traditional environmental knowledge or social organization.
Projects in archeology, physical anthropology, applied anthropology, and applied linguistics (for example, grants exclusively for technological improvements, development of pedagogical materials, etc.) are not eligible for support. It is expected that both the subjects of research and society in general will ultimately benefit from the knowledge generated by the funded research. The Jacobs Research Fund therefore does not support proprietary research to provide information for the exclusive use of any entity, public or private (national, state, provincial, local governments, public or private charities, churches or foundations, tribes or bands, or community groups).
The Fund offers three types of grants:
Further details may be found in the application guidelines below.
To apply for a Jacobs Research Fund Grant, complete the application form. If possible, please download the application form in a version that you can fill in using your word processor and return by electronic mail along with the supporting documents. If that is not possible, you may download the PDF version, print it out, fill it in, and send it in by post. In either case the application must be received by February 15th. Before filling out the application, be sure to read the grant application guidelines.
| Document/Format | Open Document | MS Word | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guidelines | JF_Guidelines.odt | JF_Guidelines.doc | JF_Guidelines.pdf |
| Application | JF_Application.odt | JF_Application.doc | JF_Application.pdf |
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