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International grants and scholarships
15 listed programs with international applicant coverage, including scholarships to study abroad. Check each program's country and intake requirements.
Intake status unconfirmed
Awesome Grant
US$1,000 no-strings micro-grants for 'awesome' ideas, given monthly by volunteer chapters around the world.
Source checked October 24, 2026
US$1,000 (some chapters differ)Intake status unconfirmed
Chevening Scholarships
UK government scholarships for a one-year master's in the UK, fully funded, for future leaders from Chevening-eligible countries.
Source checked October 24, 2026
Full tuition, monthly stipend, flights and visaAwaiting next round
Endangered Archives Programme
Copying and preserving archives at risk of being lost: documents, photos, recordings. Individuals and institutions worldwide.
Source checked November 2, 2026
Pilot up to GBP 15,000; major up to GBP 60,000; area grants up to GBP 150,000 for past granteesIntake status unconfirmed
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Scholarships
Scholarships for international master's programs taught across two or more European universities. Open to students from anywhere.
Source checked October 24, 2026
€1,400 a month for up to 24 months, plus costsDeadline listed; check intake
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Full-cost scholarships for students from any country outside the UK to do a PhD, MLitt or one-year master's at the University of Cambridge.
Source checked October 24, 2026
Full fees, living allowance (about £22,050 a year), flights and visa costsAwaiting next round
Grants
Small grants for endangered language projects, for members of the Foundation for Endangered Languages. Revitalization gets priority.
Source checked November 9, 2026
Usually up to US$1,000Accepting applications
Jacobs Research Funds
Fieldwork with Indigenous peoples of the Americas, mostly linguistics. Needs a PhD holder or a sponsor such as a professor.
Source checked November 2, 2026
Up to US$3,000 individual, US$6,000 group, US$9,000 KinkadeAwaiting next round
Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Funding for graduate study at Stanford, with a leadership program, for students from around the world.
Source checked October 24, 2026
Full funding for a Stanford graduate degreeIntake status unconfirmed
Language Revitalization Fellowship
A year of support and a small grant for members or descendants of endangered language communities starting a revitalization project. Fluency not required.
Source checked November 2, 2026
US$2,000 plus a year of supportAwaiting next round
Legacy Materials Grant
Digitizing and archiving at-risk recordings (tapes, reels, field notes) of endangered languages.
Source checked November 9, 2026
Up to €10,000Intake status unconfirmed
Oral Literature Fellowships
Recording threatened oral literature (stories, songs, oral history). Local Indigenous researchers welcome; no degree needed.
Source checked November 2, 2026
See the funder's websiteAccepting applications
Pollock-Krasner Grant
Merit-based grants for working visual artists anywhere in the world, for personal and professional costs. Apply any time.
Source checked October 24, 2026
Up to US$50,000; most around US$35,000Accepting applications
Rapid Grants
Quick, small grants for first fieldwork to test whether a language documentation project will work. Decisions in about six weeks.
Source checked November 9, 2026
Up to €5,000 for fieldwork costsAwaiting next round
Rhodes Scholarship
Fully funded postgraduate study at the University of Oxford, chosen by country (constituency), including Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand and a Global scholarship.
Source checked October 24, 2026
Full fees and a living stipend at OxfordAwaiting next round
Small Grants
Documentation of endangered languages anywhere in the world. Community members are welcome; recordings go to a language archive.
Source checked November 9, 2026
Up to €10,000, up to 12 months
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