Scholarships, fellowships and internships

Several scholarships, a fellowship and internship opportunities are available for CoLang 2026. 

 

Available scholarships

Applications for scholarships from the CoLang 2026 Local Organizing Committee, the Endangered Language Fund, the Western Regional Native American Language Resource Center (WRNARLC) and American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) will be accepted until April 10, 2026. These scholarships share an application form.

CoLang 2026 Internal Scholarships

A small number of scholarships are available. Recipients of this scholarship will receive one or some combination of the following: registration for workshops only or for workshops plus practicum, housing in a double-occupancy dorm room on campus and meals on campus (breakfast, lunch and dinner, Monday through Friday only).

Endangered Language Fund Scholarship

The Endangered Language Fund (ELF) is offering three scholarships for individuals from Indigenous backgrounds. Awardees are expected to attend all three weeks of CoLang (workshops + practicum). The scholarship provides for registration, housing in a double-occupancy room on campus and meals on campus (breakfast, lunch and dinner, Monday-Friday) for three weeks.

Western Regional Native American Language Resource Center / American Indian Language Development Institute Scholarships

The Western Regional Native American Language Resource Center (WRNALRC) and the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) are offering a limited number of scholarships for current residents of Arizona, California, Nevada, or Utah whose goals in attending CoLang align with the goals of WRNALRC and AILDI. Recipients of this scholarship will receive housing in a shared dorm room on campus, reimbursement for travel costs (e.g., flight or mileage) of up to $500 and a stipend of $250 after the end of the Institute upon the participant’s completion of a final report.

How to apply for the scholarships

There is one application form for the scholarships from the CoLang 2026 Local Organizing Committee, ELF and WRNALRC/AILDI. In the form, you will be asked what assistance you are requesting and what parts of the Institute you will be attending. Based on this information, you will be considered for the scholarships you are eligible for.

You will be asked to write about why you want to attend CoLang 2026, what experience you bring to language revitalization or linguistic fieldwork, what difference receiving a scholarship would make to you, and how attending CoLang will support your future community or language work. You may also submit up to 2 optional letters of recommendation by emailing them to colang2026@unr.edu by April 10, 2026. You are eligible to apply for these scholarships if you will be at least 18 years of age prior to June 20, 2026. All recipients are required to attend a full schedule of workshops during the two-week workshop period and, if registering for three weeks, the full week of the practicum as well.

Complete the Scholarship application form

Deadline

The deadline to apply for scholarships is April 10, 2026 (11:59 p.m. PDT).

 

Linguistic Society of America Fellowship

The Emmon Bach Fellowship is a named fellowship which covers registration, lodging, and a meal plan during the workshops and practica at CoLang 2026, plus additional limited funds to help defray the cost of travel. Therefore, the person awarded this fellowship is expected to attend the full duration of CoLang (June 22-July 10 – the full two weeks of workshops and the week of practica). There will be one successful candidate for this fellowship.

The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) offers the Emmon Bach Fellowship. Applicants must be student members of the LSA.

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Graduate students should not have received their Ph.D. before the completion of the Institute.) Applicants do not need to be US citizens. However, applicants will be responsible for any visas and/or other documentation allowing them to attend in the US. The LSA is not able to assist with this process except for providing a letter of invitation upon request. To be eligible to receive the fellowship, applicants must register for a full course load at the Institute if awarded one, though they need not register for the Institute before learning whether they have been awarded a fellowship.

The application for the Emmon Bach Fellowship is separate from the application for the other scholarships. Applicants may apply for the Emmon Bach as well as for other scholarships, but if they choose to do so, they must complete separate applications for both.

How to apply for the fellowship

To complete your application, you will be asked for information about your academic background, including a degree earned or in progress. You will also be asked about your experience with language documentation and language revitalization – you can discuss, for example, your experience with any of the following:

  • working with speakers of or archival material in an endangered language
  • other language activities (e.g., language learning or teaching, formal or informal mentoring, using archives or previous recordings, recording languages through video, audio or writing
  • language continuity, revival or revitalization
  • archival research
  • any additional relevant expertise

You must also submit a statement of purpose of no more than 750 words explaining why you want to attend CoLang 2026, how the Institute can help further your studies, what you have to bring to CoLang, and what difference it would make to you if you receive a scholarship. Please include a description of your commitment to use your learnings from CoLang in the future.

Complete the fellowship application form

You will also be asked to give the names of two people who can write letters of recommendation for you. The letter writers must send the letters to colang2026@unr.edu by the same deadline (April 10, 2026).

Deadline

LSA Fellowship applications are due Friday, April 10, 2026 (11:59 p.m. PDT). Notifications will be sent out in late April. Awardees must complete registration by May 15, 2026.

 

CoLang Web Committee Intership

An excellent opportunity to be more involved in CoLang and to receive complimentary registration for CoLang 2026 is to become the CoLang Web Committee Intern. Information on how to apply will be available soon.

Contact us

If you have any questions about the applications, scholarships or CoLang 2026, please email colang2026@unr.edu.