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Rapid Grants 2026

••••• Programme

A programme based in Germany

In context

This call is open to universities, research institutions and non-profits and 2 others, at idea and R&D stage and prototype and pilot stage. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country.

Summary

Rapid Grants fund preliminary work for endangered language documentation projects, including community engagement, wordlist collection, and feasibility assessment. Open to researchers and organizations working on linguistic preservation and cultural heritage.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 18 Sept 2026Accurate?

About this grant

The funder) supports the documentation and preservation of endangered languages worldwide through various grant schemes. The programme responds to the loss of linguistic diversity caused by globalization and language shift, with approximately half of the world's 6,500 languages expected to fall silent by the end of this century. ELDP funds researchers to document endangered languages that have never been described or recorded, preserving the unique knowledge, history, and worldview of speaker communities. …

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Frequently asked questions

When is the Rapid Grants deadline?
Applications close 1 Oct 2026 00:00.
Who can apply for Rapid Grants?
Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; university, research-institution, nonprofit, indigenous-community, community-group. The full eligibility conditions are part of the Pro detail.
1 Oct 2026 00:00
 
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Quick facts

EligibilityGLOBAL
Org typesuniversity, research-institution, nonprofit, indigenous-community, community-group
Last verified18 Sep 2026