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Modern Language Association
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Humanities Innovation Grants: Workforce Equity
The Modern Language Association’s Paving the Way fund offers approximately five $3,000 Humanities Innovation Grants to support projects that advance workforce equity and improve working conditions in language, literature, writing, and culture departments or programs.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $3,000
Professional Development Grants for Part-Time Faculty Members
The Modern Language Association offers $1,000 Professional Development Grants to part-time faculty members for technology, continuing education, research, conference participation, childcare, and other career-development expenses.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $1,000
MLA Pathways Step Grants
The Modern Language Association, with support from the Mellon Foundation, offers Pathways Step Grants of up to $10,000 for twelve-month projects that improve undergraduate recruitment, retention, and career readiness in languages, literature, writing, culture, area studies, and related humanities disciplines.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $10,000
Assistance for Graduate Students Attending the January 2027 Convention
The Modern Language Association offers limited $400 partial travel reimbursements to current graduate student members attending the January 2027 annual convention for workshops, scholarly sessions, or career counseling.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $400
Assistance for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Members and Unemployed Members Attending the January 2027 Convention
The Modern Language Association offers $400 in partial travel reimbursement for non-tenure-track faculty members and unemployed members attending the January 2027 annual convention, with a limited number of awards available.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $400
Good Neighbor Fund Travel Assistance for the January 2027 MLA Convention
The Modern Language Association will provide partial travel reimbursement of up to $400 from its Good Neighbor Fund for eligible members residing outside the United States and Canada who attend the January 2027 Convention.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $400
Edward Guiliano Global Undergraduate Fellowship
The Modern Language Association offers the Edward Guiliano Global Undergraduate Fellowship to support transformative travel, research, conference participation, learning opportunities, and academically grounded community engagement for undergraduates in languages, literatures, and related humanities fields.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $5,000
Making Nominations for Honorary Members and Fellows
The Modern Language Association invites members to nominate distinguished individuals for consideration as honorary members or fellows, recognizing exceptional and original contributions to the fields represented by the association.
- Deadline
- Amount
- Not listed
MLA Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement
The Modern Language Association’s Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement honors a distinguished MLA member’s lifelong contributions to scholarship and is now presented biennially.
- Deadline
- Amount
- Not listed
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