Join the 2025 Language Revitalization Fellowship: Empower Your Community Through Language

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Application Deadline: August 24, 2025

Are you passionate about preserving your ancestral language and empowering your community through education and technology? The 7000 Languages organization invites applications for its 2025 Language Revitalization Fellowship, a remote, part-time program designed to support individuals committed to language preservation and digital learning.

Through this paid opportunity, selected fellows will develop online language learning materials using free educational technology tools. This global initiative welcomes applications from aspiring language advocates, particularly those from Indigenous and endangered language communities. If you’re ready to make an impact by revitalizing your ancestral tongue and learning project management skills, this fellowship is for you.

What You’ll Do as a Fellow

As a Language Revitalization Fellow, you will:

  • Collaborate with your community to create accessible, engaging language learning materials.
  • Partner with the 7000 Languages team to define project goals, timelines, and deliverables.
  • Record, edit, and organize audio lessons, written content, and other digital materials.
  • Apply language learning technology tools to design and publish online courses.
  • Share best practices in course creation, such as ideal recording environments and file management techniques.
  • Maintain and track course drafts and materials using proprietary tools.
  • Contribute creative marketing content to promote your language and course rollout.
  • Help improve and expand 7000 Languages’ technology platforms for community use.

This is more than a fellowship—it’s a platform to lead change, safeguard cultural identity, and inspire others to learn and teach endangered languages.

Who Should Apply?

We strongly encourage applications from individuals actively working to reclaim, preserve, or teach endangered languages, particularly those with lived experience within such communities. You do not need to be enrolled in a college or university to apply. Candidates from all parts of the world are welcome.

In 2025, special consideration and sponsored opportunities are available for fellows from the following regions:

  • The Americas — with priority for applicants from Belize, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Peru.
  • California — Indigenous and endangered language communities.
  • West and Central Africa — especially Cameroon and Ghana.

Only five fellows will be selected to join the Fall 2025 cohort.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The fellowship is best suited for independent, motivated individuals who:

  • Belong to a community with an endangered language (strongly preferred).
  • Are detail-oriented and organized in handling multiple tasks.
  • Have strong writing and editing skills.
  • Understand language revitalization efforts and cultural preservation.
  • Have experience learning or teaching a second language.
  • Are comfortable with digital tools, apps, and software platforms.

Fellowship Details

  • Type: Part-time Fellowship (Remote)
  • Time Commitment: 10 hours/week for 10 weeks
  • Compensation: $20 USD/hour
  • Location: Remote (U.S. time zones preferred)
  • Duration: September – December 2025
  • Application Deadline: August 24, 2025, 11:59 PM ET

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Volunteer With 7000 Languages

Not ready for the fellowship? Explore impactful volunteer opportunities across different areas:

1. Curriculum Development Volunteer

Help review and describe language learning activities, suggest lesson flows, and support app-based learning tools.

Requirements:

  • Background in ESL, foreign language teaching, or Indigenous language learning
  • Experience with curriculum development tools
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office
  • Strong preference for applicants from Indigenous communities

Time Commitment: 5 hours/week for 3–6 months

2. Data Management Volunteer

Support course maintenance by identifying errors, tracking course data, and updating partner databases.

Requirements:

  • Strong digital skills
  • Experience in online course environments
  • Proficiency in Excel and Word
  • Knowledge of Indigenous language communities

Time Commitment: 5 hours/week for 1–2 months

3. Community Engagement Volunteer

Create social media content (especially TikTok and Instagram), write blog posts, organize virtual events, and assist with fundraising campaigns.

Requirements:

  • Creative writing and visual storytelling skills
  • Social media expertise
  • Knowledge of or connection to Indigenous or endangered language communities

Time Commitment: Flexible

Make a Lasting Impact

At 7000 Languages, our mission is to empower communities worldwide to teach, learn, and sustain their endangered languages. By working with us as a fellow or volunteer, you’re joining a global movement to preserve cultural heritage and pass it on to future generations.

Together, we can build tools that bridge the gap between tradition and technology.

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