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In General, the Modern Language Association offers no grants or fellowships of any kind. Current graduate students, however, may qualify for financial assistance to attend the annual convention. For details, see A Concise Guide to Activities and Services, in this issue. The following list provides an overview of fellowship and grant programs; potential applicants should write to the foundations for complete information on procedures and requirements. The list omits prize contests and a number of purely literary fellowships. Larger, more inclusive lists include Annual Register of Grant Support (Wilmette: Natl. Register); Directory of Research Grants (Phoenix: Oryx); Financial Aid for Minorities in Education (Garrett Park: Garrett Park); The Foundation Directory (New York: Foundation Center); The Foundation Grants Index (New York: Foundation Center); Fulbright and Other Grants for Graduate Study Abroad (New York: Inst. of Intl. Educ); Directory of Graduate Programs, Vol. B: Arts and Humanities (New York: Warner); Virginia P. White, Grants: How to Find Out about Them and What to Do Next (New York: Plenum); The Grants Register (New York: St. Martin's); Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans (Detroit: Gale); Study Abroad (Lanham: Unipub); and Teaching Abroad (New York: Inst. of Intl. Educ). The Linguistic Society of America (1325 18th St., NW, Suite 211, Washington, DC 20036-6501; 202 835-1714) publishes the Guide to Grants and Fellowships in Linguistics. Information on philanthropic foundations, books on fellowships and grants, and periodicals such as Foundation Grants to Individuals (a biannual) and the Foundation Grants Index Quarterly may be obtained by writing or calling the Foundation Center, 79 5th Ave., New York, NY 10003-3076 (212 620-4230).