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The '''Esperantic Studies Foundation''', abbreviated '''ESF''', is a non-profit organisation initiated in 1968 by [[Jonathan Pool]], E. James Lieberman and [[Humphrey Tonkin]], with the aim to further the understanding and practice of [[linguistic justice]] in a [[Multiculturalism|multicultural]] world, with a special focus on the study of interlinguistics and the role of [[Esperanto]].

Under the banner "For linguistic justice in a multicultural world," ESF supports education and research programs that promote linguistic justice and equality. ESF aims to create environments in which languages are treated as equal and communication occurs in a non-discriminatory manner and to develop and support excellence in scholarship, education and [[Interlinguistics|interlingual communication]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.esperantic.org/en/2018/09/21/september-23rd-happy-birthday-esf/ Happy Birthday, ESF!]</ref> Its priorities and values are shaped through engagement with the worldwide community of Esperanto speakers, as well as with researchers, educators and activists in many language-related fields.<ref>[https://www.esperantic.org/en/about-us/priorities/ For linguistic justice in a multicultural world], priorities, Esperantic Studies Foundation.</ref> ESF's current president is [[Humphrey Tonkin]].

== The interlinguistic support fund ==
Together with the Center for Research and Documentation ([[Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems|CED]]), Foundation to support [[Esperanto]] and [[interlinguistics]], ESF (Esperantic Studies Foundation) invites proposals for research grants to assist scholars and graduate students in conducting and publishing research in such fields as [[language planning]], interlinguistics, [[Transnationalism|transnational]] [[language policy]], [[linguistic justice]], and '[[International auxiliary language|''planned'' languages]]'<ref>Planned languages are created by an intentional intellectual effort, usually with the aim of facilitating interlinguistic communication.</ref> (including Esperanto)<ref>[https://www.esperantic.org/en/grants/available/ The interlinguistic support fund], ESF.</ref>

ESF has funded hundreds of different projects including the development of the educational websites ''lernu.net,'' a website to learn Esperanto and ''edukado.net'', a website for teachers and learners of Esperanto, [[Tekstaro de Esperanto|''Tekstaro.com'']], a [[text corpus]] of Esperanto, ''Summer Esperanto Workshop in Europe'' (SES), ''North American Summer Esperanto Institute'' (NASK) to promote the continued study of Esperanto in the United States. ESF continues to support the Esperanto edition of [[UNESCO Courier]], the ''Conference on the Application of Esperanto in Science and Technology'' (KAEST),<ref name=":0" /> as well as the postgraduate studies of interlinguistics and esperantology at [[Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań|Adam Mickiewicz University]] in [[Poznań|Poznan]], [[Poland]] and the Chair of Esperanto and Interlinguistics at the [[University of Amsterdam]].<ref>''[https://www.esperantic.org/en/2018/08/20/50-years-of-excellence-honoring-esf/ 50 years of excellence: honoring ESF]'', Esperantic Studies Foundation.</ref>

ESF sponsors also a number of other events, including the ''Nitobe Symposia'', a conference series on world language problems that bring together activists, academics and politicians. as well as a series of symposia on language and development in [[New York City|New York]] aimed at raising the awareness of the [[United Nations]] about the importance of language equality for human development and [[human rights]].

ESF also sponsored the creation of the documentary film ''[[The Universal Language (2011 film)|The Universal Language]]'', and produced the video course ''Esperanto—Pasporto al la Tuta Mondo'' (available on YouTube),

ESF also helped to establish official Esperanto examinations in accordance with the [[Common European Framework of Reference for Languages]].

== Esperanto "Access To Language Education" Award ==
Esperantic Studies Foundation,<ref name=":1">[https://calico.org/1361-2/ Esperanto Access to Language Education Award], Calico.org, 25 July 2007.  </ref> [[Lernu!|Lernu.net]]<ref>[https://studylib.net/doc/6959930/2008-access-to-language-education-award 2008 Esperanto "Access to Language Education" Award], credit University of California.</ref> and CALICO (''Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium''),<ref>CALICO is the most important American organisation in the field of computer assisted language learning (CALL).</ref><ref name=":1" /> yearly present the ''Esperanto'' "''Access To Language Education"'' ''Award,'' abbreviated ''ALE Award'' for the best non-commercial website offering outstanding resources for language learning.

== See also ==
* [[Interlinguistics]]
* [[Esperantology]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://esperantic.org/|Esperantic Studies Foundation official website}}
* [https://lernu.net/en Lernu!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205151552/https://lernu.net/en |date=5 December 2020 }}
* [https://calico.org/home/awards/ CALICO]

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