Esperantic Studies Foundation

ESF Mission We aim to develop and support excellence in scholarship, education, and interlingual communication. Our 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. ESF Priorities ESF works to further the understanding and practice of linguistic justice in a multicultural world, with a focus on three priority areas: Research, Conservation and Education. ESF supports its priorities through grants and awards. Research ESF works to encourage and facilitate scholarship and public discourse on interlingual communication and interlinguistics, linguistic justice, language policy and planning, and the phenomenon of Esperanto. Conservation ESF works with libraries, organizations and individuals to preserve valuable documents and artifacts that may provide insight into the rich history of the phenomenon of Esperanto and the broader field of interlinguistics. Education ESF encourages the study and teaching of Esperanto and interlinguistics at the university level by offering support for residential and online courses. In addition, it supports the creation and maintenance of online educational resources that align with the foundation’s priorities.