Become an Affiliate

If you are an NIU faculty, staff or student we invite you to become a CISLL affiliate and take advantage of the many resources the center has to offer. Affiliates receive current information about internal and external funding, CISLL events and seminars. Other benefits of CISLL affiliation include:
- Two types of Proposal or Pilot (PoP) Grants available with one offering up to $4,000 and the other up to $11,000
- The annual CISLL Outstanding Student Award (COSA) of $500
- The annual CISLL Outstanding Faculty Award (COFA) of $500
- Seminar series each semester focusing on current topics in language and literacy
- Internal and external funding opportunities
- Campus-wide network of scholars
- Community outreach opportunities
- Lending library
- Computers with data analysis software available for borrowing
Please fill out our affiliate application to join today!
Contact Us
Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and LiteracyGabel Hall 156
815-753-5793
cisll@niu.edu