The grants will enable selected researchers to delve into linguistic, literary, historical, and anthropological aspects of the Galician language. Projects include the Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Galician Language, the Bibliography of the Galician Language, Galician Phraseology, the Reference Corpus of Current Galician (CORGA), the Cantigas de Santa María, Medieval Literary Prose, Scientific and Technical Terminology, Resources for the Development of Speech Technologies, the ALIR Database (Romance Linguistic Atlas), and Dictionaries of Children's and Young Adult Literature.
The evaluation committee considered the merits documented by the applicants, such as their academic record's average grade, complementary training, communications and congresses related to the grant, and publications. The estimated start date for these research projects is December 1st of this year, and they will conclude by November 30th, 2028 at the latest.
The Department of Culture, Language, and Youth aims to foster the skills of university graduates while promoting the teaching, culture, and research of the Galician language. The Ramón Piñeiro Center, as a leading research entity, enhances the growing prestige of the Galician language and supports research in these fields.
The Ramón Piñeiro Center is an organization dependent on the Department of Culture, Language, and Youth, dedicated to promoting the training and skills of university students in humanities. Its work focuses on applied linguistics, medieval literature, the recovery of literary publications, collective identity, and knowledge digitalization.
Since its foundation 28 years ago, over five hundred researchers have participated in the projects driven by the center.
