[LD-SIG Discussion List] TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant Proposals

[Andy Barfield]

Hi,

This announcement may be of interest to sig members doing doctorates?

Cheers,

Andy

TIRF -- The International Research Foundation for English Language Education
-- welcomes Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) proposals for 2009.  The
deadline for submitting a proposal is May 1, 2009. For successful DDG
proposals, US $ 5,000 is the maximum award. Full information about the
requirements can be found at *www.tirfonline.org*.

The DDG funding is intended to support worthy applicants who have advanced
to candidacy in their doctoral programs (i.e, have completed their required
coursework) and whose dissertation research will address topics which TIRF
has prioritized.

This year Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) proposals will be considered on
any of the following research priorities topics: (1) the age issue,
(2) theproficiency of English language teachers, (3) technology in
language
learning and teaching, (4) effective grammar instruction, (5) bilingualism
and plurilingualism in business and industry, and (6) language assessment.

(We regret that we cannot fund research on other topics at this time.) For
full details on what these topics encompass and for information about
submitting applications, please visit TIRF's website:

*www.tirfonline.org*.
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