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</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Kathleen Bailey <<a href="mailto:kb@miis.edu" target="_blank">kb@miis.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>TIRF's Doctoral Dissertation Grant Competition</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="m909019258261069005msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US">TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education – is pleased to announce its 2018 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition. Grants of up to US $5,000 will be made
to successful applicants investigating a range of topics in English language education. The application deadline is Wednesday, April 25, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m909019258261069005msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US">There are two types of grants offered through TIRF’s DDG program. Information about the two types of grants, as well as eligibility concerns, resource videos, answers to frequently asked questions,
and much more can be found at: <a href="http://www.tirfonline.org/research-grants/doctoral-dissertation-grants/" target="_blank">
https://www.tirfonline.org/research-grants/doctoral-dissertation-grants/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m909019258261069005msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US">TIRF and its Trustees are grateful to be working in partnership with Cambridge Assessment English and the British Council, as well as individual donors, in support of the 2018 DDG competition. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="m909019258261069005msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US"> Please write to <a href="mailto:info@tirfonline.org" target="_blank">
info@tirfonline.org</a> if you have any questions about this announcement, or visit the link above. Many thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m909019258261069005msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US"> Best wishes, <o:p>
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<p class="m909019258261069005msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US"> Kathi Bailey
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<p class="m909019258261069005msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US">President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, TIRF
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<p class="m909019258261069005msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US">Ryan Damerow <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m909019258261069005msoplaintext"><span lang="EN-US">Chief Operating Officer, TIRF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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