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<div><br></div><div><h1 style="margin:3px 0px 10px;padding:0px;font-size:24px;color:rgb(51,45,81);line-height:40.7999992370606px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif">Call for AAAL Best Dissertation Award Nominees</h1><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;color:rgb(76,76,76);font-family:'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px">AAAL invites nominations for the first annual AAAL Best Dissertation Award for 2016.<br><br>Dissertations completed in the two years prior to this call (2013-present) are eligible for nomination. All dissertations must be successfully defended by the nomination deadline of June 1, 2015.<br><br>Submissions need the following materials</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;color:rgb(76,76,76);font-family:'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px"> A 17-20 page (double-spaced) summary of the dissertation<br> Most recent CV<br> A confidential nomination letter from the dissertation supervisor<br> A confidential letter of support from another faculty member<br><br>Nomination and support letters are limited to 1350 words. Nomination letters need to include the following criteria:<br><br>1. How does the dissertation make a significant contribution to the field of the applied linguistics?<br>2. How has and what is the future potential for the nominee to contribute to the field?<br>3. How is the dissertation situated within the field of applied linguistics?<br>4. What is the impact of the theoretical framing and/or methodological rigor?<br>5. Comment on the innovation and originality of the dissertation.<br>6. How would you evaluate the clarity in writing of the dissertation for the breadth of audiences within the field of applied linguistics and related fields?<br><br>To limit the number of submissions, institutions are restricted to two nominations in a single year. <br><br>Three finalists will be notified in November. At that time nominees will need to submit their completed dissertation.<br><br>The Best Dissertation Award will be given at AAAL 2016.<br><br>Timeline<br><br>March, 2015 Call for nominations announced<br>June 1, 2015 Round one submissions deadline<br>November 1, 2015 Announcement of finalists<br>January 1, 2016 Notification of awardee<br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;color:rgb(76,76,76);font-family:'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px">Nominees for the award must be an AAAL nember at the time of both nomination and award. To verify membership status, please contact <a href="mailto:membership@aaal.org" style="color:rgb(85,103,177);text-decoration:none">membership@aaal.org</a>. Please email<a href="mailto:DissertationAward@aaal.org" style="color:rgb(85,103,177);text-decoration:none">DissertationAward@aaal.org</a> with questions.</p></div></div>