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<p class="MsoPlainText">Dear Colleagues – Apologies for cross-postings. Please share this information as widely as possible.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education – is pleased to announce its 2017 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 26, 2017.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">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/">
http://www.tirfonline.org/research-grants/doctoral-dissertation-grants/</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">TIRF and its Trustees are grateful to be working in partnership with Cambridge English Language Assessment and the British Council, as well as individual donors, in support of the 2017 DDG competition.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Please write to <a href="mailto:info@tirfonline.org">info@tirfonline.org</a> if you have any questions about this announcement, or visit the link above.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Best wishes, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Kathi Bailey
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<p class="MsoPlainText">President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, <a href="http://www.tirfonline.org/">
TIRF</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ryan Damerow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chief Operating Officer, <a href="http://www.tirfonline.org/">
TIRF</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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