35.1137, FYI: 2024 Duolingo Dissertation Grants: Call for Applications

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Subject: 35.1137, FYI: 2024 Duolingo Dissertation Grants: Call for Applications

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Date: 01-Apr-2024
From: Xiangying Jiang [xiangying at duolingo.com]
Subject: 2024 Duolingo Dissertation Grants: Call for Applications


The Duolingo Dissertation Grant in Language Learning

The Duolingo Dissertation Grant Program supports dissertation research
by doctoral candidates specializing in second language learning.
Applicants should be at the level of advanced candidacy and their
dissertation proposals should have been approved by the relevant
departmental authorities at their institutions on or before May 31st,
2024. Duolingo will award up to 5 dissertation grants in the amount of
US$5,000 per grant. The grant program is open to domestic and
international doctoral candidates for research into the learning of
any language.

For more information on this grant, please see the FAQs (https://docs.
google.com/document/d/1CPMXI9SfI7CVA8aWwMteeOnQ-RD-lJVQ2eqN-cAgpJ0/edi
t)

Materials to submit
A summary of the dissertation research focused on a topic in the field
of language learning. The summary must include an introduction to the
topic, a brief literature review, research questions, research
methodology, and implications of the potential findings. The summary
must be no more than three pages (12pt font, single-spaced), including
references and appendices.
The proposal should also include one page (12pt font, single-spaced)
with a rough timeline and budget for the $5,000.
Once the application has been submitted, we will contact the
applicant's research supervisor for an official letter of support.
This letter should confirm the approval of the research proposal by a
faculty committee at their institution and the high likelihood of
successful completion of the project. A detailed letter of
recommendation is not required.

How to apply
Complete your application by filling out this form
(https://duolingo.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8lgRxK2APExBj9Q).

Timeline
Applications should be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (local time), May 31,
2024. Letters of support are due on June 7 11:59 p.m. local time.
Notifications will be sent out by August 31st, 2024.

Grant recipients are required to submit a one-page summary of their
dissertation research within three months of filing their
dissertation. The summary should be written for a general academic
audience. They will also be invited to present their research at
Duolingo (potentially in a virtual format).

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics




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