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Editor’s Note: Via our “Grantee Corner” column, we will update our supporters on the activities of our various grantees. News about their publications and presentations, the completion of their final reports/deliverables to TIRF, awards they may receive, and so on will be highlighted from time to time in Grantee Corner.

Our mid-year appeal is just about to wrap up. Before it does, we welcome your support of TIRF’s Russell N. Cambell (RNC) endowment! Contributions toward TIRF’s RNC fund will be used to support the top-ranked Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) recipient each year. This year’s mid-year appeal helps to ensure that

The 2024 TIRF-British Council Research Mentoring Awards (RMAs) proposal deadline closed on Sunday, June 30th. Here is a quick glance at some of the key application data we collected from the second year of the program. The RMAs, first offered last year, are designed to support new researchers and improve

TESOL International Association’s Research Professional Council (RPC) has two exciting opportunities detailed below, regarding activities at the 2025 TESOL Convention in Long Beach, CA, USA. Submissions for both are due July 20th. Professional Learning and Mentoring to Support TESOL Educator Researchers The TESOL RPC invites proposals to be panelists at

Dear TIRF Board Members and Supporters, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. As the President of TIRF, I am writing to express my gratitude for your dedication and support of our mission. We have achieved a number of milestones over the last few years,

The 2024 TIRF Kathleen M. Bailey Teacher-Research Award (hereafter, the “TIRF Bailey Award”) proposal deadline passed earlier this month, on Thursday, June 20th. Here is a quick glance at some of the key application data we collected from the inaugural offering of the program. The TIRF Bailey Award is meant

Our mid-year appeal kicked off less than a month ago and, thus far, we have received just a few donations (thank you, donors!) in support of TIRF’s Russell N. Cambell (RNC) endowment. The good news is that we still have until the end of July to raise funds for the

In partnership with National Geographic Learning (NGL), over the last several years, TIRF has been producing the “TIRF Insights” Series. Through this publishing endeavor, we profile recent research in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT) in a practical and accessible format. We are pleased to highlight the fact that

The proposal deadline for the TIRF-British Council Research Mentoring Awards (RMAs) program is just around the corner. All applications must be received by 11:59pm US Pacific Time on Sunday, June 30th. The RMAs, first offered last year, are designed to support new researchers and improve the quality of research undertaken

Dear TIRF Colleagues and Friends, On May 11, 2024, TIRF achieved a significant milestone in Chongqing, China, by collaborating with a local organization called SCIPE (The Service Consortium of Chongqing for International People-to-People Exchange). The Foundation worked with SCIPE to organize a joint event titled “Challenges and Opportunities in English

Editor’s note: The following text is shared from the IELTS partners and features content found at this link. The content has been adapted for the purposes of TIRF communications. The IELTS partners (British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia, and Cambridge University Press & Assessment) are pleased to invite applications for the Caroline Clapham IELTS

The 2025 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts nomination period is now open! For the 2025 program, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article or chapter published in English and dealing with some aspect of language policy and/or

The TIRF Kathleen M. Bailey Teacher-Research Award (hereafter, the “TIRF Bailey Award”) is meant to recognize Dr. Bailey’s research, her lifelong commitment to teaching, and her desire to support and encourage research carried out by practicing English language teachers, as well as to honor her service to TIRF. The award

We are pleased to announce the continuation of the TIRF-British Council Research Mentoring Awards (RMAs) program. The RMAs, first offered last year, are designed to support new researchers and improve the quality of research undertaken by students in doctoral programs within the field of English language education on issues of

The Foundation’s 2024 DDG (Doctoral Dissertation Grants) application window closed on May 15th. Here is a quick glance at some of the key data we have collected based on this year’s competition. The applicants in this year’s DDG competition will be notified in late August or early September concerning the