TIRF’s Research Topics Doctoral Dissertation Grants Alatis Prize TIRF-British Council Research Mentoring Awards Bailey Award Masters Research Grants Sheikh Nahayan Doctoral Fellowships Priority Research Grants Other Grants & Awards Application Submission Grants & Prizes TIRF’s Research Topics Doctoral Dissertation Grants Alatis Prize TIRF-British Council Research Mentoring Awards Bailey Award Masters Research Grants Sheikh Nahayan Doctoral Fellowships Priority Research Grants Other Grants & Awards Application Submission 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2022 IELTS Joint-Funded Research Programme 2022 – Applications Due June 30, 2022Caroline Clapham IELTS Masters Award – Applications Due June 30, 2022AAAL Distinguished Public Service Award – Nominations Due June 1, 2022 2021 Fullbright Scholar Program – Proposals Due September 15, 2021Christopher Brumfit Essay Prize (via Cambridge University Press) – Submissions Due November 30, 2021TOEFL® COE 2022 Research Program – Intent Forms Due April 16, 2021TOEFL® Young Students Series Research Program: Research Grants — 2022 Call for Proposals – Intent Forms Due April 16, 2021TOEFL® Young Students Series Research Program: Research Grants for Graduate Students — 2022 Call for Proposals – Intent Forms Due April 16, 2021Joshua A. 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