The Foundation’s 2026 DDG (Doctoral Dissertation Grants) application window closed on May 13^th. Here is a quick glance at some of the key data we have collected based on this year’s competition.

• Total Number of Proposals Received: 108
• Number of Different Countries the 2026 DDG Applicants Come From: 32
• Number of Proposals Eligible for Award to Promote Research in EFL Contexts: 95
• Breakdown by Research Topic (The sum of the figures in this list exceeds the total number of proposals received because some proposals concern more than one TIRF research topic.):
  • Artificial Intelligence: 24
  • Content-based Instruction: 7
  • Digital Technology in Language Education: 16
  • English as a Medium of Instruction: 7
  • English for Specific Purposes: 8
  • Individual Learner Differences and Effective Language Education: 18
  • Language Assessment: 15
  • Language Policy and Planning: 12
  • Language Teacher Education: 22
  • Migrants and Refugees: Teaching and Assessing English: 4
  • Plurilingualism and Multilingualism in Business, Industry, the Professions, and Educational Contexts: 11
  • Revitalization of Endangered Indigenous Languages: 3
  • Teaching Second and Foreign Languages to Young Learners: 9

The applicants in this year’s DDG competition will be notified in late September concerning the results of the proposal review process. News of this year’s awardees will be announced via TIRF Today (click here to sign up to receive our newsletter), our website, and on our social media pages at that time.

Best wishes to all the applicants!