EFNIL (the European Federation of National Institutions for Language) calls on students to participate in a competition to find the best master’s theses in Europe within the area of language use, language policy and multilingualism.
Submission deadlines
The deadline for submission is usually Mid-January.
All information with call to download: here
The award 2025
The students that submit the best three theses will each be awarded:
- the EFNIL Master’s Thesis Award (1500 Euro)
- an invitation to present their thesis at the annual international EFNIL conference (all expenses paid)
- the opportunity to publish an article based on their thesis in EFNIL’s annual conference proceedings
- the opportunity to publish the full thesis on EFNIL’s website www.efnil.org.
About EFNIL
EFNIL is an independent organisation that brings together representatives from the major language organisations and other national language bodies of the member states of the European Union and associated countries. The Federation seeks to promote European linguistic diversity, with particular reference to the national languages of the European Union.
Relevant topics
We are interested in studies that relate to the fields mentioned above, such as
- Bilingual language learning
- Language teaching strategies
- Language use in a multilingual setting
- Aims and effects of language policies
- Comparative studies of language policies
- Language technology and multilingualism
- Translation and interpretation.
The language(s) studied in the thesis may be any of the European languages.
The thesis should be written in one of the official EU/EEA languages (please note that English is still one of them).
Preference will be given to theses that analyse and discuss political actions or policies.
Conditions for participation
Participants must provide the following documents in electronic form:
- a reasoned application for the award (one page in English)
- a copy of the thesis (in any European national language)
- a summary of the thesis (3-5 pages in English)
- a copy of the assessment of the thesis conducted by the university to which it is submitted (in any European national language)
- a recommendation to EFNIL by the supervisor of the thesis (in English).
