Center for Language Acquisition at the Pennsylvania State University

Gil Watz Programs


Gil Watz Dissertation Fellows

 

The Center for Language Acquisition is pleased to announce the 2009-10 Departmental Dissertation Release Awards and Center and Institute Grants, in collaboration with the College of the Liberal Arts. These awards combined provide a semester release (Fall or Spring) from teaching or related service and a research grant to humanities graduate students in the College of the Liberal Arts who are supported on assistantships and a title of Gil Watz Dissertation Fellow.

 

The Center for Language Acquisition in conjunction with the College of the Liberal Arts will provide up to five grants per academic year for doctoral students working on a dissertation in applied linguistics. The Gil Watz Dissertation Fellows will be awarded on a competitive basis and will carry a research grant of $1,000 to be used to support the student's dissertation research. If a recipient opts to accept the award during the summer, in lieu of release funds provided to the student's unit, the student will receive a stipend of $3,000 from the College in addition to $750.00 in research support from the Center.

 

Procedures:

 

1. Applicants must be ABD.

2. Applicants must submit a summary of dissertation proposal.

3. Applications must include a statement indicating why research support is required and what the fund will be used for.

4. Please indicate whether the fellowship is for the fall or spring semester or for the summer.

5. A current CV must be included.

 

Note the following application deadlines:

Spring semester: October 15 or closest working day prior to this date.

Summer: February 15 or closest working day prior to this date.

Fall: First Monday in April.

 

Gil Watz Dissertation Fellows are required to submit a two page report outlining the research conducted during the awarded semester and they are expected to make at least one public presentation at Penn State on their dissertation research. This can be in a variety of venues including the Department of Applied Linguistics Round Table.

 

Submit application materials electronically to Denise Solomon, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies (DHS12@PSU.EDU) who will organize the applications and send them for consideration to the Center for Language Acquisition, 305 Sparks Building. Direct questions to J. P. Lantolf, Director of the Center for Language Acquisition, 304 Sparks Bldg, JPL7@PSU.EDU

 

Gil Watz Visiting Scholars Program

 

The program provides an opportunity for applied linguistics scholars at institutions outside of Penn State to spend up to a maximum of one semester in residence at Penn State in order to pursue research projects, to interact with our graduate students and faculty formally through workshops and lectures as well as informally through one-on-one and small group format. The program provides a stipend for travel and lodging and a modest honorarium for workshops and lectures. Those interested in applying to this program should contact Jim Lantolf, Director of the Center for Language Acquisition at JPL7@PSU.EDU









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