Alatis Prize
Forecasted
Alatis Prize supports researchers by rewarding outstanding published work on language policy and planning in education, recognizing research quality and potential to inform policy formation or change.
Funder: International Research Foundation for English Language Education
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: US $500 prize for an outstanding published article or book chapter
Summary: Recognizes outstanding published research on language policy and planning in educational contexts.
Key Information: Publications must be nominated by someone other than their author(s); self-nominations are not accepted.
Description
The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF) established the James E. Alatis Prize in 2015 to honor Trustee Emeritus James E. Alatis’s contributions as an educator and leader. The prize recognizes an outstanding article in a scholarly peer-reviewed journal or a peer-reviewed chapter in an edited book, published in English and addressing language policy or planning in educational contexts.
Research may focus on particular countries and languages or address questions across countries and languages. Selection emphasizes research quality, potential impact, and implications for policy formation or change. Quantitative, statistical, qualitative, descriptive, and mixed approaches are considered, with attention to the importance of the research questions, methodological rigor and innovation, and the study’s contribution to knowledge.
