EFNIL Master’s Thesis Award 2026 - Call for Applications

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. 

The award 

The students that submit the best three theses will each be awarded: 

1. the EFNIL Master’s Thesis Award (1500 Euro)
2. an invitation to present their thesis at the annual international EFNIL conference (all expenses paid)
3. the opportunity to publish an article based on their thesis in EFNIL’s annual conference proceedings
4. the opportunity to publish the full thesis on EFNIL’s website www.efnil.org.

Relevant topics 

We are interested in studies that relate to the fields mentioned above, such as 

1. Language use in a multilingual setting
2. Language technology and multilingualism
3. Aims and effects of language policies
4. Comparative studies of language policies
5. Bilingual language learning
6. Language teaching strategies
7. Translation and interpretation