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ANNOUNCEMENT – TOEFL® COE 2009 RESEARCH PROGRAM

Preliminary applications described below should be submitted via e-mail to TOEFLRC@ETS.ORG by July 1, 2008.

Purpose - TOEFL Committee of Examiners (COE) research grants are intended to support research on topics related to TOEFL as identified by the Committee of Examiners and Educational Testing Service. Some of these topics lend themselves to either research syntheses or empirical investigations.

Award Value – Research syntheses will be funded up to $50,000 USD. Studies involving the collection of new empirical data will be funded up to $125,000 USD. These amounts will be inclusive of institutional overhead.

Research Topics
1. Test Preparation
2. Test use
3. Validation

*Examples of TOEFL iBT items, speaking or writing responses, and scoring rubrics will be provided for use in data collection, as needed.

Eligibility and Conditions - Applications are invited from individuals at not-for-profit organizations and institutions (e.g., universities) with expertise in English Language Learning and Assessment research.

For more information and the application process, go to http://tinyurl.com/4p343p .

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