Annually, the General Association for Linguistics (AVT) and the Dutch Association for Applied Linguistics (Anéla) award a prize for the best PhD dissertation in the field of linguistics. For the AVT/Anéla PhD dissertation award 2026, all PhD dissertations defended at a Dutch University between July 16th 2025 and July 15th 2026 are eligible.
We invite you to make (motivated) nominations for candidates. Nominations must be submitted no later than August 15th 2026 by using this form. See also the regulations. The jury secretaries are Dr. Remco Knooihuizen (on behalf of the AVT board) and Dr. Gudrun Reijnierse (on behalf of the Anéla board).
For more information about the 2026 AVT/Anéla dissertation award please contact Dr. Remco Knooihuizen (r.m.knooihuizen@rug.nl) or Dr. Gudrun Reijnierse (w.g.reijnierse@vu.nl). Please feel free to share this call.