The EFNIL Master’s Thesis Award is an annual competition to find the best master’s theses in Europe within the area of language use, language policy and multilingualism.  They are interested in studies that relate to the fields mentioned above, such as bilingual language learning, language teaching strategies, language use in multilingual settings, aims and effects of language policies, comparative studies of language policies, language technology and multilingualism, translation and interpretation.

The language(s) studied in the thesis may be any of the European languages. The thesis should be written in one of the official EU/EEA languages (please note that English is still one of them).

The students that submit the best 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.

Deadline for submission is 15 January 2025. Theses assessed by a university in 2024 and until 15 January 2025, are accepted. Detailed information on conditions for participation and selection of the winners is found here: Master's Thesis Award — European Federation of National Institutions for Language​​​​​​​.