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Promising Scholar Award
General Description
This award is given by NASFLA in recognition of a pre-tenure scholar who is in the first five years of her his/her career and who has made outstanding contributions to applied linguistics through use of systemic functional linguistics as a theoretical framework, an analytical tool, and/ or pedagogical resource.

​The selection committee will look for originality, creativity and productivity, and for evidence of the scholarly significance of the candidate’s work. Evidence and rationale should emphasize the contributions of the candidate's work to the field of SFL and comment on the nominee's potential for future contributions to the field.

The awardee will receive:

  • Public recognition through NASFLA channels (business meeting, social media, announcement in Meaning Potential - the official NASFLA publication);
  • $200 in Routledge books of their choosing;
  • An opportunity to give an invited talk in the forthcoming NASFLA webinar series
  • An opportunity to publish a short piece in Meaning Potential

Award Criteria
  • Doctoral degree earned within the past five years (December 2017-December 2022)
  • Promising record of scholarship drawing on SFL
  • Commitment to making ongoing and significant contributions to scholarship using SFL
  • Particular consideration given to contributions that address issues of equity and diversity, as well as contributions that make connections to practices in the field (education, healthcare, etc.)
Application and Nomination Process for 2023
Interested applicants should submit the following documentation:
  1. The nominee’s CV
  2. A published or publishable (in press) paper that shows deep understanding and use of SFL in innovative and rigorous ways
  3. A brief statement from the nominee describing their current research program and how this research advances or engages the field of SFL (maximum one-page, single-spaced)
  4. A letter of support from an SFL scholar who assesses the contributions of the nominee’s research and scholarship, as well as potential for continuing contributions. This letter may be submitted by the nominee or by the supporting scholar. Either way, it must be received by the nomination deadline.
Self-nominations are permitted. Please send electronic nomination materials by February 15, 2023 to the award adjudication committee chair, Dr. Jason D. Mizell: jdmizell@miami.edu. The awardee will be named at the annual NASFLA meeting at the 2023 AAAL conference (Portland, OR).

Past Promising Scholar Award Winners

2022
Jason Mizell
2021
Kathryn Accurso
2018

Amber Simmons
2017
Ryan Miller
2016 
Zak Lancaster

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