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Announcing the WorldCALL 2008 Scholarship Awardees

The scholarship committee has reached its final decisions. We had an extremely difficult time deciding the awardees. Many highly qualified applicants had to be turned down purely because of budgetary constraints. Our goal was to decide on individuals who met these criteria:
  • People who have been active in CALL (not just language pedagogy or administration) as evidenced by recent publications, presentations or on-going projects.
  • People who exhibited in their "Statements of Purpose" a clear goal for their attendance at WorldCALL 2008 and a plan to disseminate the knowledge so gained upon their return home.
  • People who represent a wide spectrum of geographical areas, balanced by gender and years of experience. Geographical selection was also, to some extent, determined in proportion to the number of applications from that area of the world.
Congratulations to those who have been selected. At the same time, we thank those who applied and sincerely regret that they, too, could not be included.

Thomas Robb, Ph.D., Chair, WorldCALL 2008 Scholarship Committee

The Awardees

Cruvinel Teixeira Alves, Erika Brazil
Elramady, Asem Aly Elsaid Egypt
Fang, Ying China
Fawzi, Hala Sudan
Isharyanti, Neny Indonesia
Izquierdo Mujica, Evelyn de Los Angeles Venezuela
Kilickaya, Ferit Turkey
Lyulkun, Nina Ukraine
Marandi, Susan Iran
Mo, Jinguo China
Quintana, Nelba Argentina
Verschoor, Jennifer Argentina
Viswanathan, Revathi India

The WorldCALL 2008 Conference will bring together experts and practitioners in Computer-Assisted Language Learning from around the world.

Thank you, everyone, for your applications! There were a total of 125 applications by the deadline of 31 December 2007, of which 91 met all submission critieria. Approximately ten people will receive awards, depending on the total cost of transportation. Watch this page for the announcement of the Scholarship Committee's decisions on March 1st, 2008.


One of the goals of WorldCALL is to provide as many scholarships as possible for professional development to those who are working with CALL in developing countries so that they can benefit from the exchange of ideas and come into contact with leaders in the field.

Scholarship awards include:
  • Return air transportation (economy class) from current residence to Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Accommodation during the conference (5 nights, 4-8 August).
  • Waiver of conference participation fees.
  • A daily allowance for meals and miscellaneous expenses.
  • Scholarship recipients are expected to pay for their own expenses from their home to the nearest airport.
Arrangements for air transportation (e-tickets) will be made by the scholarship committee on behalf of the awardees. Recipients are expected to return to their point of departure within a period of 10 days from the time that they left.

Criteria for scholarships:

Each recipient must
  • speak English fluently
  • not have sufficient funds to afford to attend WorldCALL without scholarship aid.
  • be a native of, and currently be residing in a country that is NOT considered to be a "High Income Economy" by the World Bank.
  • have made a significant accomplishment towards the implementation or development of CALL or ICT for language learning, in either research or practice.
  • not have received a grant for a previous WorldCALL conference.
Application for a scholarship is NOT tied to having a presentation accepted for WorldCALL. All scholarship recipients, however, will be asked to participate in one or more panel discussions or other events during the conference.

The following documents are required from all applicants:
  • Each applicant should fill in the online application form (below) which includes a personal "Statement of Purpose" in 200 words or less specifying what your current area of interest in CALL is and how you hope to benefit from attendance at WorldCALL 2008.
  • Three letters of recommendation, to be sent directly by the recommender by e-mail to <scholarships@worldcall.org>. Please tell each recommender that the subject line should read: Recommendation: <your name>. At least one recommendation should come from someone who has recently worked closely with you and who is familiar with your efforts in CALL and Information technology. The committee prefers recommendations that come from a variety of sources, rather than all from the applicant's current educational institution. Candidates can check to see whether recommendations have been received here. Note! If you have multiple names, please tell your recommenders what surname you have used on your application (and on this Moodle site).
  • A brief curriculum vitae which lists your personal background, education, employment, a list of any publications and oral presentations and any previous awards or scholarships that you might have received. CVs are submitted using the link provided lower down on this page.

Important dates

  • Deadline for Scholarship Applications: December 31, 2007
    (Includes the receipt of all CVs and references)
  • Notification of Scholarship Decisions: March 1, 2008

*High Income Economies as determined by the World Bank.

Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, The, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Hong Kong (China), Iceland, Ireland , Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao (China), Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan*, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands (U.S.)

*Not a World Bank member economy, so added based on other indicators.