<div dir="ltr"><div><div><span id="m_-8898428746434840807m_4202374717221651058m_-5123491566846827515gmail-docs-internal-guid-227b782f-7fff-3e97-1335-04da1c662113"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Call for Applications: Georgetown University MS and Ph.D. programs in Computational Linguistics</span></p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Georgetown
 University (Washington, DC) invites applications to our MS and Ph.D. 
programs for students wishing to study Computational Linguistics 
starting in Fall 2025. Georgetown is strategically located in the 
nation's capital with proximity to government institutions, a thriving 
tech industry, and other major universities. Our programs offer advanced
 training and cutting-edge research opportunities in topics such as 
natural language processing, syntactic/semantic analysis, corpora, 
contemporary machine learning/deep learning methods for language, and 
applications of Large Language Models and AI technologies. Current 
research priorities include </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">computational psycholinguistics</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">, </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">computational models of discourse</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">, and </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">linguistics-based language modeling</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">.
 Students have the opportunity to learn from faculty across a range of 
departments and to participate in our interdisciplinary research 
community (</span><a href="http://gucl.georgetown.edu/" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://gucl.georgetown.edu/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">).
 Additionally, students who apply to the Ph.D. program in Computational 
Linguistics may elect to participate in the university’s 
Interdisciplinary Concentration in Cognitive Science.</span></p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Admitted Ph.D. applicants are offered </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">full funding</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">. Admissions and funding decisions are made without regard to domestic vs. international status. Our programs include:</span></p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://linguistics.georgetown.edu/graduate/master-degree-programs/master-of-sciences" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">MS in Computational Linguistics</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> (Dept. of Linguistics, <b>Jan. 15</b> deadline)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://linguistics.georgetown.edu/graduate/phd-programs" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> (Dept. of Linguistics, <b>Dec. 1</b> deadline)</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:circle;font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Optional: </span><a href="https://cogsci.georgetown.edu/concentration/" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Interdisciplinary Concentration in Cognitive Science</span></a></p></li></ul></ul><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Requirements:
 A bachelor’s degree by August 2025 is required to enter either program.
 Both programs include core courses in Linguistics, so a prior degree in
 Linguistics is not required. Ph.D. applicants are expected to have some
 programming experience and a commitment to participating in 
computational linguistics research. See </span><a href="https://medium.com/@nschneid/inside-ph-d-admissions-what-readers-look-for-in-a-statement-of-purpose-3db4e6081f80" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">recommendations for the Ph.D. Statement of Purpose</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">.</span></p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Applications: </span><a href="https://linguistics.georgetown.edu/programs/apply/" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://linguistics.georgetown.edu/programs/apply/</span></a></p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Questions about application requirements and procedures should be directed to </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Erin Esch Pereira</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> (</span><a href="mailto:eee8@georgetown.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">eee8@georgetown.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">), Graduate Program Coordinator, Dept. of Linguistics.</span></p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sincerely,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://nathan.cl/" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Nathan Schneider</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">, Depts. of Linguistics and Computer Science; concentration director</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://gucorpling.org/amir/" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Amir Zeldes</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">, Dept. of Linguistics, Computational Linguistics</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://wilcoxeg.github.io/" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Ethan Gotlieb <span>Wilcox</span></span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:arial,sans-serif">, Dept. of Linguistics, Computational Linguistics</span></p></span></div></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#888888"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Nathan Schneider<br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Associate Professor of Linguistics and Computer Science, Georgetown University</span><br></div><div><a href="http://nathan.cl" target="_blank">http://nathan.cl</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></div></div></div>