LISSIM 8: Wh/ PHI May 24 - June 6, 2014
Funded byCIIL and GLOW
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The First List

This is the long-awaited moment for most applicants! This year, since we are running about 10 days late in our preparations for the school, we have decided to bring out 2 lists in a week -- today we are publishing the first list and depending upon certain factors (like confirmation failure, room availability, cancellations), we will bring out the 2nd list on April 25th, 2014; there will be a second list.

The break-up for various selection criteria employed were: past record (5); motivation/ reasons for attending the school (5); written essay (30 -- addressing the essay question asked (5), previous literature (5), data relevance (10), theoretical application (10)); and interview (60)

We apologise to those who would not have made it to the school this year and wish them luck in their career. We thankfully acknowledge all the applicants for their interest in LISSIM and hope they will continue to be interested in the formal properties of languages well after L8.

THE EARLY-SELECTED LIST

In alphabetical order of last names

  1. Rahul Balusu (Assistant Prof., EFLU)
  2. Sakshi Bhatia (PhD, UMass)
  3. Marcin Dadan (PhD, UConn)
  4. Stefan Keine, (PhD, UMass)
  5. Philip Shushurin (BA, Moscow State Univ.)

THE FIRST SELECTED LIST

In order of merit

  1. Ishani Guha (PhD, MIT)
  2. Sabine Laszakovits (MA, University of Vienna)
  3. Gurmeet Kaur (PhD, IITD)
  4. Michael Clauss (PhD, UMass)
  5. Madhumanti Dutta (MA, DU)
  6. Deepak Kumar (PhD, DU)
  7. Ambalika Guha (PhD, EFLU)
  8. Anastasia Gareyshina (BA, Moscow State University)
  9. Deepak Alok (PhD, JNU)
  10. Sindhu Herur (PhD, EFLU)
  11. Alfina Khaidem (MPhil, DU)
  12. Benu Pareek (PhD, JNU)
  13. Hidam Gaurshyam (PhD, DU)
  14. Jyoti Iyer (PhD, UMass)
  15. Atanu Saha (PhD, Jadavpur University)

News
April 20, 2014

The first list of selected candidates declared today. Confirmation of participation sought latest by April 24, 2014; the 2nd list will be published on April 25, 2014.

April 15, 2014

Please note the following changes in the interview schedule. The candidates will be contacted through email with details

  • April 18: International Skype (3 pm onwards)
  • April 19: Face-to-Face (3 pm onwards)
  • April 20: National Skype (11 AM onwards)

April 13, 2014

The list below includes the list of applicants selected for Lissim8 based on their essays and interviews and the general long-list of other applicants to be interview as per the schedule to be declared soon

April 6, 2014

The following applicants have been selected for a Skype interview for a possible place in LISSIM 8, to be held on April 10th, 2014 at 2:30 PM IST:

  • Sakshi Bhatia, UMass
  • Marcin Dadan, UConn
  • Sabine Laszakovits, University of Vienna
  • Philip Shushurin, Moscow State University

April 6, 2014

Please note the following announcements:

  1. Applicants who have sent their application by clicking the email link from this site are requested to re-send their applications by typing the secretary@fosssil.in email address.
  2. The General Short-List will be published on April 13, 2014. Skype and Face-to-Face interviews to be scheduled for April 15, 2014.
  3. The final list will be published on April 20, 2014
  4. Membership Fees for selected candidates living overseas will have to be paid by April 21, 2014. [Note that applicants from India have all paid their membership fees]

April 4, 2014

GLOW funding received; what an inspiration!

March 23, 2014

The deadline for the LISSIM 8 essay is now extended to 5th April, 2014, mid-night IST (Indian Standard Time), on popular deamands, as they say. However, applications received by tonight (the original deadline), will be processed and an early short-list will be published by the same date, i.e., the extended deadline of 5th April; this is to aid in visa and ticketing processes that overseas participants may have to undergo. Prospective participants who have already submitted their essays but who may wish to re-work on their essays may do so, just sent us an email withdrawing your submission for the time being.

March 3, 2014

Due to an unavoidadble delay, the deadline for the LISSIM 8 essay is 23rd march, 2014, mid-night IST (Indian Standar Time). Essay details posted as of today

March 2, 2014

As in the case of LISSIM7, we are applying fr fnding the School to CIIL, Mysore and GLOW.

March 3, 2014

Booking early is extremely important, there have been cases of both faculty and student missing a particular school because of not booking early enough. Booking usually open three months in advance, which means if you want to travel on May 22th, you must book your train tickets from Feb 22nd onwards, and usually within the first 2-3 days, all the berths in AC compartments fill up. More.

February 22, 2014

Since we are changing our venue after three years, not much is known about the ups and downs of this place, however, it is clear that it is quite up and cool!

Testimonials

I am writing this letter in support of the funding request by the organizers of LISSIM. I taught at LISSIM last year. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and I am grateful to the Central Institute of Indian Languages for making the event possible with their funding. Read more