The University of Pittsburgh, based in Pittsburgh, PA offers a fully funded PhD in Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). The Department of Linguistics specialization areas includes phonetics/phonology, second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, Hispanic linguistics, and Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). The Department of Linguistics is able to offer several very attractive funding packages every year to well-qualified applicants for the Ph.D. program. Each full-time financial aid package comes with a fellowship covering all tuition and fees, full medical coverage, and a stipend for two terms of service, it can usually be renewed for up to a maximum total of 5 years for a Ph.D. student.