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Who's Eligible: TESOL members who are or have been enrolled within the past year in a TESOL or TEFL graduate program that prepares teachers to teach ESOL.

Purpose: To support recent or current graduate students in the development of projects with direct application to ESOL language classroom instruction.

Amount: One award of US$1,500 upon selection and acceptance of the award and a convention registration for a subsequent year, when the project is presented.

Criteria: Applications are evaluated in terms of (a) the merit of the graduate study project, (b) reasons for pursuing graduate studies, and (c) financial need. Preference is given to projects with practical classroom applications.

To Apply: Send 1 copy of each of the following: (a) a cover sheet with your name (as it appears on TESOL membership*), address, telephone, e-mail address, and TESOL membership number, if available, (b) a two-page (maximum) letter of application including (1) an explanation of your reasons for pursuing graduate studies, and (2) a statement of financial need; (c) a three-page (maximum) description of your graduate study project including (1) the name of the institution where the project will be or is being done, (2) a statement of purpose of the study, (3) a description of what is to be done and why, (4) a statement of the project's practical application, and (5) your qualifications to undertake the project; (d) a current curriculum vitae; and (e) a 50-word biography.

Supporting Documentation: With your application, enclose one sealed letter from your graduate project supervisor that (a) describes your scholarship and (b) confirms approval, indicates the status, and comments on the merit of the project.

Additional Comments: The recipient of this award is expected to present the results of the project at a TESOL convention within 3 years of the date the award is received.

Due Date: Applications must be received on or before November.

Please apply via email to awards@tesol.org or submit applications to:

Awards Committee

TESOL

1925 Ballenger Avenue, Suite 550
Alexandria, VA 22314-6820 USA

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