Academia Latinoamericana, the Linguistic department of Equatorialis University: Available to: 6 – 12 (Secondary) Teachers of Spanish. The scholarship recipient may choose Ecuador, Peru or Bolivia, or combine two countries. Scholarship includes the following :two weeks of classes / 40 contact hours in Spanish acquisition, curso de perfeccionamiento de Espanol para profesores, indigenous culture, Literature, History or Culture and Civilization course / lodging with host family, accommodation in private room / airport transfer upon arrival to destination / two meals per day (breakfast and dinner. Not included: Flight transportation, airport taxes, tips, lunches or snacks, and side trips or weekend excursions. Estudio Sampere: This scholarship is available to teachers of Spanish K-16; it provides three weeks of study in Spain or Ecuador. It includes tuition, room, and board in one of several locations in Spain or in Cuenca, Ecuador. The scholarship does not include transportation to or transfer within Spain or Ecuador. The Cemanahuac Educational Community: This scholarship, available to teachers of Spanish in levels K-12, provides two weeks at Cemanahuac Educational Community in Cuernavaca, Mexico, including registration, tuition, housing with a Mexican family (double room) for two weeks, all meals, a field-study trip, and a certificate of attendance. The scholarship does not include transportation to Mexico City or transfers to Cuernavaca from Mexico City airport. The Embassy of Spain: This scholarship, sponsored by the Embassy of Spain for three weeks of study in Spain, is available to secondary teachers of Spanish. It includes registration, tuition, and housing in one of several locations in Spain. The scholarship does not include transportation to Spain or transfers within the country Centro MundoLingua: This scholarship is available to secondary school teachers of Spanish who teach AP classes or indicate and can validate that they will do so in the near future. It provides tuition for a 2-week course, room, board, and materials. The course, an AP summer institute endorsed by the College Board (renewal credits offered free and graduate credits available for an additional cost), is in Sevilla. The scholarship does not include transportation to Spain or transfers to Sevilla. The Goethe Institut and AATG: This scholarship for German teachers pre-K through university includes registration and tuition at a Goethe Institut in Germany, housing, with breakfast and one meal daily on seminar days for three or four weeks, depending on the seminar chosen, and some specific field trips. The Cultural Services of the French Embassy: These scholarships, available to French teachers in levels K-12, provide three weeks of study during July in France. They include registration, tuition and a certificate of attendance, and an allotment for lodging, meals, and expenses while in France, including transfer from the airport to the study site. They do not include transportation to France. The University of Quebec - Chicoutimi: This scholarship, available to French teachers in levels K-12, provides three weeks at the Ecole de langue française et de culture, including admission and tuition fees, materials, and meals, daily transportation to the University, cultural activities, and a 2-day excursion to Quebec City. There may be a small fee for lodging with a French-speaking family or in a university residence. REQUIREMENTS: More information and details available in the fall SCOLTalk or on the SCOLT webpage (www.scolt.org) or from SCOLT Scholarship Director Susan Navey-Davis: navey@ncsu.edu APPLICATION POSTMARKED BY NOVEMBER 1, 2009: Application information is available on-line and in the fall SCOLTalk. Completed applications must include three copies of each of the following:
Two one-page letters of recommendation (any combination of principal, supervisor, department chair, colleagues, students/former students)
(Click HERE for the 2010 Scholarship Application form.)