Application/Nomination Forms for Awards, Grants & Scholarships

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Awards Nomination Form

Grant/Scholarship Application Form

Please NOTE:
The LangAbroD Grant is automatically awarded to recipient of the Centro MundoLengua Grant and the Salamanca Dice Grant. 
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Outstanding Teacher & Outstanding Teacher Leader

Lorraine D'Ambruoso Award of Meritorious Service to the Profession

Hal Wingard Lifetime Achievement Award

Sylvia Jones Legacy Scholarship (for mid-career teachers)
The application form for the Sylvia Jones Scholarship for mid-career teachers scholarship will be available sometime in March. Click HERE to see if the form is ready.

This is a partial scholarship to help teachers defray the cost of attending the Summer Seminar. Qualified applicants will be selected by the Summer Seminar co-directors. Awards have been as much as $200. Recipients will be advised of the exact amount upon notification. 

For questions about this scholarship, contact Elizabeth Matchett (exec-director@clta.net).

Duarte Silva DEI Fellowship

The requirements:

1. Evidence that the applicant has been a member of CLTA for at least two years. Get email confirmation from membership@clta.net (cc registrar@clta.net on all correspondence).

2. Evidence that the applicant is in a position related to the teaching and learning of a world language and/or classical language.

3. The applicant will submit a recent CV, three letters of recommendation, a philosophy of teaching statement, and a description of the proposed project (see below for more details).

4. In the year following their award, the recipient agrees to deliver a presentation or webinar for CLTA that will feature the outcomes of the project or activity supported by the fellowship. 

5. It is highly encouraged that the recipient attend the annual CLTA conference in order to receive the award.

We encourage applicants to review the scoring rubric as they prepare the application.

Sidney Gorman Endowment Scholarship (for beginning teachers)

NOTE:
Qualified applicants will be selected by lottery. Awards are expected to be as much as $500. Recipient will be advised of the exact amount upon notification. Upon completion of the event, the recipient will submit receipts for expenses to CLTA Treasurer (treasurer@clta.net) for reimbursement up to the amount awarded. Allowable expenses are registration, hotel, meals, and transportation to the CLTA Conference.
PLEASE NOTE: This grant is currently not available. We are working with the organizers to make it available for 2024. Please check the website at clta.net/clta-awards-grants-programs/ for updates.
Travel & Study Abroad Grant & Scholarship

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CLTA TOY 2026
Self-nominate NOT ready 
The Self-nominate for the 2026 CLTA Teacher of the Year Award (CLTA TOY) Form is expected to open in April 2025. Please check back then. Please do NOT click on the SUBMIT button. 
Dear CLTA Member:

Do you meet the requirements to apply to be the CLTA Teacher of the Year?

Eligibility:
  1. Be a current member of CLTA.
  2. Have previously been awarded the CLTA Outstanding Teacher Award OR the CLTA Teacher-Leader Award
  3. Meet the current ACTFL Toy Guidelines
To apply to be the 2026 CLTA TOY you will need to submit the following by May 21, 2025
  1. The 2026 TOY Application FORM where you will up load the following:  
    1. CLTA TOY Cover Sheet *
    2. High-quality headshot *
    3. Curriculum Vitae* (no more than five (5) pages)
    4. Personal statement on your philosophy of learning and assessing languages and developing cultural competence for all learners* (Limit: two pages, double-spaced, standard 12-point font)
* This will help you with your TOY portfolio if you are chosen as the CLTA TOY)

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For questions about this application, please contact Awards Chair - awards@clta.net
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