Application/Nomination Forms for Awards, Grants & Scholarships

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To save time, please have all required items ready to upload before filling out form. You can find all requirements and rubrics at clta.net/clta-awards-grants-programs/. Deadline for submitting forms is January 25, 2024
(unless otherwise stated in description).

What would you like to do?

Nominate someone for an awardApply for a grant and/or scholarship

Awards Nomination Form

For which award?

Outstanding Teacher AwardOutstanding Teacher Leader AwardThe Hal Wingard Lifetime Achievement AwardThe Lorraine D’Ambruoso Award for Meritorious Service to the Profession

Information about the Nominee for Outstanding Teacher or Teacher Leader Awards

First Name

Last Name

Home Phone

Work Phone

Home Address

City

State

Zip Code

School information

Subjects Taught

District Name

School Name

Name of District Superintendent

Principal

School Address

City

State

Zip Code

Requirements - Use the checklist below to indicate which documents accompany this nomination form. Items with an * need to be ready to upload at end of this form.

*evidence of CLTA membership. Send an email to membership@clta.net to verify eligibility. Confirmation of membership will be sent to committee after application is submitted. *letter of nomination describing attributes and contributions*brief professional resumé of nominee*evidence that the nominee is currently employed as a teacher of world language other than English*a recent photograph of nominee (one copy suitable for display)*three letters of recommendation from persons not CLTA board membersnominated by local affiliate or colleague (other than CLTA board member) - part of this formcompleted nomination form (hitting submit at the end this form takes care of this)

Supporting Documents

Letter of nomination describing attributes and contributions

Brief professional resumé of nominee

A recent photograph of nominee (one copy suitable for display)

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #1

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #1 here.

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #2

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #2 here.

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #3

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #3 here.

Upload other items in support of your application/nomination.

Nominator information

Name (first and last)

Position

Phone

Confirm Email

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Nominating Organization (if applicable)

Information about Nominee for Lorraine D'Ambruoso Award of Meritorious Service to the Profession

First Name

Last Name

Home Phone

Work Phone

Home Address

City

State

Zip Code

Requirements - Use the checklist below to indicate which documents accompany this nomination form. Items with an * need to be ready to upload at end of this form.

*evidence of CLTA membership. Send an email to membership@clta.net to verify eligibility. Confirmation of membership will be sent to committee after application is submitted. *letter of nomination describing attributes and contributions*brief professional resumé/CV of nominee*evidence of at least 20 years of language teaching and/or service to language education, at least five in California*evidence of at least five years of exemplary service to CLTA and its members*a recent photograph of nominee (one copy suitable for display)*three letters of recommendationcompleted nomination form (hitting submit at the end this form takes care of this)*nominee lives in California or teaches in California (Get email verification of address from memberhip@clta.net*nominated by any current CLTA member including CLTA board members (Get email verification of membership of nominator from memberhip@clta.net

Supporting Documents

Letter of nomination describing attributes and contributions

Brief professional resumé of nominee

Evidence of at least 20 years of language teaching and/or service to language education, at least five in California

Evidence of at least five years of exemplary service to CLTA and its members

A recent photograph of nominee (one copy suitable for display)

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #1

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #1 here.

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #2

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #2 here.

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #3

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #3 here.

Upload other items in support of your application/nomination.

Nominator information

Name

Position

Phone

Confirm Email

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Information about the Nominee for Hal Wingard Lifetime Achievement Award

First Name

Last Name

Home Phone

Work Phone

Home Address

City

State

Zip Code

Requirements - Use the checklist below to indicate which documents accompany this nomination form. Items with an * need to be ready to upload at end of this form.

*letter of nomination describing attributes and contributions*a recent photograph of nominee (one copy suitable for display)*three letters of support **evidence that the nominee has made significant contributions in the areas of advocacy, assessment, curriculum and leadership in world language education**evidence that the nominee has made significant contributions at the local, state, regional and national levelscompleted nomination form (may be made by a CLTA Board member except the Executive Director or Awards Chair)

Supporting Documents

Letter of nomination describing attributes and contributions

Evidence that the nominee has made significant contributions in the areas of advocacy, assessment, curriculum and leadership in world language education if not already in at least one of the support letters.

Evidence that the nominee has made significant contributions at the local, state, regional and national levels if not already in at least one of the support letters.

A recent photograph of nominee (one copy suitable for display)

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #1

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #1 here.

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #2

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #2 here.

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #3

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #3 here.

Upload other items in support of your application/nomination.

Nominator information

Name (first & last)

Position

Phone

Confirm Email

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Nominating Organization (if applicable)

Grant/Scholarship Application Form

PLEASE NOTE: CLTA will not award any *Travel Grants* for 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. These grants will resume once it is safe to travel abroad.

For which grant/scholarship?

*LangAbroD Grant**Cemanahuac Cuernavaca Grant*Memorial Scholarship*Centro MundoLengua Grant*Sidney Gorman Scholarship (for beginning teachers)*Spanish Embassy Grant*Sylvia Jones Legacy Scholarship (for mid-career teachers)

Sylvia Jones Legacy Scholarship (for mid-career teachers)

To request the application for this award, send an email to worldlanguagesummerseminr@gmail.com.

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 Duarte Silva (duarte@stanford.edu) or Tanya Zaccone (exec-director@clta.net).

Applicant

First Name

Last Name

Home Address

City

State

Zip Code

Home Phone

Work Phone

School information

Subjects Taught

Affiliate Membership

District Name

Name of District Superintendent

School Name

Principal

School Address

City

State

Zip Code

Have you been a recipient of this grant in the previous four years?

YesNo

After completion of the grant project, will you be willing to submit a written report for the CLTA newsletter or present a report to the membership at CLTA's Annual Conference next year?

YesNo

Would you also like to be considered for a LangAbrod Grant which provides additional funding for travel expenses. No additional paper work is needed.

YesNo

Requirements - Use the checklist below to indicate which documents accompany this nomination form. Items with an * need to be ready to upload at end of this form.

*evidence of CLTA membership. Send an email to membership@clta.net to verify eligibility. Confirmation of membership will be sent to committee after application is submitted. *letter written by applicant describing: 1) motivation for applying for this grant, 2) how the grant will help the applicant to improve his/her teaching skills, and 3) projected impact on the applicants's students and classroom activities*brief professional resumé/CV*evidence that the applicant is currently employed as a teacher of world language other than English*a recent photograph of applicant (one copy suitable for display)*recommendations from three people

Supporting Documents

Letter by applicant describing motivation for applying for this grant, how grant will help improve his/her teaching skills, and projected impact on his/her students and classroom activities

Brief professional resumé/CV

Evidence that the applicant is currently employed as a teacher of world language other than English

A recent photograph of applicant (one copy suitable for display)

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #1

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #1 here.

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #2

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #2 here.

Name & Position of person writing recommendation letter #3

Phone

Upload letter of recommendation #3 here.

Upload other items in support of your application/nomination.

Application for Sidney Gorman Endowment Scholarship (for beginning teachers)

First Name

Last Name

Home Address

City

State

Zip Code

Home Phone

Work Phone

School information

Subjects Taught

Affiliate Membership

District Name

Name of District Superintendent

School Name

Principal

School Address

City

State

Zip Code

Language(s) you teach

Are you receiving funding from your school/district to attend this event?

YesNo

Have you been a recipient of this grant in the previous four years?

YesNo

Requirements - Use the checklist below to indicate which documents accompany this nomination form. Items with an * need to be ready to upload before submitting this form.

*evidence of CLTA membership. Send an email to membership@clta.net to verify eligibility. Confirmation of membership will be sent to committee after application is submitted. *letter written by applicant describing: describing 1) the CLTA event that funds will be used for, 2) motivation for applying for this grant*Evidence from applicant's employer that 1) the applicant is currently employed as a teacher of world languages other that English, 2) that the applicant has been teaching a world language other than English for no more than four years, and 3) that the applicant is not receiving any support from his/her school to attend the CLTA event.*a recent photograph of applicant (one copy suitable for display)

Letter written by applicant describing: 1) the CLTA event that funds will be used for, 2) motivation for applying for this grant.

Evidence from applicant's employer that 1) applicant is currently employed as a teacher of world languages other that English, 2) applicant has been teaching a world language other than English for no more than four years, and 3) applicant is not receiving any support from his/her school or district to attend the CLTA event.

A recent photograph of applicant (one copy suitable for display)

NOTE:

Qualified applicants will be selected by lottery. Awards are expected to be as much as $300. 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 for reimbursement up to the amount awarded. Allowable expenses are registration, hotel, meals, and transportation to a CLTA function.

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