Awards

CATESOL Level Award for ESL Students

Community College Student Essay Contest
Sponsored by Townsend Press
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This award honors an ESL student in a credit or non-credit program in community college. The essay winner will receive $200 worth of books from Townsend Press.
DEADLINE EXTENDED : August 10th, 2022

CATESOL Level Award for Full-Time & Part-Time ESL Teachers

Community College Professional Development Award
Sponsored by National Geographic Learning
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This $500 award honors an outstanding Community College ESL instructor who is nominated by a peer instructor for successfully providing opportunities for empowering students in the classroom.
DEADLINE EXTENDED : August 10th, 2022

College/University Level English Language Research Award
Sponsored by National Geographic Learning
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This $500 award honors ESL instructors, TEFL instructors, and former undergraduate or graduate students who write an outstanding piece on classroom-based research.
DEADLINE EXTENDED : August 10th, 2022

CATESOL Interest Group Award for ESL Teachers

Ron Lee Technology Award
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This $1,000 award will go to the ESL instructor who has integrated technology in innovative ways to support ESL teaching.
DEADLINE EXTENDED : August 10th, 2022

CATESOL Education Foundation Sponsored Memorial Awards

Gail E. Weinstein Award
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This $300 award honors a CATESOL member who works with immigrant learners in a community-based adult ESL classroom context and who integrates story sharing in classroom teaching.
DEADLINE EXTENDED : August 10th, 2022

Rick Sullivan Registration Grant
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This CATESOL Education Foundation grant covers annual conference registration costs for CATESOL members currently in graduate school.
Deadline: July 1, 2022

Gordon Johnson Membership Grant
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Two part-time teachers currently teaching ESL in California will receive a one-year membership to CATESOL to encourage their ongoing interest in professional development.
Deadline: August 1, 2022

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