Georgia Teachers of English to
Speakers of Other Languages ![]() |
Who’s Eligible: Any current Georgia TESOL member
Purpose: Since Lindy Lopez-Butner exemplified the high ideals of an unusually competent, sensitive, caring ELL teacher who sacrificed her own time and comfort for the well-being of her students, especially the neediest ones, Georgia TESOL has set up a memorial grant in her honor.
The purpose of the grant is to promote the professional development of a promising ELL teacher who is a current member in good standing of Georgia TESOL, has a worthy plan or goal that will ultimately benefit ELL students, but lacks the resources or materials to achieve his or her goal.
Note: This grant cannot be used for any travel, conference registrations, or conference presentations.
Amount: up to $1000
Criteria: Applications are evaluated on the basis of (a) rationale, (b) relevance for ESL students, (c) objectives, (d) implementation plan, (e) evaluation plan, (f) budget, (g) plan for sharing, (h) strength of the applicant's recommendation letter, and (i) how well the applicant's proposed use of funds achieves the grant's intended purpose.
Due Date: Applications and one letter of recommendation must be completed on or before September 30th.
Review Committee: Three or more Members-at-Large of the Georgia TESOL Executive Board will conduct a blind review of all complete applications.
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