There's a TESOL Award

for Everyone!

Rosemary Orlando, Chair
Adrianne Ochoa, Incoming Chair
Barbara Schmenk, Past Chair
TESOL Awards Committee
Overview of TESOL Awards

Awards by Application

Awards by Nomination
Awards by Application
TESOL Professional Development
Scholarships
Albert H. Marckwardt Travel Grants
Ruth Crymes TESOL Fellowship for
Graduate Study
Mary Finocchiaro Award for
Excellence in Nonpublished
Pedagogical Materials
Awards by Application (contd)
TESOL Award for Dedication to
Community College ESL Teaching
TESOL Award for an Outstanding
Paper on NNEST Issues
TESOL Award for Distinguished
Research

Awards by Application (contd)
TESOL/TEFL Travel Grant
TESOL Awards for International
Participation at TESOL
Ruth Crymes TESOL Academy
Fellowship
TESOL Award for Teacher as
Classroom Researcher

Awards by Nomination
James E. Alatis Award
TESOL Virginia French Allen Award
D. Scott Enright TESOL Interest Section
Service Award
TESOL Leadership Mentoring Program
TESOL Award for Excellence in Teaching
Are you a TESOL member?
TESOL Professional Development
Scholarships
Established in 1995 to support the TESOL membership with ongoing
professional development and to make the TESOL convention more
enriching, fulfilling, and accessible to all members.

This year, 41 scholarships were awarded, one for each year of TESOL's
history.

Amount: The waiver of (a) convention registration only or (b)
convention registration and tuition for one Pre- or Post-Convention
Institute.

Who's Eligible: All current TESOL members.
Are you a graduate student?
Ruth Crymes TESOL Fellowship for
Graduate Study

Albert H. Marckwardt Travel Grants
Ruth Crymes TESOL Fellowship
for Graduate Study

Supports recent or current graduate students in the
development of projects with direct application to ESOL
language classroom instruction. The award recipient is
expected to present the results of the project at a TESOL
convention within 3 years of receipt of the award.

Amount: One award of U.S.$1,500 upon selection and
acceptance of the award and waiver of the convention
registration fee for a subsequent year, when the project is
presented.

Who's Eligible: TESOL members who are or have been
enrolled within the past year in a TESOL or TEFL graduate
program that prepares teachers to teach ESOL.

Albert H. Marckwardt Travel
Grants

Established in 1976 to honor this distinguished educator
from the University of Michigan and Princeton University
who helped shape the community of language scholars and
teachers. Its purpose is to assist graduate students
traveling to a TESOL convention.

Amount: U.S.$500 in addition to a waiver of the
convention registration fees.

Who's Eligible: TESOL members who are graduate
students worldwide in TESL/TEFL programs.
Are you teaching in an EFL
context?
TESOL/TEFL Travel Grant
Supports EFL professionals in attending a TESOL convention.

Amount: Travel and basic expenses not to exceed U.S.$2,500.

Who's Eligible: TESOL members who are currently practicing
EFL teachers, teacher trainers, or supervisors with a minimum of
5 years' experience in a non-English-speaking setting. Preference
is given to applicants who have never attended a TESOL
convention.

Are you a materials writer?
Mary Finocchiaro Award for Excellence in
Nonpublished Pedagogical Materials
Created in 1987 in honor of Mary Finocchiaro, a noted educator,
author, and TESOL president (1970-1971). It recognizes a person
(or people) who has achieved excellence through the development
of practical pedagogical materials not currently under consideration
for publication.

Amount: U.S.$500

Who's Eligible: Any TESOL member
Are you a researcher?
TESOL Award for Distinguished
Research
Recognizes excellence in any area of research on language teaching
and learning.

Amount: U.S.$1,000. Funds donated by Thomson Heinle Publishers.

Who's Eligible: Any TESOL member who has completed an
empirical research project and subsequent scholarly paper and either
(a) has a publication date in TESOL Quarterly in the year 2007 or (b)
has a publication date in another scholarly journal in the year 2007.

Are you a teacher, teacher
educator, or supervisor?
Ruth Crymes TESOL Academies
Fellowships
Supports teachers who wish to attend a TESOL Academy. The Ruth
Crymes Fellowship Fund was established in memory of TESOL
President (1979-1980) and TESOL Quarterly Editor Ruth Crymes,
who was killed in an airplane crash en route to the 1979 MEXTESOL
Conference in Mexico.

Amount: One fellowship per Academy, not to exceed U.S.$500, to
be used toward registration, room, board, and travel expenses.

Who's Eligible: Any TESOL member who is a classroom teacher or
teacher trainer/supervisor.
Will you be a first-time presenter
from outside the US or Canada?
TESOL Award for International
Participation at TESOL
Established to increase international participation at the annual TESOL
convention.

Amount: Up to five awards to cover travel and lodging expenses to
attend and present at the TESOL convention. Recipients should expect
to cover incidental expenses such as food, telephone, and ground
transportation. Funds provided by the TEOFL Board of ETS.

Who's Eligible: TESOL members who are from a country outside the
U.S. or Canada, who will be first-time presenters at the TESOL
convention, and who have had a proposal accepted for presentation at
the 42nd Annual TESOL Convention in 2008. TESOL members currently
living in the U.S. or Canada are not eligible. Preference given to those
from countries underrepresented at the TESOL conventions.
Are you a teacher-researcher?
TESOL Award for Teacher as Classroom
Action Researcher
Recognizes excellence in action research on language teaching and
learning in an ESL/EFL classroom. Given to facilitate attendance and
disseminate research findings at the TESOL annual convention.

Amount: One award in the amount of US $1,000. The funds are
donated by The College Board.

Who's Eligible: Any instructor who is a TESOL member, who has at
least 5 years of ESL/EFL classroom teaching experience, and who has
completed a classroom action research project of significant value to
the profession.
Are you teaching at a
community college?
TESOL Award for Dedication to Community
College ESL Teaching
Established to honor community college instructors who have
demonstrated a commitment to teaching ESL and to facilitate their
attendance at the TESOL annual convention.

Amount: One award in the amount of US$1,000. The funds are
donated by Houghton Mifflin Publishers.

Who's Eligible: Any instructor who is a TESOL member with at least
3 years of ESL community college classroom experience is eligible.
Part-time/adjunct instructors are encouraged to apply.
Are you presenting on NNEST
Issues?
TESOL Award for an Outstanding
Paper on NNEST Issues
This award was created to recognize scholarship on NNEST issues.

Amount: One award of US$250, donated by East Carolina University,
and a convention registration to the Annual TESOL Convention

Who's Eligible: TESOL members who have had a proposal accepted
for presentation (paper or colloquium) on NNEST issues at the 42nd
Annual TESOL Convention in 2008. Both native and nonnative
speakers of English may apply.

Do you know someone who is
dedicated to service to TESOL?
James E. Alatis Award

TESOL Virginia French Allen Award

D. Scott Enright TESOL Interest
Section Service Award
James E. Alatis Award for Service
to TESOL (by nomination)
Established in 1987 to honor James E. Alatis for his 21 years of
devoted service as TESOL's first executive director.
Acknowledges outstanding and extended service by TESOL
members at international, regional, and local levels.

Award: A commemorative symbol presented to the recipient at
the TESOL convention and the recipient's name placed on a
permanent plaque in TESOL Central Office. One award presented
each year.

Who's Eligible: Any TESOL member. Former TESOL Board
members may not be nominated until three (3) years after
completion of their Board term.
TESOL Virginia French Allen
Award
(by nomination)
Established in 1990 by Dr. Allen's former students in honor of her
long-time contributions to the field. It honors an ESOL teacher who
has shared scholarship and provided service at the affiliate level.

Award: A 3-year membership in TESOL, including subscription to
TESOL Quarterly

Who's Eligible: Any member of a TESOL affiliate who is not a
member of TESOL.
D. Scott Enright TESOL Interest
Section Service Award
(by nomination)
Acknowledges outstanding and extended service to and leadership in
TESOL interest sections. First granted in 1993 to D. Scott Enright,
who passed away in 1994, to recognize his leadership as a member
and chair of the Elementary Education Interest Section and his work
on behalf of all TESOL interest sections while he served as interest
section representative on TESOL's Executive Board from 1989 to
1992.

Award: A commemorative certificate presented to the recipient at
the TESOL convention and the recipient's name placed on a
permanent plaque in TESOL Central Office, plus registration to the
annual TESOL convention. One award is presented each year.

Who's Eligible: Any TESOL member.
Do you know an excellent
teacher?
TESOL Award for Excellence in
Teaching
Honors teachers considered by their colleagues to be excellent
teachers.

Amount: U.S.$1,000. The funds for this award are donated by
Thomson Heinle Publishers.

Who's Eligible: Any TESOL member with at least 5 years of ESL/EFL
classroom experience who is considered to be an excellent teacher
by another TESOL member.
Do you know someone from an
underrepresented group in TESOL?
TESOL Leadership Mentoring Program
Helps underrepresented groups within TESOL become more involved in
the work of the association. Recipients are paired with mentors who
guide them throughout the year as they contribute their time and
expertise to TESOL and its varied activities and projects.

Amount: (a) Basic registration to the 42nd Annual TESOL Convention
in 2008 and a cash award of US$1,000 for lodging expenses during the
convention; (b) a mentoring relationship with a TESOL leader (c)
participation in the Leadership Development Certificate Program (held
during the convention and online afterwards); and (d) the opportunity
to volunteer for a TESOL activity of the candidate's choice at the
convention and throughout the year (2008-2009).

Who's Eligible: TESOL members who are (a) nonnative speakers of
English, (b) employed in settings other than universities, or (c)
underrepresented groups in TESOL.
Thank you for your support!

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donations make these awards and
grants possible.

Thank you!!



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