TESOL AWARDS PROGRAM

There's a TESOL Award for Everyone!

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 the

Development of Pedagogical Materials

Awards by Application (cont’d)

TESOL Award for Dedication to Community College ESL Teaching (provided by Heinle/Cengage)

TESOL Award for Distinguished Research (Heinle, part of Cengage Learning)

TESOL Award for Teacher as Classroom Action Researcher (College Board)

TESOL Award for an Outstanding Paper on NNEST Issues

Awards by Application (cont’d)

TESOL/TEFL Travel Grant for TESOL Members outside the U.S. or Canada

TOEFL Board Awards for International Participation at TESOL

Ruth Crymes TESOL Academy Fellowships Professional Development Travel Grant for

Practicing ESL/EFL Teachers (provided by Betty Azar)

Awards by Nomination

James E. Alatis Award for Service to TESOL TESOL Virginia French Allen Award for

Scholarship D. Scott Enright TESOL Interest Section Service

Award TESOL Leadership Mentoring Program Award TESOL Award for Excellence in Teaching

(Heinle, part of Cengage Learning)

Are you a TESOL member?

TESOL Professional Development Scholarship

Are you a graduate student?

Ruth Crymes TESOL Fellowship for Graduate Study

Albert H. Marckwardt Travel Grants

Are you teaching in an EFL context?

TESOL/TEFL Travel Grant outside the U.S. and Canada

Professional Development Travel Grant for Practicing ESL/EFL Teachers (Betty Azar)

Are you a materials writer?

Mary Finocchiaro Award for Excellence in the Development of Pedagogical Materials

Are you a researcher?

TESOL Award for Distinguished Research (Heinle/Cengage)

Are you a teacher, teacher educator, or supervisor?

Ruth Crymes TESOL Academy Fellowships

Are you a first-time presenter from outside the US or Canada?

TOEFL Board Awards for International Participation at TESOL (First time presenters)

Are you a teacher-researcher?

TESOL Award for Teacher as Classroom Action Researcher

Are you teaching at a community college?

TESOL Award for Dedication to Community College ESL Teaching

Are you presenting on NNEST Issues?


Do you know someone dedicated for service?

James E. Alatis Award for Service to TESOL

TESOL Virginia French Allen Award for Scholarship and Service

D. Scott Enright TESOL Interest Section Service Award

Do you know an excellent teacher?

TESOL Award for Excellence in Teaching

Do you know someone from an underrepresented group in TESOL?

TESOL Leadership Mentoring Program Award

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.

Amount: The waiver of (a) convention registration only or (b) convention registration and tuition for one PCI.

Who's Eligible: All current TESOL members.

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 a convention registration 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.

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.

Mary Finocchiaro Award for Excellence in the Development of Pedagogical Materials

Purpose: Created in 1987 in honor of Mary Finocchiaro, a noted educator, author, and TESOL president (1970-1971). It recognizes a person(s) 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.

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 Heinle a part of Cengage.

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 current year or (b) has a publication date in another scholarly journal in the current year .

Ruth Crymes TESOL Academy Fellowships

Support 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.

TOEFL Board Awards for International Participation in 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.

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 Annual TESOL Convention. TESOL members currently living in the U.S. or Canada are not eligible. Preference given to those from countries underrepresented at the TESOL conventions.

TESOL Award for Teacher as Classroom 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 donated by The College Board and will be presented at the TESOL annual convention.

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.

TESOL Award for Dedication to Community College ESL Teaching

Established to recognize excellence in action research on language teaching and learning in an ESL/EFL classroom. The award will be 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 and will be presented at the TESOL annual convention.

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.


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 Annual TESOL Convention in. Both native and nonnative speakers of English may apply.

Professional Development Travel Grant for Practicing ESL/EFL Teachers This award was created to give financial assistance to

ESL/EFL teachers who receive little or no financial support from their institutions for professional development.

Amount: 10+ awards of US$1,500 each to pay for TESOL Convention

Who’s eligible: Practicing ESL/EFL teachers & teacher trainers who need financial support to attend annual TESOL Convention.

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 for Scholarship (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. One award is presented each year.

Who's Eligible: Any TESOL member.

TESOL Award for Excellence in Teaching (Heinle, part of Cengage Learning)

(by nomination)

Honors teachers considered by their colleagues to be excellent teachers.

Amount: U.S.$1,000. The funds for this award are donated by Heinle, part of Cengage 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.

TESOL Leadership Mentoring Program(by nomination)

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.

TESOL Leadership Mentoring Program(by nomination), Cont’d

Amount: (a) Basic registration to the Annual TESOL Convention in 2011 and a cash award of US$1,300 for lodging expenses during the convention; (b) a mentoring relationship with a TESOL leader (c) participation in the Leadership Development Certificate Program (held online prior to and during the convention); and (d) the opportunity to volunteer for a TESOL activity of the candidate's choice at the convention and throughout the year (2011-2012).

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.

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