Cactus to Conference

This new scholarship is intended to enable a teacher new to ELT to enjoy the experiences of attending an IATEFL annual conference and being an IATEFL member

This new scholarship is funded by Cactus Worldwide and is intended to enable a teacher new to ELT to enjoy the experiences of attending an IATEFL annual conference and being an IATEFL member. The scholarship also gives you the opportunity to be published on the Cactus website and in IATEFL publications

The award consists of:

• conference registration
• £400 towards accommodation and travel costs
• a year's IATEFL membership

To qualify you must:

• be a newly qualified teacher with between one and three years' experience in the ELT profession
• agree to write a brief article, about 400 words, on your experience of conference plus two further articles of similar length at 6 and 12 months after the conference about how winning has affected your practice

To be considered you should send electronically:

• an outline, between 400 and 500 words, of your best lesson so far and why you think it went well
• a brief curriculum vitae highlighting any writing experience you may have
• a passport size photograph (for inclusion in the conference programme if you win)

Presenting:

It is not a requirement of this scholarship to give a presentation at the IATEFL conference. However, part of the full conference experience is giving a presentation.

If you are a member of IATEFL and would like to submit a presentation, please submit online.

If you are not a member of IATEFL and would like to submit a presentation, please complete the special speaker registration form downloadable from Scholarships page as you will not be able to submit online without a valid membership number. If you are the winner of this scholarship, a year's membership is paid for by the scholarship as all presenters must be members of IATEFL.

Deadlines:

Submit your application to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by 18th September 2009. Mark your submission 'Cactus to Conference Scholarship'. The award results will be communicated to you by the end of October.