Cambridge ESOL Best Practice in State Education Scholarship

This scholarship gives the opportunity for any teacher involved in state education to attend the IATEFL annual conference in Glasgow 2012.

The scholarship is funded by the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.

The award consists of:

  • registration for a pre-conference event of the winner's choice
  • registration for the main conference
  • a year's IATEFL membership
  • a maximum of five nights' accommodation
  • travel costs including, if necessary, an economy flight to the UK*
  • £50.00 per day expenses

* This includes the cost of flights and airport transfers.  Cambridge ESOL will not cover the costs of stopovers.

To qualify you must:
  • be involved, formally or informally, in state education
  • or be interested in moving in to this area of work
  • never have attended an IATEFL annual conference

To be considered for the scholarship: you should apply online and:

  • complete the following task of between 400 and 500 words:

How to manage a large class of students preparing for the paired Cambridge English: First for Schools Speaking test.

And provide:

  • a brief curriculum vitae (2 sides A4 maximum)
  • a passport size photograph (for inclusion in the conference programme if you win)

The submission deadline is Monday 22nd August 2011 and the award will be announced at the end of September 2011. 

PLEASE APPLY USING OUR ONLINE APPLICATION FORM, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR CV AND PHOTO READY TO UPLOAD