Cambridge ESOL Best Practice in English for Academic Purposes Scholarship

This new scholarship gives the opportunity for any teacher involved with teaching English for Academic Purposes to attend the IATEFL annual conference Glasgow 2012.

This 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 cost of stopovers.

• teach English for academic purposes
• never have attended an IATEFL annual conference

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

• write an essay of between 400 and 500 words describing ways you help students learn how to structure a piece of academic writing
• provide a brief CV (2 sides A4 maximum)
• provide a passport size photograph (for inclusion in the conference programme if you win).

The submission date is 22nd August 2011.  You will be informed about the award around the end of September.

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