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Apply for the IATEFL MaWSIG Scholarship

The scholarship consists of:  

  • Registration for the MaWSIG Pre-Conference Event
  • Registration for the IATEFL Conference
  • Mentoring to support the preparation of your presentation/workshop at the main IATEFL conference
  • A year’s IATEFL membership
  • A year’s MaWSIG membership
  • Up to 5 nights’ accommodation at a maximum of £100 per night (receipts necessary)
  • £150 towards food expenses while at the conference
  • Travel expenses: economy flight from home country (if necessary), second class rail, buses, up to a maximum of £1200 (receipts necessary)

To qualify you must:

  • be involved in materials writing/development, for publication or for your own classroom
  • be a first-time speaker at the IATEFL conference
  • agree to give a presentation/workshop that will be part of the MaWSIG Showcase Day
  • agree to write a blog post (700–1000 words) about our Pre-Conference Event (due two weeks after the event)
  • agree to write a blog post (700–1000 words) summarising your Showcase presentation/workshop (due four weeks after the event)
  • agree to make a 30-second video about your experience of being a MaWSIG scholarship winner after the event
  • agree to be interviewed at a MaWSIG webinar approximately 6 months after the conference (e.g. about your materials, what you learned from attending the IATEFL conference, your experience of being a MaWSIG member)
Being a member of IATEFL has helped me build a network of professional colleagues, develop my knowledge, and also the chance to make my first presentation at an international conference.

Adriana, Lecturer in TESOL