John R. Stowe Cultural Immersion Grant |
John R. Stowe Cultural Immersion Grant Application
Who’s Eligible: Any current Georgia TESOL member in good standing
Purpose: This grant is intended to provide assistance for an immersion experience abroad for an educator who wishes to serve his or her students better by learning more about their culture and language through experiencing the culture firsthand. It is named in honor of our late colleague and Georgia TESOL member
John Stowe who was constantly learning languages, traveling, and spending time with students in order to better understand their culture. John also firmly believed that a strong sense of place is a vital part of being truly immersed and connected to a community.
Purpose: This grant is intended to provide assistance for an immersion experience abroad for an educator who wishes to serve his or her students better by learning more about their culture and language through experiencing the culture firsthand. It is named in honor of our late colleague and Georgia TESOL member
John Stowe who was constantly learning languages, traveling, and spending time with students in order to better understand their culture. John also firmly believed that a strong sense of place is a vital part of being truly immersed and connected to a community.
Here are just a few examples of the many ways in which this grant could be used:
An educator whose student population is predominantly Chinese and who has never visited China or learned the language could use the grant to visit the country, live with a host family, and enroll in a language program.
An educator who teaches a largely Mexican population and who already speaks Spanish but has never visited Mexico could use the grant to tour the country and participate in a cultural exchange program.
An educator who would like to take a graduate level class to become better prepared to teach his/her ELL population could use the grant to defray costs of participation in one of the many available study abroad courses that focus on language/culture/linguistics and have a cultural immersion component (UGA and Valdosta State offer such programs; there are many others available as well).
An educator whose student population is predominantly Chinese and who has never visited China or learned the language could use the grant to visit the country, live with a host family, and enroll in a language program.
An educator who teaches a largely Mexican population and who already speaks Spanish but has never visited Mexico could use the grant to tour the country and participate in a cultural exchange program.
An educator who would like to take a graduate level class to become better prepared to teach his/her ELL population could use the grant to defray costs of participation in one of the many available study abroad courses that focus on language/culture/linguistics and have a cultural immersion component (UGA and Valdosta State offer such programs; there are many others available as well).
Amount: up to $2000
Criteria: Applications are evaluated on the basis of (a) rationale, (b) relevance, (c) impact, (d) implementation plan, and (e) evaluation plan. Applicants are encouraged to view this rubric that will be used by the review panel.
Due Date: Applications for must be completed on or before December 31
Review Committee: Three or more Members-at-Large of the Georgia TESOL Board will conduct a blind review of all complete applications.
How to apply:
1) Complete the John R. Stowe Cultural Immersion Grant application.2) Request one letter of recommendation. The recommendation letter must be submitted directly to the Grants and Awards Chair, grantsandawards@gatesol.org by the application due date. Subject line should read "Recommendation letter for _____ for Stowe Immersion Grant."
Additional Comments:
1. The grant will be offered on a yearly basis.
2. The Review Committee may recommend to divide the grant between 2 or more recipients.
3. The recipient(s) and other applicants will be notified of the committee's decision.
4. A grantee may not reapply for at least three years.
5. The Review Committee may decide that no grant will be provided for a given year.
6. The grantee agrees to share grant results with members through a presentation related to the project at a Georgia TESOL conference, an article related to the grant for the GA TESOL Newsletter or GATESOL In Action Journal, or other approved posts via social media outlets
All GATESOL grant funds will be disbursed through reimbursement upon submission of receipts or invoices to the GATESOL Treasurer at treasurer@gatesol.org.
The grantee agrees to:
1. Complete his/her/their travels within 1 year. Any exceptions to this must be communicated to the Grants and Awards chair.
Any questions regarding the grant can be directed to the Grants and Awards Committee Chairperson at grantsandawards@gatesol.org
Criteria: Applications are evaluated on the basis of (a) rationale, (b) relevance, (c) impact, (d) implementation plan, and (e) evaluation plan. Applicants are encouraged to view this rubric that will be used by the review panel.
Due Date: Applications for must be completed on or before December 31
Review Committee: Three or more Members-at-Large of the Georgia TESOL Board will conduct a blind review of all complete applications.
How to apply:
1) Complete the John R. Stowe Cultural Immersion Grant application.2) Request one letter of recommendation. The recommendation letter must be submitted directly to the Grants and Awards Chair, grantsandawards@gatesol.org by the application due date. Subject line should read "Recommendation letter for _____ for Stowe Immersion Grant."
Additional Comments:
1. The grant will be offered on a yearly basis.
2. The Review Committee may recommend to divide the grant between 2 or more recipients.
3. The recipient(s) and other applicants will be notified of the committee's decision.
4. A grantee may not reapply for at least three years.
5. The Review Committee may decide that no grant will be provided for a given year.
6. The grantee agrees to share grant results with members through a presentation related to the project at a Georgia TESOL conference, an article related to the grant for the GA TESOL Newsletter or GATESOL In Action Journal, or other approved posts via social media outlets
All GATESOL grant funds will be disbursed through reimbursement upon submission of receipts or invoices to the GATESOL Treasurer at treasurer@gatesol.org.
The grantee agrees to:
1. Complete his/her/their travels within 1 year. Any exceptions to this must be communicated to the Grants and Awards chair.
Any questions regarding the grant can be directed to the Grants and Awards Committee Chairperson at grantsandawards@gatesol.org