MITESOL/ATECR Travel Grant
MITESOL and ATECR (the Association of Teachers of English of the Czech Republic) has enjoyed a successful affiliate partnership since 1993. The MITESOL Travel Grant, awarded every other year, is to support a recipient’s professional travel to present at an ATECR conference. The award is in the amount of $750. ATECR will cover the conference pre-registration fee and provide affordable accommodations within their budget. The 8th International and 12th National ATECR Conference “New Ways to Teaching and Learning” will be held on September 14 and 15, 2012 in the premises of the University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, Hradec Králvoé 500 09, Czech Republic. Attached please find a Call for Proposals and the deadline is April 30, 2012. For more information about the Conference, please visit the ATECR website at http://www.atecr.cz/ or e-mail to atecr@centrum.cz
Who's Eligible: MITESOL members
Criteria: Applications will be evaluated by MITESOL Board representatives according to: 1) the quality of the proposal, (b) the applicant’s involvement in and commitment to ESL/EFL teaching and the profession, (c) MITESOL service, and (d) financial need.
To Apply: Submit your application online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ATECR2012
Due Date: The deadline for applications is Saturday 11:00 p.m., March 17th, 2012. The travel grant recipient will be announced by April 23rd. Please note that once your application and proposal has been accepted by MITESOL, you must register with ATECR by May 31, 2012.