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Teacher Scholarship Program
Launched in 2019, LCF's Teacher Scholarship Program provides recipients with an award of $1,500 per academic year. Scholarships may be renewed three times following the initial award, for a cumulative total of $6,000 per recipient.
Teacher Scholars also receive complimentary ACTFL membership—which includes access to the ACTFL Mentoring Program aimed at early-career language educators—during their participation in the program as well as for one year following graduation and entry into the teaching field.
Due to the urgent shortage currently in this field, deferrals will not be permitted and awardees who intend to renew their scholarships must do so in consecutive years.
Grade Level/Age
High School Senior
Deadline
Organization
Language Connects Foundation
Contact
703.894.2900 x124
Website
Award information
$6,000
Eligibility Requirements
- Be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents attending secondary schools in the United States or a U.S. territory.
- Be anticipating completion of a high school diploma at the time of application.
- Be accepted and planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution, leading to credentialing as a language educator.
- New in 2024: Students entering both two-year and four-year post-secondary institutions are eligible to apply.
- Have taken at least two years of the same language in high school, or present documentation of proficiency results from an ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), the ACTFL Assessment of Performance Toward Proficiency (AAPPL), or any comparable assessment.
- Have maintained a 3.0 or higher GPA overall (on a 4.0 scale).
Applicants may not be related to any ACTFL staff member.