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2024 Lead with Languages Teacher Scholarship Program Selection Committee

Signup Deadline: 05-19-2024
Starts: 06-10-2024
Ends: 07-15-2024
Location: Online Opportunity
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Description:

Looking to contribute your experience as an educator to help boost the teacher recruitment pipeline? This is the opportunity for you! 
 
We’re currently building the 2024 selection committee for the Lead with Languages Teacher Scholarship Program. Composed of language educators, this committee will select the incoming class of Lead with Languages Teacher Scholars—students who will begin their undergraduate experiences this autumn with a goal of joining the language teaching profession.

The Lead with Languages Teacher Scholarship Program launched in Spring 2019 to address the critical shortage of U.S. language educators.  Ten recipients have been selected to participate each year from 2019-2022, with 20 students selected in 2023.  
 
This award provides merit-based scholarships to graduating high school seniors committed to pursuing the language teaching profession in languages other than English. The 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.  New in 2024: Students entering both two-year and four-year post-secondary institutions are eligible to apply.   

Lead with Languages Teacher Scholars will 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. 
 
As a member of the selection committee you will: 
 
  • Review and assess student application materials using a provided evaluation rubric.
  • Select the new class of Lead with Languages Teacher Scholars to receive funding. 
  • Liaise with LCF Deputy Director, Erin Whelchel, throughout the process. 
 
Preferred qualities include: 
  • Experience teaching and/or mentoring high school students or undergraduates 
  • Previous participation on a scholarship selection committee (preferred, but not required) 

Volunteers Needed:

5 (0 open slots)

Experience Required:

No Experience Necessary

Contact:

Erin Whelchel