IATEFL Scholarships for African Teachers

IATEFL

Training/Conference

Deadline: 18 Sept 2009 (annual)
Study in: UK
Course starts 7-11 April 2010

Brief description:

The IATEFL Africa Scholarship was set up in 2007 with the purpose of helping teachers or teacher trainers from African countries to attend the IATEFL Annual Conference.

Host Organization:

International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)

Field of study:

Teaching English as a Second Language

Number of Awards:

One scholarship is usually awarded each year.

Target group:

Teachers or teacher trainers from African countries

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Each scholarship is worth in the region of £2000 including the registration for the conference.

Eligibility:

To qualify applicants must:

• be resident and native from African countries
• be practising teachers in primary or secondary education or teacher trainers
• have not travelled outside Africa before
• be unable to finance such a trip from their own resources

Application instructions:

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship. The scholarship deadline is 18th September 2009 this year (offered annually).

Contact information:

Alison Medland
IATEFL, Darwin College, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NY, UK
Email:  alison@iatefl.org

Website:

Official Scholarship Website:  http://www.iatefl.org/content/scholarships/africa.php