We have just received some information on various CLTA awards, and they are encouraging our members, especially K-12 teachers, to apply to them.

NOTE: Recipients for ChinaSprout and Yao Award will be selected before the annual conference, so if a K12 teacher/graduate students intends to go, it provides an opportunity for them to get part of their travel expense covered.

Chinese Language Teachers Association awards:

Please refer to the CLTA Award webpage (http://clta-us.org/awards/) for detailed eligibility and requirement for each award. Please send applications and inquiries to cltaaward@gmail.com.

1. The Tao-chung Ted Yao Memorial Award

Tao-chung Ted Yao Award supports graduate students in the U.S. to present papers at the CLTA Annual Conference. The deadline for application is Oct. 15th, as is the conference proposal deadline. To be eligible, please send your conference proposal online http://clta-us.org/clta-annual-conference/, and at the same time (2) send all required award application material to claaaward@gmail.com .

2. ChinaSprout Presentation Award

K-12 instructors who are making a single-authored presentation for the first time at the CLTA Annual Conference are encouraged to apply. The deadline is application is Oct. 15th. To be eligible, please send your conference proposal online http://clta-us.org/clta-annual-conference/, and at the same time (2) send all required award application material to claaaward@gmail.com .

3. Cengage Learning Award for innovative excellence in TCFL:

With the exception of current CLTA award committee members, all full-time K16 teaching professionals with active CLTA membership can apply. The deadline is October 31st, 2018.

4. Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award:

With the exception of current CLTA award committee members, all pre-collegiate (including heritage school) and collegiate teaching professionals with active CLTA membership can apply. The deadline is October 31st, 2018.

The following two application deadlines have passed, but you may keep them in mind and apply next year.

5. CLTA Action Research Award:

All teaching professionals with active CLTA membership, with the exception of university/college tenure-track and tenured faculty or current CLTA award committee members, can apply. The deadline is September 30th, 2018.

6. Study Abroad Site Visit Award:

With the exception of current CLTA award committee members, all full-time K16 teaching professionals with active CLTA membership can apply. The deadline is September 30th.