Awards and Grants
Any WATESOL member may apply for these grants. Grant recipients must contribute an article to the WATESOL Newsletter giving an account of the professional development experience facilitated by the grant. See below for more information about each grant.
TESOL International Convention Travel GrantThis Grant is intended to help WATESOL members cover the costs of traveling to the TESOL International Convention. The recipient will receive up to $1,000 in a form of reimbursement for conference travel expenses, including but not limited to registration, transportation, and lodging. Up to 2 awards will be made. | $1000 | |
Graduate Student Action Research GrantThe Graduate Student Action Research Grant is intended to provide additional support to WATESOL student members in their research that focuses on improvement of student learning and teaching practices in the area of TESOL. This grant is only open to current graduate students in TESOL or a related field. Up to 2 awards will be made. |
$500 |
Application Guidelines |
Jim Weaver Scholarship for Professional DevelopmentThe Jim Weaver Scholarship was created to help defray educational or professional development costs. These could include professional conference registration fees, fees for short courses, seminars, workshops, subscriptions to journals in the field, or funding of professional development groups at a particular institution. Up to 2 awards will be made. |
$500 | Application Guidelines |
J. Michael O'Malley Action Research GrantThis award supports classroom-based research in the interest of improving teaching and encouraging reflective teaching practices. Up to 2 awards will be made. |
$500 | Application Guidelines |
WATESOL Innovative Teaching AwardThe WATESOL Innovative Teaching Award is designed to recognize the incredible existing contributions of WATESOL members to educational excellence through teaching. Up to 2 awards will be made. |
$250 | Application Guidelines
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WATESOL Excellence in ESOL Advocacy AwardThe WATESOL Excellence in ESOL Advocacy Award is designed to recognize the incredible existing contributions of WATESOL members to educational excellence through advocacy. Up to 2 awards will be made. |
$250 |
Application Guidelines |
WATESOL Travel Grant
The WATESOL Travel Grant is intended to help WATESOL members cover the costs of traveling to any conference relevant to the teaching of English as a second/foreign language. Up to 2 awards will be made. | $500 | Application Guidelines |
Questions or comments about WATESOL Grants may be directed to pastpresident@watesol.org
Grants and Awards Recipients |
WATESOL Travel Grant Established 1987 2024 – Eden Langston and Xiaowen Chen 2020 – April Salerno and Rebecca Sachs 2019 – Megan Fullerton and Greer Mancuso 2018 – Yulia Khoruzhaya 2017 – Kelly Hill Zirker 2016 – Betsy Wong (NOVA) and Silvia Hildesheim (Carlos Rosario) 2015 – Sarah Warfield (Virginia Commonwealth University) 2014 – Pei-Jie Chen (AAAL) 2013 – Kirsten Wittkowski (NCFL) 2010 – Christina Sfekas (TESOL) 2008 – Marietta Brandinova 2005 – Amber Gallup (United Association of Labor Education) 2004 – Francesca Reilly-McDonnell (DDEL Conference) 2003 – Diane Staehr 2002 – Holly Gray (TESOL Salt Lake City) 1999 – Martin Van Opdorp (TESOL New York) 1997 – Dana Frye (TESOL Orlando) 1996 – George Bunch (TESOL Chicago) 1996 – Genie Holmes (TESOL Chicago) 1995 – Henry Amador (TESOL Long Beach) 1993 – Patricia Johnson (TESOL Atlanta) 1993 – Lynn Poirier (TESOL Atlanta) 1992 – Janet Giannoti (TESOL Vancouver) 1992 – Janette Haynes (TESOL Vancouver) 1991 – Sharon McKay (TESOL New York) 1990 – Ellen Kohn (TESOL San Francisco) 1988 – Kay Scruggs (TESOL Chicago) TESOL Convention Travel Grant Established 2020 2024 –Sharon McKay and Jaye Arp 2023 – Anne Lomperis and Sierranicole Butler 2020 – Xuewei He J. Michael O’Malley Action Research Grant Established 1998 2020 - Greer Mancuso 2017 - Amy Melendez 2014 – Shelley Wong and Maryam Saroughi 2013 – Gena Bennett and Megan Siczek 2008 – Rashi Jain 2004 – Harvey Rosenbaum 2003 – Jane Kirsch ATES Travel Grant 2010 – Charlotte Van Londen 2009 – DeAnna Coon 2008 – Rae Roberts 2007 – Anita Bright Graduate Student Action Research Grant Established 2023
2024 – Heather Mehrtens | WATESOL Lifetime Service Award Established 1984 2014 – Brock Brady and JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall 2013 – Nina Liakos 1991 – Judy Paiva and G. Richard Tucker 1987 – Christine Meloni 1986 – Janet Giannoti 1984 – Susan Bayley 1983 – Mary Niebuhr 1982 – Patricia Miller
WATESOL Helping Hand Award Established 2013 (recipient receives 3 years of membership) 2022 - Tabitha Kidwell and Christopher Scott 2019 - Connie Lee 2018 - Heather Tatton-Harris 2017 - Sharla Rivera and Heather Weger 2016 - Masha Vassilieva 2015 - Jacqueline Gardy 2014 - Caralyn Bushey 2013 – Heather Ritchie
Jim Weaver Scholarship for Professional Development Established 1985 2024 - Julie Lake and Heather Weger 2023 - Krisztina Domjan 2020 - Elizabeth Pandya 2019 - Mark Sherman 2018 – Caroline Cherry 2017 – Tabitha Kidwell 2014 – Brian Adler 2013 – Heather Linville 2010 – Kumiko Akikawa 2008 – Patricia Bellman 2005 – Anita L. Bright 2004 – Molly P. McHarg 2003 – Sheila Weston 2002 – Amy Vernier 1996 – Shanna Grossman 1993 – Carolyn Vincent 1988 – Elle Kohn 1987 – Susan Joyner 1986 – Andrea Elfin WATESOL Excellence in ESOL Advocacy Award Established 2023 2024 – M.J. Park 2023 – John Simpson WATESOL Advocacy Award Established 2002 2002 – Maria Malagon |
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