Scholarship and Bursary Information

Language Teacher Bursary Program

Sponsored by: As part of Alberta's Languages Initiative, an endowment was created to support the Government's Economic Development Strategy.

Purpose: This program was established to allow teachers to improve their language fluency, pedagogical skills and knowledge through an educational immersion experience, and to help Alberta jurisdictions enhance their current language teaching capacity.  The program will assist certificated Alberta teachers to take a summer post-secondary program in a language other than English or language pedagogy course at an institution outside of Canada. Teachers of Aboriginal languages, whose language of study is only available in Canada, are eligible.

Students will benefit from the enhanced pedagogical and language skills of their teachers, encouraging them to take up the challenge of learning a new language making them more globally competitive.

Post-secondary students in a recognized teacher preparation program in Alberta should contact Alberta Scholarship Programs about the Languages in Teacher Education Scholarship.

Value: Approximately ten bursaries of $5,000 each for study outside of Canada, and two bursaries of $2,500 for Aboriginal language study in Canada.

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

		be Canadian Citizens or individuals lawfully admitted to Canada for permanent residence and residents of Alberta
		hold a valid Alberta professional teaching certificate
		have been teaching in Alberta for a minimum of three years by the end of the current school year
		demonstrate a background in language learning; or have recently initiated the study of this language,
		plan to take a summer program of at least four weeks duration in a language/language teaching methodology other than English, or related field at an institution outside of Canada, and
		have not received a bursary within the last five years.

Selection: Recipients will be chosen by a selection committee with decisions based on the applicant's statement of program, course rigour, school authority endorsement, and the potential benefit for both the teacher and the school authority.

Every effort will be made to represent various grade levels and languages from across Alberta.

Application: Click here to view and print the Language Teacher Bursary Program.pdf application form.

Deadline: School Authority must mail their endorsement and the applicant's application package by February 10.

Disbursement: All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by April 15.

Audience: Career Development, Part-time/Short-term