Awards, Scholarships and Grants for Members Only
NYSAFLT offers a multitude of awards, scholarships, grants and stipends for world language teachers, students, advocates and world language champions. Please click below to learn more about individual scholarships, grants or awards. Due dates on a weekend or holiday extended automatically to the next business day.
Click here to see past award winners.
Awards and Scholarships For Teachers
- Leaders of Tomorrow Program (application window: December 1 -January 25)
- Vito Marcello “Fund An Idea” Western NY Grant (deadline: January 31)
- Teacher Incentive Grants/Gertrude Rossin Cultural Grant (application window: January 1- April 1)
- Teachers of Indigenous Languages and Cultures Scholarship (deadline: rolling)
- Summer Institute Scholarship (application window June 1 – July 15)
- Annual Conference Scholarships (application window June 1 – September 15)
- NECTFL Mead Leadership Fellow (deadline to NYSAFLT: November 1)
- Retiree Recognition (deadline: rolling)
Awards, Scholarships and Grants for FLES Teachers and Programs
- Sally G. Hahn Memorial Outstanding FLES Program Award (application window: January 1- April 1)
- Hahn FLES Teacher Incentive Grant (deadline: rolling)
- Hahn FLES Teacher Scholarship (deadline: rolling)
Annual Conference Awards
(application window: January 1- April 15)
Click here for suggestions on how to prepare an impressive nomination portfolio. Click on individual awards for details and application:
- Anthony J. Papalia Award
- Dorothy S. Ludwig Memorial Award for Service to the Profession
- Language through Culture and the Arts Award
- Luigi Fratto Memorial Parent Advocate Award
- Remunda Cadoux Award for Leadership in World Language Supervision
- Ruth E. Wasley NYS World Language Teacher of the Year Award
- Friend of World Languages Award
- Sister Rose Aquin Caimano Distinguished Administrator Award
- NYSAFLT Harriet S. Barnett Novice Teacher Award
Awards/Scholarships For Students
- Higher Education Student Scholarship (application window: January 1- April 1)
- Excellence in World Languages Award (Rolling deadline)
- Virtual Video Contest (application window: February 1- April 1)
- Charles Zimmerman Memorial Grant (deadline: November 15)
Travel Grants For Teachers
(application window: January 1- March 1)
