NYSAWLA Senior Scholarship Award
In memory of our dear colleagues, NYSAWLA offers three high school Senior Scholarships categories.
Scholarship # 1 – $500.00
The NYSAWLA Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement in World Languages
Scholarship #2 – $500.00
The NYSAWLA Scholarship for an Aspiring World Language Educator
Scholarship #3 – $500.00
The NYSAWLA Family Member Scholarship
NYSAWLA Award for Assistant Superintendents
and Superintendents
This award recognizes the contributions and support of central administration in our school districts. We are happy to accept applications for this award for Assistant Superintendents or Superintendents.
The nominee must be in the same district for at least 3 years. S/he must have demonstrated clear and consistent support of World Language Programs. Some examples include: implementing a FLES program, supporting exchange or travel abroad programs, offering a variety of languages, making public reports, statements or presentations in support of World Languages, or advocating for World Languages in other ways.
Please submit the name, email address, phone number, and work address for the nominee. Also include your contact information.
The application should be accompanied by two (brief) letters of recommendation; one from a NYSAWLA member and one from another person. The application should also list the ways this person has supported World Languages in the past and currently. Other artifacts may be included, but are not necessary.
NYSAWLA Teacher Leadership Award
Every year changes are made to our programs as well as our departments. We feel that it is important to recognize leadership exhibited by the teachers in our departments. This award will recognize a teacher who has assumed leadership responsibility in some manner during the school year for the department, school and/or district.
The NYSAWLA Teacher Leadership Award Criteria an Award of $500.00