Scholarships and Awards
Welcome to the Scholarships and Awards page for English teachers in El Salvador!
Here at Teachers Up, we understand the importance of investing in the education and professional development of English teachers. Our organization is dedicated to providing opportunities for teachers to enhance their skills and knowledge, in order to better serve students in their classrooms.
We are proud to administer a variety of scholarships and awards specifically for English teachers in El Salvador. Some awards and scholarships are exclusive for Teachers Up members only. If you are not a member yet and interested in the opportunity, you can register here.
Scholarships Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador
Scholarships Sponsored by the Institute for Collaborative Learning
Teachers Up Awards
The program seeks to identify and empower one dedicated Teachers Up Ambassador in each of El Salvador’s 14 departments to represent the initiative, foster local engagement, and build a stronger network of English educators across the country.
Here at Teachers Up, we understand the importance of investing in the education and professional development of English teachers. Our organization is dedicated to providing opportunities for teachers to enhance their skills and knowledge, in order to better serve students in their classrooms.
We are proud to administer a variety of scholarships and awards specifically for English teachers in El Salvador. Some awards and scholarships are exclusive for Teachers Up members only. If you are not a member yet and interested in the opportunity, you can register here.
Scholarships Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador
- SUSI Secondary Educators: a four-to-five-week academic residency across various academic instritutions in the U.S. (with a one-week integrated study-tour in the U.S.) if conditions allows.
- Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA): a six-week professional development program at a U.S. university.
- Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program: an opportunity to take to innovative, online university-level classes.
- TESOL Convention Registration and Membership Scholarship: an apportunity to attend the virtual TESOL convention and a year long TESOL membership
Scholarships Sponsored by the Institute for Collaborative Learning
- World Learning's SIT TESOL Certificate Course: an internally recognized certificate course, full scholarship worth $2,000.
Teachers Up Awards
- Excellent Use of Technology in the Classroom Award: This annual award recognizes and honors teachers of English who demonstrate innovative use of technology in the English language clasroom.
- Teachers of the Year Award: This annual award recognizes and honors the hard work and dedication of exceptional English language teachers at all levels in El Salvador.
- Fan Favorite Teacher of the Year Award: The Fan Favorite category was created so that the Teachers Up community could vote for their favorite teacher, and the winner is determined by who has the largest number of likes/loves on Facebook and Instagram.
- Students of the Year Award: This annual award recognizes and honors an outstanding fourth- or fifth-year university students possessing academic excellence, leadership, active involvement in the English teaching community, and strong potential to make a meaningful impact in the profession.
- Teachers Up in Action Award: This award is given to Teachers Up members who have demonstrated how their participation in Teachers Up activities has led to change in or benefit to themselves, their students, and their school, by sharing their stories on how they have applied what they have learned from Teachers Up activities into teaching.
- Teachers Up Committment Award: The award is presented to Teachers Up members who participated in at least 80 percent of all activities organized by Teachers Up in a year.
The program seeks to identify and empower one dedicated Teachers Up Ambassador in each of El Salvador’s 14 departments to represent the initiative, foster local engagement, and build a stronger network of English educators across the country.
Disclaimer: This project was funded by a grant from the United States Department of State. The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.