Awards – The Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA

CLTA is pleased to announce the following awards open for competition:

A. CLTA Annual Conference Attendance and Presentation Awards:

CLTA Awards	Due Time	Eligibility (All applicants must be a current CLTA-USA member)	Awards
Jiede	September	All teaching professions including assistant professors, instructors, lecturers, K-12 teachers, heritage school teachers, independent researchers, and graduate students in registered M.A. or Ph.D. programs, except for university/college tenured associate and full professors	A research grant of $2,000
Action Research Award	September	All teaching professionals, including college instructors, lecturers, K-12 teachers, community school teachers and graduate teaching assistants, except for university and college tenure-track and tenured faculty	An annual amount of $1,000 to be divided between 2 applications
YAO Award	November	All graduate students (either a doctoral or a master’s student)	Two to three recipients each receives a certificate and an award up to $850 to defray conference expenses
Shou-hsin Teng Prize	December	Junior faculty of Chinese in the U.S. and should have no more than five years of formal full-time teaching experience at a two-year or four-year college/university	One recipient (either an individual or collaborative effort) receives a certificate and a prize of $1200

CLTA Awards	Due Time	Eligibility (All applicants must be a current CLTA-USA member)	Awards
BLCUP Teaching Award	November	All K-16 teaching professionals with active CLTA member status; except the current members of the CLTA Awards Committee	An annual amount of $1,500 to be divided between 2-3 recipients
Cheng & Tsui Professional Development	November	Support the attendance of pre-collegiate (including heritage school) and collegiate teachers at training workshops, seminars, conferences, and other in-service learning experiences at local, national, or international levels; and/or to collaborate with a mentor teacher; with a focus on Chinese pedagogy and issues of Chinese teaching and learning	An annual amount of $1,000 to be split among 3-4 recipients
BLCUP Award for K-12 Professional Development	January	A current CLTA member; A Chinese language teacher in elementary, middle, or high school, including public, private, charter, and weekend enrichment schools	A total amount up to $1,500 to support up to 6 awardees
CULTR Travel Grant	March	First-time CLTA conference attendees who are in year 1-5 of teaching; open to all K-12 and college-level teachers	An annual prize amount of $900 to be divided among 3 recipients