CATESOL Education Foundation
2025 Awards
The CATESOL Education Foundation is soliciting applications for an array of awards open to students and faculty to support professional development and empower students in the classroom.
CATESOL Level Award: Community College
Student Essay Award
This award honors an ESL student in a credit or non-credit program in community college. The applicant will write a 500-1000 word essay on a selected prompt. The essay winner will receive $200 worth of books from Townsend Press.​​
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DEADLINE: June 16th, 2025
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CATESOL Level Award:
College/University
English Language Research Award
Intended to encourage a range of scholarly work not often represented in traditional publications, this award highlights exceptional work being done in the field of ESL/TESL:
classroom-based research; curricular projects; and other research regarding theory, research, pedagogy, and/or educational policy.
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​2025 application & deadline ​coming soon
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CATESOL Level Award:
Community College Professional Development Award
This $500 award honors an outstanding Community College ESL instructor who is nominated by a peer instructor for successfully providing opportunities for empowering students in the classroom. The applicant will write a 250-500 word essay describing the teacher's accomplishments and impact.
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DEADLINE: June 16th, 2025​
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CATESOL Education Foundation Memorial Award:
Gordon Johnson
Membership Award for Part-time Instructors
Two part-time teachers currently teaching ESL in California will receive a one-year membership to CATESOL to encourage their ongoing interest in professional development.
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Rolling Submissions with Various Deadlines​
Check Application for next due date!
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CATESOL Education Foundation Memorial Award:
Sam Price Family Foundation
Professional Development Award for Adult Education Instructors
A current CATESOL member working at
the adult level can nominate a non-member colleague in order to further the pair's professional development goals and to share conference highlights with their program(s). Both awardees receive a free one-year membership and registration to the state conference.
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DEADLINE: August 1st, 2025​​​​​​
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CATESOL Education Foundation Memorial Award:
Rick Sullivan
Registration Award
This CATESOL Education Foundation award covers annual conference registration costs for CATESOL members currently in graduate school who have made a contribution to the organization.
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2025 application & deadline ​
coming soon
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