CATESOL Education Foundation
See all 2024 award winners and learn more about awards on our Awards Padlet.
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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2025 application & deadline ​
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CATESOL Education Foundation Memorial Award:
Sam Price Family
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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2025 application & deadline ​
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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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