Massachusetts Foreign Language Association, MAFLA

Member Fellowships

Elaine Batting Scholarship

MaFLA has established a $1000 scholarship to honor the memory of an outstanding teacher of Latin in Massachusetts. A long-time member of MaFLA, Elaine Batting served on MaFLA s Board of Directors from 1990 until her untimely death in 1994. During her tenure as a teacher of Latin, she received numerous fellowships for both intensive study and travel during the summer and encouraged others to apply for such scholarships by presenting workshops on how to apply for fellowships and grants. Her studies and experiences contributed significantly to the curriculum base in classical languages. It is expected that the recipient of the Memorial Scholarship will make similar contributions to the study of classical languages in the Commonwealth, including a presentation at the annual MaFLA Fall Conference.

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Helen Agbay Scholarship

The Massachusetts Foreign Language Association has established a $1,000 scholarship to honor the memory of Helen G. Agbay, a founding member of MaFLA who served on the board for many years in numerous capacities. During her career as a foreign language educator and interpreter, Helen taught French and Spanish at the K-12 levels as well as at the post-secondary level. She was not only a foreign language educator, but also an advanced degree language student of Italian and Portuguese. To honor Helen and her passion and dedication for the teaching and learning of languages, this scholarship has been created to financially assist a current foreign language teacher who is in the process of earning a master's degree in foreign language education.

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MaFLA/ Cemanahuac Scholarship

Are you looking to improve your proficiency in Spanish? Are you a French teacher who has recently discovered that you are teaching a few classes in Spanish? Are you interested in expanding your knowledge of Mexico and its culture? Then perhaps you are the perfect candidate for this cooperative effort between the Cemanahuac Educational Community and MaFLA. This summer the Cemanahuac Educational Community in Cuernavaca, Mexico, is offering a full two-week scholarship for a MaFLA member. The scholarship includes registration, housing (double occupancy), and tuition for two full weeks (Saturday to Saturday) of intensive language study, one all-day field study trip, Latin American studies classes and a certificate of achievement. The scholarship has a dollar value of $1049.00 Awardee can stay on for additional days at a discounted rate. Winner is responsible for air transportation, transfer to Cuernavaca, textbooks and personal expenses.

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Spanish Embassy Scholarship for a MaFLA Member

A scholarship for study at one of sixteen Spanish universities offering summer institutes this year will be awarded to a MaFLA member by the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington. The winner will attend the 2010 Summer Institute on Spanish Language and Culture that will take place at one of the above mentioned universities during the month of July, 2010 The scholarship will include: expenses for tuition, materials, room and board in university housing, plus many cultural activities.

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SANS, Inc./ MEAD Leadership Program

The SANS, Inc./ MEAD Leadership Program supports individuals in the development of a project that contributes to the foreign language teaching profession and advances quality language instruction. The Mead program was created to develop future leaders for the profession at the state, regional, and national levels.

Who May Apply?

Foreign language teachers who have demonstrated leadership potential in their institutions and/or professional organizations at the local, state, or regional or national level may apply.

How are Mead Fellows Recognized?

SANS, Inc./ MEAD Leadership Fellows will participate in the 2010 Northeast Conference in a program designed by NECTFL to foster leadership for the profession. The program will provide:

Registration for the NECTFL conference,

Three nights lodging,
Participation on Thursday in a leadership orientation program and one conference workshop,
An invitation to the Chair's Reception on Thursday evening,
Follow-up mentoring by NECTFL Board Members and/or a designated mentor for your project.

When are Applications Due?

The state associations must receive applications by December 1, 2009.
NECTFL must receive the completed application from the state organization by January 5, 2010
The NECTFL Professional Development Committee will select the Fellows at the January Board meeting and will convey its decisions to the state associations and the nominee by February 1, 2010.

I. Funding:
NECTFL assumes responsibility for the costs of all aspects of the program as described above. We strongly encourage state associations to provide stipends for travel and other expenses, if at all possible.

II. Application Procedure:
1. Application forms are available in June of each year on the NECTFL web site --> , in the NECTFL Conference Preview, and in state organization newsletters.
2. Applicants may be nominated by their schools, colleges, or universities; or by local, state, regional or national foreign language organizations.
3. Completed applications will be sent to the nominee's state association. Each state association will pick one application per year to submit to NECTFL.

III. What Should the Application Include?

A completed application checklist , available here --> ;
A letter of nomination from nominating body (schools, professional org., etc.);
A letter of support from state organization;
A current resume or c.v. of no more than two pages;
A signed Commitment Form expressing the nominee's willingness to complete their proposed project and present findings at their state conference and NECTFL Conference the calendar year following acceptance of their project;
A written narrative by the nominee describing their project, containing the following:

†Project Rationale: How will this project contribute to the field and advance quality language instruction? Why should NECTFL support this project?

† Project Description: What is your project? What goals and objectives do you hope to accomplish?

† Action Plan: What steps will you take to implement the project? What is your timeline? Please keep in mind that you need to present at the following year's state and NECTFL conferences.

† Leadership Statement: How will your project provide leadership at the local, state, regional, and national level

III Criteria for Selection:

The rubric that will be used to evaluate each application is available here . It is suggested that applicants review this rubric before submitting their application.

Application form available in the September Newsletter or Visit the NECTFL SITE

Deadline for applications: December 1
Applicant MUST be a member of MaFLA