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Scholarships

The Consultants-E offer three annual scholarships on our online courses to teachers and trainers, as part of our commitment to delivering quality online training. Our annual scholarships include:

1. The Consultants-E eModeration Scholarship

It is aimed at teachers and trainers in developing countries.
It consists of a fully funded place on the eModeration: A Training Course for Online Tutors course, every October.
Please check out details of the course and the application guidelines.
Visit our Scholarship Winners’ Gallery!

2. The Consultants-E Online IATEFL Scholarship

It is aimed at participants on the annual IATEFL Online Conference.
It consists of a fully funded place on one of our two-week online courses: Blogs, Wikis, eNetworks or Podcasting.
Please check out the details of the courses and visit the IATEFL website for the application guidelines.

3. The Cert IBET Scholarship

It is aimed at Business English teaching professionals, who are members of IATEFL BESIG.
This scholarship if offered by The Consultants-E, Trinity College London, English UK and the IATEFL BESIG (Business English Special Interest Group).
It consists of a fully funded place on the October Cert IBET: Certificate in International Business English Training.
Please check out details of the course and visit the BESIG website for the application guidelines.

Application guidelines

1. Eligibility criteria
To qualify you must have:

a computer with a reliable connection to the Internet, preferably a broadband Internet connection,
a good command of the English language (ALTE Level 3, CEFR Level B2, or Cambridge ESOL FCE level),
basic computer literacy skills, i.e. email and use of an Internet browser,
and approximately 5-6 hours of study time per week during the duration of the course.

Please note: No previous experience of online learning is necessary.Important: Please ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria. Candidates who do not fulfil the criteria will not be considered for the scholarship.

2. Selection criteria

You fulfil all the scholarship eligibility criteria above.
Your statement of interest contains about 250-300 words.
You have basic computer literacy skills.
You demonstrate ability to take what is learnt from the course beyond your present context, so as to benefit the profession more widely.
You show evidence of further professional development, e.g. publications, conference presentations, positions of responsibility, etc.

3. Applications

Write a supporting statement of your interest in the course of about 250-300 words, and your views on how this will contribute to your professional development.
Fill in the online application form and submit your statement of interest.
Dates

Submissions: 01 July – 31 August only
Results via email: 15 September
Course dates: 01-30 October

Important: Applications received before 01 July, or after 31 August, will not be considered.

Past scholarship winners

	Ula Al-Khateeb, Syria [scholarship winner November 2009 – Webquests course] It was the first time for me to have a training on webquests. I never heard about it before I read the course announcement. I felt as if I now have the key to open a new door with my students and let both of us enjoy discovering and learning by ourselves [...] Our tutor was friendly and she gave me worthy advice, and she followed up my work step by step and made it easier for me with her help :) [...]What I really liked about the Moodle is the new world I entered. It is the first time for me to work with it, and to have an online course as well. It took me a little while to discover it all, and that was a really good experience for me.

	Maria Graciana Salvati, Argentina IATEFL Online [scholarship winner July 2009 – Wikis course] "Our tutor gave me all the support I needed and her comments were warm and encouraging throughout the course. It was an excellent learning experience, and enables me to pass the knowledge gained to my students, in order to use wikis, and my colleagues, since the tool has so much potential in our field."

	Amlaku Bikss Eshetie, Ethiopia [scholarship winner March 2009 – E-moderation course] "The Moodle organisation and layout was excellent. I will recommend [the course] to my Ethiopian colleagues as we need to learn more about online/e-learning so that we can practice applying it in our learning/teaching. [Interaction with colleagues] was super. We were only five, including our tutor, and had very nice time.Overall, the course was excellent given the excellent skills and commitment of the tutor. Thank you!"

	Jennifer Verschoor, Argentina [scholarship winner October 2008 – ICT in the Classroom course] "I'd like to express my sincere gratitude for the generous scholarship awarded me. I was able to attend a top quality course, which covered a lot of information. The material was well thought out, prepared and extremely practical. Nothing needed to be changed! I strongly suggest you to apply to this unique course as it will definitely be a turning point in your career. I invite you to check my blog for more information."

	Anindya Syam Choudury, India [scholarship winner January 2008 – ICT in the Classroom course] "There is only one word in my dictionary to sum up the structure and organisation of the course content: 'marvellous'. I think every week the course provided something new while the previous lessons were not forgotten, but were rather used subsequently with greater dexterity [...] The Course surely provided a worthwhile learning experience and I could see the benefits of using ICT tools for both on-line distance learning and integrating these tools with the traditional tools of the f2f classroom. I would recommend this course to everyone (I mean teacher, of course!) I meet. I feel this course has the potential of going beyond the bounds of the language teaching scenario."

	Duc Dao, Vietnam [scholarship winner October 2007 – ICT in the Classroom course] “The experience I have got from the course can be described as "rewarding" and "exciting". The course was very well-paced with interesting tasks including individual, pair and group work, which not only caters for different learning styles but also creates a friendly environment for all the participants. I have also had a chance to discuss my problems and share my experience in handling classroom issues with many other excellent and helpful colleagues from all over the world. I strongly recommend this course to those colleagues who want to improve their skills and are keen on using technology in their classrooms to transform their teaching context.”

	Seiyifa Koroye, Nigeria [scholarship winner April 2007 – ICT in the Classroom course] “The course content is well organised.[Moodle] was fun to use! What I liked most about it was the sense you have of its being a PLACE you get around in, making and meeting friends, while being busy all the while doing the ICT stuff.Tutor's role was altogether supportive, encouraging, motivating. She was mentor, minder and, yes, friend. And talk of hard-work! I still can't work out how she managed to type out, not to talk of think up, all those posts to the forums, keeping our bunch on track, while doing her other job(s) as well. Absolutely invaluable learning experience. It has thrown up challenges for the future. I'll be enrolling for more online ICT training whenever I'm able to pay for it. The key things in the positive rating are the hands-on process and the interactivity of Moodle.”

	Carolina Lapointe, Peru [scholarship winner 2007- E-moderation course] “Before taking this course, I had already been using internet tools with my students as an additional resource to f2f classes with varied success. This course for online tutors has helped me redirect my objectives and practice since we have also reflected on how to plan and deal with content on online courses. I feel confident to say that now I have a better understanding of how to help online learners and my role as a tutor… I strongly recommend this course to all teachers who seek for effectiveness in their teaching online practices and for rewarding experiences for their students.”

[photo not available]	Susmita Pani, India [scholarship winner 2006- E-moderation course] “It was an excellent course in terms of the content, tutor support, technical support, opportunity for team work and its relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Every evening when I got back from work I looked forward to going on line to see what my new course mates and the tutor were saying. The course was particularly interesting because of its interactive nature and because of the tutor support. At no point of time did I experience the loneliness of the online student mentioned so often in literature… I strongly recommend this course to those of you who are interested in online tutoring as I am confident that you won’t be disappointed. The only way you could be disappointed would be if you were not able to make time for the course!”

	Hala Fawzi, Sudan [scholarship winner 2006 - E-moderation course] “What I have experienced here was a rich course both in content and knowledge. I went through a well structured, organized course led by a supportive, helpful, 24 hour- working team who led us through a step-by-step modules to the world of E-moderation. Thank you, Nicky and Gavin, for this wonderful experience, and thank you for a scholarship that has changed my career as an online moderator. I would certainly join another course with Consultant-E one day!”

	Ana Falcao, Brazil [scholarship winner 2004 – E-moderation course] “The course was followed entirely online with 10 participants from Spain, the UK, France, Germany, Serbia and myself from Brazil, tutored by Nicky and Gavin, whose superb work in tandem, took us on a quite intensive learning journey, through individual, small and whole group work. My main aim was to acquire knowledge and skills to work online with teacher association representatives… I cannot but recommend the course to anyone wishing to try out something really new. Thank you, Gavin and Nicky!”