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Awards and Scholarships


Paul T. Griffith Teacher of the Year Award

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The 2024 Illinois Language Teacher of the Year is Esmeralda Mora.
Each year, ICTFL names an outstanding world language educator as its Illinois Teacher of the Year.  The awardee becomes a candidate for the Central States Conference Regional Teacher of the Year Award and serves as an ICTFL delegate to Language Advocacy Days in Washington D.C.  The ACTFL award is intended to elevate the status of our profession at the state, regional, and national levels by creating opportunities for recognizing the most accomplished members of our profession. 
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Distinguished Service to World Language Learning Award

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ICTFL is pleased to invite nominations for the ICTFL Awards for Distinguished Service to World Language Learning for, which, by decision of the Board of Directors on February 28, 2005, henceforth replaces the Lieutenant Governor’s Awards.  The award recognizes individuals for both Exemplary Teaching and Training and for Contributions Outside the Classroom

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The ICTFL Award for College World Language Teaching Majors

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The ICTFL Award for College World Language Teaching Majors recognizes college students preparing to become teachers of world languages. As many as five such awards will be presented annually, to recognize promising students enrolled in Illinois colleges and universities.

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The ICTFL Award for
​New Teachers of World Language

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​The ICTFL Award for New Teachers of World Language recognizes individuals who have recently entered the world language teaching profession and who show outstanding promise of becoming professionally active ICTFL members, as well as capable teachers of world languages, including English as a second language. As of 2015, this henceforth replaces the Montserrat Vilarrubla Award which was created in 1995. 

The Presidents Award for Building ICTFL

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​Annually since 1994, the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages has offered as many as two President's Awards to members who distinguish themselves through service to ICTFL in organizational development.

ICTFL Scholarships

Fund for the Future Scholarship

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Fund for the Future Recipients attending ICTFL Fall Conference
If you are a pre-service or first-year through fifth-year language teacher, apply for an ICTFL Fund for the Future Scholarship to attend an ICTFL event such as WinterFest, Kickstart or our Fall Conference.

Future World Language Teacher Scholarships

High school and university students planning to become world language teachers are invited to apply for an ICTFL Scholarship!
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Lionel E. Smith Scholarship for future African American World Language teachers

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​Although Lionel was not an educator, he strongly believed in the power of education to change lives and open new horizons. For thirty years, he supported his husband’s work in language education and observed the transformation of students’ lives through language studies and travels. Lionel believed that reparations should be made in the form of educational  opportunities for African Americans in the United States. To honor his memory, the Lionel E. Smith Scholarship for future African American Language Teachers was established through the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. A cash award of $500 will be given to an African American senior in an Illinois high school who intends to become a language teacher. The award will be renewable each year as long as the student continues to make progress toward becoming a language teacher. ICTFL will administer the scholarship.
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  • NEWS
    • About >
      • Members
      • ICTFL Board >
        • Contact ICTFL
        • ICTFL Documents
      • ICTFL Affiliates
    • Join ICTFL >
      • Membership Form
    • Job Postings
    • Advocacy >
      • National World Language Week
      • Seals of Biliteracy >
        • Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy
        • Global Seal of Biliteracy
      • JNCL-NCLIS Language Advocacy Days
      • Local Advocacy
  • Awards & Scholarships
    • Teacher of the Year Award
    • New Teachers Award
    • Distinguished Service Award
    • President's Award
    • College WLT Majors Award
    • Fund for the Future Scholarship
    • Region 5 Conference Travel Scholarship
    • ICTFL Scholarships
  • Professional Learning
    • Conferences >
      • 2024 Conference
      • Past Conferences
    • Novice Teacher Support
    • Affinity Group
    • WinterFest 2025
    • ICTFL Teacher Tours
    • Resources