Dear 2025-2026 CLTA-TEXAS members,
One of CLTA-TEXAS’ missions is to support professional development for our members.
In addition to the annual conference, other workshops, and events sponsored by CLTA-TEXAS, we are very pleased to announce that we will award Two (2) 2025/2026 CLTA-TEXAS Professional Development Grants to active members for up to $300 each. The grants are created to help Chinese educators offset the cost of attending other conferences and workshops or workshops.
Please submit your application (see Application Guidelines below) to CLTA-TEXAS Professional Development Grant Committee at cltatx@gmail.com by October 30, 2025
Decisions by the grant committee will be announced on November 30, 2025. If you have any questions, please email CLTA-TEXAS Professional Development Grant Committee at cltatx@gmail.com.
(Detailed information below.)
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2023 CLTA-TEXAS Teacher Grants
Call for Proposals
Purpose:
CLTA-TEXAS Professional Development Grants support the professional development of K-16 teachers or graduate school scholars to improve classroom instruction and student engagement.
Applicant Eligibility:
- According to CLTA-TEXAS Bylaws, applicants must be a paid member.
- The applicant must have been a paid member (individual only, not group membership) for at least 12 months before the application due date, October 30, 2025.
This means the nominee paid the 2025-2026 individual membership fee of $25, and has paid 2025-2026 individual membership fee of $25 before October 30, 2025.
- If awarded the grant, the applicant must continue to be a paid member (individual) for the upcoming year and pay the 2026-2027 individual membership fee before July 1, 2026 (before releasing the fund).
- The applicant could be a current full-time, part-time K-16 Chinese language educator, or graduate school scholars.
Amount:
The 2025 CLTA-TEXAS PD Grants amount is up to US$300 for the proposal you submitted.
Application Deadline:
Applications may be submitted by October 30, 2025, 11:59pm.
Awardees will be notified by November 15, 2025.
Application Guidelines:
Applicants need to submit a proposal of approximately 300 words (in English and/or Chinese) which includes the following:
- Introduction of yourself (including current employment and a short essay describing how the proposed professional development will benefit you personally and professionally).
- A detailed description of the professional development workshop/conference that you are attending.
- An explanation of the need for attending the professional development workshop/conference.
- Expected outcomes (what do you want to learn/gain from the professional development workshop/conference and the potential impact to the community you will bring back from the professional development workshop/conference, etc.).
- Any prior experience being the speaker at any professional development workshops/conferences.
- A line-item budget for the proposed professional development workshop/conference.
- One recommendation letter from your supervisors ( LOTE director, school principal, department chair, or equivalent per your educational institution), emailed directly to cltatx@gmail.com, subject: Professional Development Grant Recommendation for << applicant’s name>>
Your supervisor will be contacted to confirm the recommendation.
- Provide your supervisors’ names and contact information (LOTE director, school principal, department chair, or equivalent per your educational institution). Your supervisors will be CC’d if you are the Grant Winner.
Requirements:
The CLTA-TEXAS Professional Development Grants winner must:
- Complete the proposed professional development workshop/conference by June 30, 2026, and
- Within one month after the conclusion of the proposed activities, submit an activity report with evidence of the professional development workshop/conference you attended, such as:
- Application form of the professional development workshop/conference you attended,
- The handout of the professional development workshop/conference you attended
- The original meal receipts (paper form),
- The original hotel receipts (paper form),
- Make a 60-minute presentation at the upcoming 2026 CLTA-TEXAS Annual Conference to share what you learned from the workshop/conference that you attended thanks to the Grant.
(Topic has to be about the workshop/conference that you attended, and what you have learned from the workshop, and/or how you applied what you learned in your own classroom, etc.)
(* The winner will receive a check for the awarded amount after fulfilling the required presentation.)
Please note:
* All receipts should be in their original paper form. No digital receipts will be accepted.
* Airfare will NOT be covered/accepted by CLTA-TEXAS Teacher Grants.
Limitation:
- Previous Teacher Grants winners will not be eligible to apply for a period of THREE (3) years.
(Winners from both Year 2022 and 2023 may not apply for 2025 PD Grants.)
Please email your proposal to CLTA-TEXAS Professional Development Grants Committee at cltatx@gmail.com with the subject heading “2025 CLTA-TEXAS Teacher Grants” by October 30, 2025.
Sincerely,
CLTA-TEXAS
www.clta-texas.org
Of the members,
By the members,
For the members!
www.clta-texas.org
