Action Research Grants for ORTESOL Members - Download this document as a pdf or as .doc


ORTESOL has established a program to provide for action research support. The purpose of the action research program is to encourage and support innovative practices in teaching. Action research consists of projects or ideas that grow from an instructor's desire to know if a new teaching strategy or new materials are working and effective in helping students.

ORTESOL will fund a research project for up to $500.

A project funded under this program will have one year to be completed. The grant recipient must provide a final report suitable for publication in the ORTESOL Journal and give a presentation at the annual fall convention. Grant recipients will be announced in the ORTESOL Newsletter.

Award is made in two payments directly to the successful applicant. Eighty percent (80%) of the award is paid at the beginning of the project period and the balance upon submission of an article for the Journal.

Application Procedure

Applicants must be members of ORTESOL and submit a completed ORTESOL Action Research Grant Application (found on the following page). Deadline for application is Monday, April 1, 2010.

Please prepare a typed document that includes the information indicated on the Grant Application. Refer to each item by number.

Send the document to ORTESOL at mailto: ortesol@yahoo.com

ORTESOL Action Research Grant Application

PART A
Applicant Information
1. Contact information
Name of Applicant(s)
Home Address
City/State/Zip
Phone

2. Applicants' role in education: (instructor, administrator, researcher, other)
3. Institution information
Institution name
Institution Address
City/State/Zip
Phone

4. Primary Applicant's Signature ____________________________
Date _______________

PART B
Project Information

5. Title
6. Amount Requested (Please attach itemized budget.)
7. Project Dates

8. At what age group/grade/language level is this project directed?

9. Have you secured financial support from any other source, including your school district, for this project?
10. If yes, list source(s) and amount(s).

PART C
Project Description
11. Give a brief (maximum 250 words) description of project: goals, method of research, target subjects, expected outcomes.

12. How will the success of the project be measured?

13. In what ways will this project serve other ORTESOL members?