Idaho Association for Bilingual Education, Inc. (IABE)
Scholarship Application Form
Application Deadline: Dec. 1, 2009.

Please provide the following information. Inaccurate or incomplete information will delay your application.
PLEASE TYPE
 

Name: ____________________________________________________Date: ______________________________
Last                         First                         Middle
Address:______________________________________________________________________________________
Street/house number / apartment number                  City         State        Zip
Home Phone:__________________ Work Phone:_____________________ SS #: ___________________________

High School Attended: __________________ High School Diploma: yes ___ no ___ GED: yes___ no___

College or university you plan to attend: ____________________________________________________________

2. Do you intend to teach Spanish-speaking children ___, Native American language children ___, Other ___ (which)? ____________________________________________

3. College GPA: Below 2.5 ___ between 2.6 and 2.9 ___ between 2.91 and 3.25 ___ above 3.26 ___

4. How many members of your family have completed college? _____________

5. Do you and your family generally use language other than English at home? Yes ___ No ___

6. What language(s) do you speak? ___________________________________________________________

7. As a future bilingual / ESL teacher for Native American students, are you a fluent speaker / user of a Native American language? Yes ___ No ___ If so, which language(s)? _________________________________

8. As a future bilingual / ESL teacher for Spanish-speaking students, how many years of high school and / or college Spanish have you taken? None ___ 1 semester ___ 1 year ___ 2 years: ___ more___

9. What is your speaking fluency in Spanish? None ___ Beginning ___ Intermediate ___ Advanced ___

10. Have you lived / traveled in a Spanish-speaking country? Yes ___ No ___ Which country? _____________

11. Have you received or do you anticipate receiving other awards or scholarships? Yes___ No___ Which ones? _________________________________________________________________________________

12. Please use the back of this form to write a letter to the scholarship selection committee. Describe your interest in bilingual education / ESL; your interest in becoming a teacher; where you would like to study; your commitment to completing the program and graduating; etc.

13. You need to have two people who know you well send you letters of recommendation. Please write their name in the spaces below. Ask them to send the letters to you and you send them, together with this application and your letter to the person below.

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