SHF Travel Award 2017
Click here for the Application Form
In recent years, up to ten (10) awards have been made, last year in the amount of $1,000. In 2015, the number of awards will incase to twelve!
1. Each chapter may submit no more than two applications.
2. The teacher of the student applicant must be a member of AATF by Feb. 1, 2017.
3. The applicant must be a member of the SHF by the application deadline, currently studying French, and possess a good knowledge of the language.
4. Awards must be used for travel to a French speaking area, not tuition, course fees, etc. Proof of registration by May 1 in the program described on, or attached to, the application form and/or travel reservations may be required before disbursement is made.
5. The applicant must be registered in, or able to register in, a program approved by the SHF sponsor. Although independent travel is discouraged, exceptions will be made if the applicant and sponsor provide a detailed program of travel/study and justification.
6. Travel must be completed within 12 months of the award deadline (by 2/1/18).
7. Each recipient is expected to send to the address below a brief description of the travel/study experience and its significance within one month of completion of the trip. The form will accompany the stipend and can also be found on line at <www.frenchteachers.org>.
8. Only applications which are complete will be reviewed. The sponsor must mail all the following items
in one envelope:
- Completed application form
- Student essay, hand-written in cursive, signed and dated by student (see center of application form—in bold print—for details)
- Letter of recommendation, signed and dated, from current French teacher
- Letter of recommendation, signed and dated, from another faculty member of the school the applicant is now attending
- Official transcript through first semester 2016-17
- Paper copy of travel/study program prospectus (or justification)
9. A student may receive only one travel stipend.
10. NOTE: Winning students’ names will be published on the SHF Web site and/or in the AATF National Bulletin unless permission is denied in the application (see form, page 5).
NOTE T00: SHF assumes no responsibility for the trip as a result of the granting of this award.
Postmark Deadline: February 1, 2017 to:
Sharon B. Rapp, President SHF
416 E. Lafayette St. #104
Jackson, TN 38301