Awards & Scholarships

Kansas World Language Teacher of the Year

This award is designed to recognize an outstanding person in the language teaching field. The candidate must be a Kansas language...

Phyllis Farrar Leadership Award

The KSWLA Phyllis Farrar Leadership Award is designed to recognize an individual in our state who has made outstanding contributions over...

Best of Kansas

This award for the best conference presentation is based on evaluations from attendees of the KSWLA conference. The winner is given a...

Garinger Scholarship for High School & College Students

One $500 scholarship is awarded each year in honor of Ermal Garinger, a long-time leader of the association and dedicated member of the...

Alexander Award for Pre-Service Teachers

The Alexander Award was established in 1998 to be awarded annually to an outstanding future Kansas language teacher, a student currently...

Mini-Grants for Classroom Projects

Two grants of $200 each are available annually to KSWLA members for a classroom project need. Any creative idea is worthy, but we do not...

Conference VIPs

KSWLA will assist up to five first-year language teachers or first-time attendees in attending the annual conference. The conference...

Kansas World Language Association
Promoting and improving teaching. Providing professional development. Encouraging cooperation. Advocating for language teachers.