Grants are accepted year round.
Purpose of Program
The purpose of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education Improving Education for Emerging Bilingual Students Grant Program is to develop and/or implement classroom or school based methods, activities, or structures that promote, support and enhance the educational achievement of Emerging Bilingual students in Colorado’s public schools and to promote effective strategies for Emerging Bilingual Students that focus on the use of the students’ native languages and native cultures.
Eligibility
This grant is open to all teachers, para-educators, administrators, parents and students in Colorado who support the mission and vision of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education. Colorado dual language and bilingual schools, programs, and districts are eligible to apply. Colorado schools, programs, and districts with English as a second language programs are eligible to apply.
Competitive Priority
We will give an application that meets these priorities a competitive or absolute preference over other applications:
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: We estimate a total of $10,000 for the budget year. The actual level of funding depends on final fundraising activities of the organization. Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards or we may reduce the number of awards.
Estimated Range of Awards: $500-$1,500
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $1000
Estimated Number of Awards: (Ten)
This is only an estimate and the CO-CABE Board of Directors may, at its own discretion, increase or decrease the number of awards without further notice.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $1,500 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Colorado Association for Bilingual Education Board of Directors may change the maximum amount and number of awards based upon available funds and the quality of projects proposed.
The following information will be required to complete the grant application:
CO-CABE Scholar Award-$10,000 (4 year award) for a bilingual high school student pursuing a degree in Bilingual Education or a degree that advocates for bilingual’s access to scientific, medical, technological, or political fields.
Eligibility: Must be a high school senior. Must be bilingual and planning to enroll in a teacher education program in Colorado to become a bilingual teacher in Colorado or a degree that advocates for bilingual’s access to scientific, medical, technological, or political fields
Undergraduate-$1,500 or $2,500 for a Colorado high school senior or an undergraduate college student pursuing a degree in education with a focus on Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Education or a degree that advocates for bilingual’s access to scientific, medical, technological, or political fields.
Eligibility: Undergraduate candidates must be accepted at an institution of higher education, currently enrolled, and working towards a degree or certification with a focus on Bilingual Education or ESL Instruction or a degree that advocates for bilingual’s access to scientific, medical, technological, or political fields. High School seniors and candidates beginning their educations who are applying to higher education & not yet accepted are also eligible to apply.
Graduate-$1,500 or $2,500 for a Teacher who is working towards an advanced degree and/or endorsement in Bilingual Education or English as a Second Language Instruction.
Eligibility: Graduate candidates must be accepted at an institution of higher education, currently enrolled and in the year that the scholarship is awarded, and working towards a degree or certification/endorsement with a focus on Bilingual Education or English as a Second Language instruction.
Hi! My name is Lyly Zaragoza, and I am a bilingual educator in Denver Public Schools. I was born and raised in Denver and attended Denver Public Schools from elementary to high school. It feels great to support and give back to the bilingual community. This scholarship has helped me continue my education in bilingual education, which has also given me tools to empower both my students and their families. I am honored to be a recipient of this scholarship to be able to continue my own education
Kia Jeffords is working on her master’s degree at the University of Colorado Denver with a focus of study in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education. Kia gives back to her community by volunteering at the following:
Meals on Wheels
Friends of Horse
Harmony Equine Center PTSD rehabilitation
Hello everyone! My name is Emily Sipley, soon to be Emily Friestad. I grew up on a dairy farm in Upstate NY, moved to Iowa for my undergrad, and now made it to Colorado. I live in Mead, CO with my fiance Bryan and my dog, Ruby. I teach high school social studies, and this upcoming school year I will be the new creative electives teacher at Innovations and Options in the 27J school district. I’ll be getting married on June 17th of this year!
Natalia Morales was awarded the 2019 CO-CABE Scholar Scholarship in the amount of $12,000 over four years of study. Natalia also was the 1st Place winner in the Middle School Divsion of the 2015 Orgulloso(a) de ser bilingüe/Proud to Be Bilingual Student Essay Contest.
The generous financial support of our donors and sponsors made it possible for CO-CABE to not only empower Natalia, but help her achieve her dreams and attend the University of Colorado.
“I’m proudly bilingual in Spanish, and English. Spanish was my first language, and will forever be something I will hold so dearly in both my heart and brain, because it is the language that my parents taught me, the language that I was first educated in, and for a part of my life all I knew. My parents were immigrants, and although I didn’t travel to Mexico until I was eight years old, Spanish was my strongest tie to my beloved culture.”
“At 14 I wrote an essay for the CABE Proud To Be Bilingual Essay Contest, and to my surprise, won first place for my age division. I had written my essay at the end of middle school and received the news at the beginning of my freshman year in high school. At the CABE event, I had the opportunity to read my essay, and at one point I looked up and saw the audience crying and my parents in the front seats radiating with pride. When I finished my essay, I received a standing ovation, and could not contain my emotions; tears wouldn’t stop rolling down my flushed cheeks. I couldn’t believe that I was witnessing my words move so many people in one room. I didn’t know how impactful my voice could truly be up until that point, and that has given me the biggest boost of confidence in myself, and has given me a huge sense of empowerment.”