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Professional Scholarships

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Louisiana professionals and educators can apply for a CODOFIL scholarship to study French abroad in France or Canada. These professional scholarships are for those who wish to increase the presence of French where they work, whether they’re motivated staff members or leaders of an organization.

Requirements

Teachers

All candidates who are teachers must:

  • Be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident of the U.S. and a Louisiana resident
  • Be a full-time, K-12 certified teacher of French immersion or French as a Second Language in a public or private school in Louisiana
  • Have at least the B2 level of French according to the DELF standards or Advanced Low/Mid level according to the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) standards at the time of application

Other Professionals

All other professional candidates must:

  • Be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident of the U.S. and a Louisiana resident
  • Be employed in Louisiana at the time of application
  • Have a strong desire to improve their French in order to make their workplace more French friendly

Required Application Materials

When submitting an application for a CODOFIL scholarship, a complete submission contains each of the following items:

  • Application form
  • Letter of motivation, if possible in French
  • One letter of recommendation from your supervisor (if applicable)
  • ACTFL Advisory Oral Proficiency Interview results

Oral Proficiency Interview

Each scholarship requires participants to complete an oral proficency test. If you have completed an ACTFL Advisory Oral Proficiency Test (OPI), an ACTFL Official OPI or a DELF exam within the last 6 months, we will accept your results as part of your scholarship application. If you have not completed any of these tests, you can schedule an ACTFL Advisory OPI, based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, by contacting Jennifer Rodriguez at jrodriguez@crt.la.gov.

Important Information for Scholarship Recipients

For those who are offered a CODOFIL scholarship, there are important steps to be taken before starting an immersion program.

  • All scholarship recipients must officially accept their scholarship by completing required paperwork before any travel plans can be made.
  • A valid U.S. passport book (NOT a passport card) is needed for your travel abroad. Please apply for your passport book as soon as possible since it usually takes at least 6-8 weeks to receive it. For more information, visit the passport page of the U.S. Department of State.
  • All scholarship recipients are required to have travel insurance which must include health and repatriation insurance. The insurance coverage must be effective from the date you depart the U.S. through the date of your return to the U.S. Proof of insurance must be sent to CODOFIL prior to traveling abroad.
  • In the event that a scholarship recipient declines their scholarship after having accepted it and after having received scholarship funds, they must immediately return the funds to CODOFIL. CODOFIL will in turn forward the funds to the scholarship donor.
  • All scholarship recipients will be obligated to complete a program evaluation and submit it to CODOFIL.

Professional Scholarships