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Scholarship alert!

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RELO Mexico is pleased to offer a total of sixteen scholarships to the Summer Term of the Online Professional English Network program. This program offers Mexican teacher educators, teacher trainers, and in-service teachers the chance to participate in distance-learning courses that last for 8 weeks and have been developed by reputable American institutions of higher education.

Course Topics
Nine different courses will be offered this time around. Click here to view the offerings and course descriptions.

Requirements for candidates
Candidates must
• be Mexican citizens (non-Mexicans and Mexican-Americans are not eligible) AND be living in Mexico at the time of the course
• be teacher educators, teacher trainers, and/or in-service teachers (pre-service teachers are NOT eligible)
• be ready to share their gained knowledge with other English-teaching professionals through demo classes, mentoring, workshops, counseling, tutoring, distance education, publications, professional presentations, etc.
• have an upper intermediate or advanced level of English proficiency
• have regular and dependable access to a reliable, up-to-date computer with high-speed internet connectivity
• NOT have received an OPEN scholarship within the last year

Availability
• Participants must be able to devote ABOUT 2 HOURS PER DAY for the duration of the course in order to successfully complete the course.
• Additionally, participants must complete an orientation of about 5-6 hours total prior to the start of the course.

Participants’ commitment
People who receive a scholarship must commit to:
• responding promptly to all communications, whether they are via e-mail, WhatsApp, or phone
• completing the online registration and orientation prior to the start of the actual course
• completing the course successfully to the best of their ability
• immediately informing their instructor and RELO Mexico of any issues or difficulties that may get them behind or hinder them from completing the course
• sharing what they learn with other English-teaching professionals and reporting it back to RELO Mexico

Time frame
The course will take place from July 1 to August 25, 2025. The orientation must be completed between May 26 and June 20, 2025.

Disclaimer
Due to the extremely limited seating available, we cannot guarantee that every application will actually result in a scholarship.

Deadline for applications
The deadline to submit applications is 12 noon (Mexico Central Time) on Monday, March 31, 2025. Late applications will not be considered.

Interested candidates must complete the online application form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTSFDjhrtQR-oy4aes_saMb3ESsdXi3qJrU8HVyKOlatMtkw/viewform
You should receive a copy of your responses that will serve as the receipt of your application. If you don’t, probably there was a mistake in your e-mail address. In such case, please send a message to [email protected] so that we may fix the problem.

MOOCs
Do note that some OPEN courses will be offered in Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) format completely free of charge during 2025.
It is strongly recommended that you complete a MOOC before applying for a scholarship to become familiar with the learning management system and course format.
MOOCs offer the same content as well as a certificate to participants who complete tasks successfully but are shorter (5 weeks only) and have unlimited seating. For more details about upcoming MOOC offerings, visit https://openenglishcommunity.org/page/massive-open-online-courses-moocs regularly.

Feel free to forward this message to other interested candidates. We look forward to receiving your applications.

Sincerely,

Oficina Regional de Programas de Inglés / Regional English Language Office

[email protected]

Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Alumni Community of Practice The Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. government and administered by FHI 360.

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