The English-Speaking Union

2025 TLab Scholarship Application: New Orleans

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2025 TLab Scholarship Application: New Orleans

This application is for a New Orleans Branch TLab Scholarship. If you are not located in or around New Orleans, please click here to find a scholarship in your area, or apply for a national scholarship.

Every year, the branches of the English-Speaking Union (ESU) provide nearly 50 scholarships for classroom teachers in their communities. ESU scholarships are for current classroom teachers attending our multi-week courses at Shakespeare's Globe in London, the  University of Oxford and the University of Edinburgh (SUISS). 

 Go Here for information on the  2024 UK courses and dates as reference. 2025 dates & details for Oxford & Edinburgh programs are available in December 2024/early January 2025 for The Globe program.

Start your ESU New Orleans Branch TLab Scholarship Application below.

If you have any questions, please contact Bruce Gordon at: bruceagordon5@gmail.com or  Alice Uhl at: auhl@esuus.org 

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The ESU New Orleans Branch will contact you to schedule an interview, if needed.

If you are awarded an ESU New Orleans TLab Scholarship, you must then complete the application of the UK program you wish to attend at Oxford, Edinburgh or Shakespeare's Globe in London and email to ESU National Headquarters at auhl@esuus.org by March 15th. The ESU reviews & forwards all applications to the UK  by April 1st. 

Final acceptance is determined and notified by the UK institution via email in Spring 2025.

If you are not awarded an ESU TLab Scholarship, you may still apply to the UK program of your choice, however you will need to seek out alternate funding sources. 

Refund policy: Scholars will adhere to the UK program refund and cancellation policies.  ESU scholarship recipients will sign a contract wherein they are required to repay the entire scholarship amount (concurrent with the program's refund and cancellation policies) if for any reason they must cancel their course of study or are unable to complete the course.

If you have any questions, please contact: Alice Uhl  at auhl@esuus.org or call 212-818-1200 ext. 212