Compartimos la convocatoria de becas para profesores mexicanos con nivel de Inglés intermedio alto o avanzado, para el programa de cursos OPEN (Online Professional English Network Program) de la Oficina Regional de Programas de Inglés (RELO) de la Embajada de los Estados Unidos en México:
RELO Mexico is pleased to offer a total of fifteen scholarships to the Spring 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
Eleven 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 call
- 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 April 8 to June 2, 2025. The orientation must be completed between March 3 and 28, 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, January 20, 2024. Late applications will not be considered.
Interested candidates must complete the online application form available on https://forms.gle/1xzX21eAsmr6Dt4P6. 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 this case, please send a message to relomexico@state.govso that we may fix the problem.
MOOCs
Please 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 to 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.
Información de contacto:
Oficina Regional de Programas de Inglés / Regional English Language Office
Embajada de los Estados Unidos en México / U.S. Embassy | Ciudad de México / Mexico City
(55) 5080-2000 ext. 5267 & 5269 | RELOMexico@state.gov
Página Web: https://mx.usembassy.gov/es/ | Webpage:https://mx.usembassy.gov/
