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The Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports through the Spanish Education Office and in collaboration with the National University of Distance Education (UNED) and the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP) offers face to face training scholarships for Spanish teachers from Australia, the Philippines, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand and Singapore.

The scholarships include: the cost of the course, accommodation, meals and cultural activities.

Scholarships do not include: travel to and from the country of origin, travel insurance and health insurance.

• Courses offered (face-to-face):

  • UNED Associated Centre, Ávila Spain.

    • Course A 1.- Varieties of Spanish and teaching of colloquial lexis and phraseology in the EL2/LE classroom (includes AI) (Can only be requested by teachers from Australia, the Philippines and India)

      • Venue: UNED Associated Centre, Ávila. Spain.

      • Dates: 14 to 18 July 2025.

    • Course A 3.- Teaching EL2/LE in the digital era: methodological innovation, new technologies and audiovisual resources to enhance communicative competence (Can only be requested by teachers from India, Malaysia and Vietnam)

      • Venue: UNED Associated Centre, Ávila. Spain.

      • Dates: 21 to 25 July 2025.

  • UNED Associated Centre, Segovia. Spain.

    • Course S 1.- Sociocultural competence in the Spanish L2/LE classroom from a multidimensional approach: between new technologies and games (Can only be requested by teachers from New Zealand).

      • Venue: UNED Associated Centre, Segovia. Spain.

      • Dates: 7 to 11 July 2025.

    • Course S 2.- Grammar to speak and digital and analogical resources to explore grammatical competence in Spanish L2/LE (Can only be requested by teachers from Australia, India and Thailand).

      • Venue: UNED Associated Centre, Segovia. Spain.

      • Dates: 14 to 18 July 2025.

  • UIMP, Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.

    • Course SA 1.- Integration of narrative techniques, dramatization and debates to teach Spanish as a foreign language (ELE) (Can only be requested by teachers in India and Thailand)

      • Venue: UIMP, Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.

      • Dates: 7 to 11 July 2025.

    • Course SA 2.- Communicative approach and strategies to develop oral competencies and communicative skills (Can only be requested by teachers in India)

      • Venue: UIMP, Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.

      • Dates: 14 to 18 July 2025.

    • Course SA 3.- AI applications in the classroom: chatbots, virtual assistants and other tools (Can only be requested by teachers in the Philippines and India)

      • Venue: UIMP Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.

      • Dates: 14 to 18 July 2025.

    • Course SA 4.- Colors and shades of the Spanish language: geographical areas, registers and jargons in the Spanish as a foreign language classroom (Can only be requested by teachers from Australia and the Philippines).

      • Venue: UIMP Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.

      • Dates: 14 to 18 July 2025.

    • Course SA 6.- Culture and interculturality in the Spanish as a foreign language classroom (Can only be requested by teachers in Australia and India)

      • Venue: UIMP, Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.

      • Dates: 21 to 25 July 2025.

    • Course SA 7.- Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language through literature and audiovisual media (Can only be requested by teachers in India)

      • Venue: UIMP, Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.

      • Dates: 28 July to 1 August 2025.

    • Course SA 8.- Active methodologies and gamification as innovative didactic tools (Can only be requested by teachers in India)

      • Venue: UIMP Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.

      • Dates: 28 July to 1 August 2025.

• Duration of each course: 30 hours

• Modality: face-to-face

• Recipients: Spanish teachers from Australia, the Philippines, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand and Singapore.

• Requirements: Those who prove compliance with any of the following requirements can apply:

  • 1. Be an active foreign teacher of Spanish as a foreign language in non-university regulated education in foreign educational systems.
  • 2. Be an active foreign teacher of non-linguistic subjects taught wholly or partially in Spanish in non-university regulated education in foreign educational systems.
  • 3. Be a graduate or student in the final year of Hispanic Philology, or equivalent, who is going to dedicate to teach Spanish as a foreign language.

• The following may not be beneficiaries of this aid:

  • Teachers who have been beneficiaries of this aid through this program in 2023 in the face-to-face modality.

  • Active teachers appointed, hired or selected in a public call by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, or by any other Spanish institution or body.

  • Teachers who have Spanish nationality.

• Application deadline: Pending publication (expected in March 2025)

• To participate in this call, candidates must:

  • Register on the Profex 2 app

  • Complete the "My Profile" section

  • Select courses in the application.

• Instructions to register in the Electronic Office and complete the "My profile" section, submit and register an application in Profex

• More information. (The link to the new call for applications will be updated as soon as the call is published).

Finished Scholarships:

The Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports through the Spanish Education Office and in collaboration with the National University of Distance Education (UNED) and the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP) offers face to face training scholarships for Spanish teachers from Australia, India, the Philippines, New Zealand, Thailand and Singapore.

• Courses offered (face-to-face):
  • UNED Associated Center, Ávila.Spain.
    • Course A 1.- Words and not just words... Vocabulary and varieties of Spanish in the L2/LE classroom (Can only be requested by teachers from Thailand and Singapore)
      • Venue: UNED Associated Center, Ávila. Spain.
      • Dates: From July 1 to 5, 2024.
    • ​Course A 3.- How to teach? Methodology, skills and digital competence in Spanish L2/LE (Can only be requested by teachers from Australia and India)
      • ​​Venue: UNED Associated Center, Ávila. Spain.
      • Dates: From July 15 to 19, 2024.
  • UNED Associated Center, Segovia ​​. Spain.
    • ​Course S 1.- Back to Grammar: Reflections and didactic guidelines for teaching L2/LE Spanish grammar (Can only be requested by teachers from India)
      • Venue: UNED Associated Center, Segovia. Spain.
      • Dates: From July 8 to 12, 2024.
    • Course S 2.- What to say and how to do it without words? Pragmatics and paralanguage in Spanish L2/LE (Can only be requested by teachers from Australia and India)
      • Venue: UNED Associated Center, Segovia. Spain.
      • Dates: From July 15 to 19, 2024.
  • Course S 3.- Tell me how you speak and write, and I will tell you how much you know. Evaluation of competencies in Spanish L2/LEExternal link, opens in new window PDF (Can only be requested by teachers in India)
    • Venue: UNED Associated Center, Segovia. Spain.
    • Dates: From July 15 to 19, 2024.
  • UIMP, Las Llamas Campus, Santander . Spain.
    • Course ​​SA 1.- Artificial Intelligence, GPT chat. New virtual environments and tools: ELE teaching application (Can only be requested by teachers in Australia and India)
      • Venue: UIMP, Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.
      • ​​Dates: From July 1 to 5, 2024.
    • Course ​SA 3.- ELE in the digital age. Technological tools for Spanish teachers (Can only be requested by teachers in India)
      • Venue: UIMP, Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.
      • Dates: From July 8 to 12, 2024.
    • ​Course SA 4.- Effective planning and design of materials in the ELE class (Can only be requested by New Zealand teachers)
      • Venue: UIMP Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.
      • Dates: July 15 to 19, 2024.
    • Course ​SA 8.- Methodology, resources and didactic proposals for teaching Spanish as a foreign language at initial levels (Can only be requested by teachers from Australia and the Philippines)
      • Venue: UIMP Las Llamas Campus, Santander. Spain.
      • Dates: August 5 to 9, 2024.
  • Duration of each course: 30 hours
  • Modality: face-to-face
  • Recipients: Spanish teachers from Australia, India, the Philippines, New Zealand, Thailand and Singapore.
  • Deadline for submitting applications: Until April 24, 2024
  • Requirements: Those who prove compliance with any of the following requirements can apply:
    • 1. Be an active foreign teacher of Spanish as a foreign language in non-university regulated education in foreign educational systems.
    • 2. Be an active foreign teacher of non-linguistic subjects taught wholly or partially in Spanish in non-university regulated education in foreign educational systems.
    • 3. Be a graduate or student in the final year of Hispanic Philology, or equivalent, who is going to dedicate to teach Spanish as a foreign language.

The following may not be beneficiaries of this aid:

Teachers who have been beneficiaries of this aid through this program in 2023 in the face-to-face modality.

Active teachers appointed, hired or selected in a public call by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, or by any other Spanish institution or body.

Teachers who have Spanish nationality.

• To participate in this call, candidates must:
  • Register on the Profex 2 app
  • Complete the "My Profile" section
  • Select courses in the application.
• Instructions to register in the Electronic Office and complete the "My profile" section, submit and register an application in Profex
• More information

The Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports through the Spanish Education Office and in collaboration with the National Distance Education University (UNED) offers training scholarships for Spanish teachers from Australia, India, the Philippines, New Zealand, Thailand and Singapore .

• Courses offered:
  • 1. Activities and skills: oral comprehension, expression and interaction in ELE
  • 2. Dynamize the ELE class: tools and strategies
  • 3. The sociocultural component in the teaching of ELE from an intercultural perspective
  • 4. Active methodologies: collaborative learning techniques and methods in the ELE classroom
• Dates: from 3 October to 13 November, 2022
• Duration: 30 hours
• Modality: online
• Recipients: ELE teachers from Australia, India, the Philippines, New Zealand and Singapore.
• Participation requirements:
  • Be a teacher of Spanish as a foreign language in regulated non-university education in foreign educational systems.
  • Be a teacher of non-linguistic subjects taught totally or partially in Spanish in non-university regulated education of foreign educational systems.
  • Be a teacher of Spanish in university teachings of foreign educational systems.
  • Be a graduate or student of Hispanic Philology, or equivalent, who is going to dedicate himself to teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
  • Be a teacher in public or private Spanish centers or teach your subject in Spanish.
  • Not have received this scholarship in the last three years.
  • Register at Profex
• Deadline for submitting applications: Until July 7, 2022.
• Instructions for registering with Profex, completing the CV and requesting courses
• More information

The Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports through the Spanish Education Office and in collaboration with the National Distance Education University (UNED) offers training scholarships for Spanish teachers from Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Thailand and Singapore.

Courses offered:

1. What to say and how to say it without words. Applied pragmatics and paralanguage in Spanish-L2/LE

• Venue: Avila
• Dates: 4 - 8 July, 2022.

2. Along with grammar. Reflections for Spanish teaching

• Venue: Avila
• Dates: 11 - 15 July, 2022.

3. Words, and more words… Ways to teach vocabularies in Spanish-L2/LE

• Venue: Segovia
• Dates: 11 - 15 July, 2022.

4. How and what to teach? Methodologies, skills and competencies in Spanish-L2/LE.

• Venue: Segovia
• Dates: 11 - 15 July, 2022

• Duration: 30 hours
• Mode: Face to face
• Recipients: teachers of ELE from Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Singapore.
• Participation Requirements:
  • Be teachers of public or private Spanish centres, or teachers who teach their courses in Spanish.
  • Have not been awarded this scholarship in the past three years
  • Not have the Spanish citizenship
  • Complete registration on Profex
• Submission deadline: until 7 May, 2022.
• More information

The Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports through the Spanish Education Office and in collaboration with the National Distance Education University (UNED) offers 44 online scholarships for Spanish teachers from Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Singapore.

• Courses offered:
  • Make your ELE courses more dynamic: tools and strategies.
  • Activities and skills: comprehension, oral expression, and interaction in ELE.
  • Educational methodologies, resources, and materials for the teaching of ELE in primary school. (ONLY FOR AUSTRALIA)
• Date: October and November of 2021.
• Duration: 30 hours
• Mode: Online, through video lessons, live sessions in small groups (Friday and Saturday), homework in shared spaces, and collaborative tools.
• Number of scholarships: 44
• Recipients: ELE teachers from Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Singapore.
• Participation Requirements:
  • Be a Spanish teacher.
  • Complete registration on Profex
• Prioritized participation: Active teachers of primary and secondary schools will be given participation priority. Applications of teachers who have participated in the courses from UIMP offered by the education office in October-November of 2020 will not be considered.
• Certificate of participation: Those who are qualified as COMPETENT, as having passed at least 80% of the scheduled programs, will receive a certificate issued by MEFP and the UNED.
• Submission deadline: 21 July.