Over 2,000 teachers have returned revitalized and inspired to share their new teaching strategies, knowledge and international perspective with over 200,000 students nationwide.Applications are now open to apply for an ESU Atlanta Branch TLab Scholarship to study in the UK in the summer of 2025! UK Summer programs take place in July and early August each summer. 2025 UK program dates and details should be available in mid-December/early January. 2024 UK programs are currently posted on the ESU website for reference only.

To apply for an ESU Atlanta Branch TLab Scholarship, please complete the 2025 ESU TLab Application Form to be considered.

For questions or more information, contact TLab Scholarship Chair  Johnnie Zarzeka at  jszarzeka@gmail.com

1. Start your application HERE to be considered for the Atlanta TLab Scholarship! 

2. Deadline is February 3, 2025

3.  Scholar is responsible for travel costs, although the Atlanta Branch will reimburse up to $1,600 for travel insurance and overseas travel.

4. We want each applicant to fully understand the requirements of accepting an ESU Atlanta Branch TLab summer-study scholarship; therefore, below is additional information for the applicant’s consideration.

• The Scholarship covers tuition, room and board at the accepted institution. 
• Scholars will pay for transportation costs, although the Atlanta Branch will reimburse up to $1,600 to offset overseas travel costs. 
• Scholars are responsible for any incidental expenses, including weekend travel costs and travel insurance.
• The Scholarship is offered only to high school educators in the greater Atlanta metro area which includes:  Clayton, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett counties.
• Successful applicants must have completed at least four years of full-time teaching in one of the areas in which the scholarships are offered.
• The scholar’s role, in addition to being a student, is to be an ambassador for both the English-Speaking Union and the teaching profession.
• The successful applicant will sign a contract with the ESU Atlanta Branch wherein they agree to repay the entire scholarship amount if for any reason she/he fails to fulfill the entire course of study and receive a Certificate of Completion from the chosen program.
• The successful applicant must submit the original Certificate of Completion along with a personal reflection of the program and is expected to attend an ESU Atlanta Branch meeting and offer a short presentation highlighting this summer experience.   
• Each successful applicant is expected to become an active member in the ESU Atlanta Branch.  
• Shakespeare’s Globe Scholarship recipients are expected to be actively involved at the ESU Atlanta Branch Shakespeare Competition scheduled for a Sunday in February 2025. Date TBA.
• The successful applicant will be responsible for applicable taxes, if there are any.

Please note: This is a 2 tier application process. If you are awarded an ESU TLab Scholarship by the ESU Atlanta Branch, you will then need to complete the application of the British program you wish to attend, provide all their required supporting documents for consideration and send to ESU National Headquarters at TLab@esuus.org or the English-Speaking Union, 144 East 39th St, New York NY 10016 by March 15th. The ESU reviews all applications prior to submitting to the UK on April 1st. Most ESU TLab scholarship recipients are accepted to their first choice program.

Final acceptance is determined & notified via email by the UK institution, not the ESU, in Spring 2025.