French Teacher Summer Bursary

This bursary gives individuals the opportunity to attend a recognized Francophone or bilingual post-secondary educational institution in Canada during the months of July and August at a reduced personal cost. During this time, you will:

• improve your teaching methods; and
• further your knowledge of the French language.

Eligible individuals must:

• be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;
• be a resident of Saskatchewan;
• hold a valid teaching certificate;
• be scheduled, in the upcoming school year, to teach:
  • French in an Immersion program;
  • Core French; or Intensive French;
• be a coordinator, counsellor, librarian or staff member responsible for the administration of an Immersion program, or Core French or Intensive French courses, in Saskatchewan; and
• be enrolled full-time in one approved course for a minimum of two weeks, between July 1 and August 31, in a Francophone or bilingual post-secondary institution in Canada.

To apply you must:

1. Select a course form the Pre-Approved Courses list. If you wish to attend another course at an institution not appearing on the list, that information must be included in the application form. The Ministry of Education may consider additional courses based on availability of funds and alignment to bursary criteria.


2. a. Download the Principal and Director of Education Approval Form.
   b. Send this form to your current principal and have it signed by the principal and the Director of Education in your school division.


3. After you have received your signed Principal and Director of Education Approval Form:
   a. Complete the online application form, below. This must be completed in one sitting. If you exit the website before completing the form, the information will not be saved.
   b. Before submitting the form, you must upload the signed Principal and Director of Education Approval Form on the upload page. If your application is incomplete, this will delay processing.

Note: Documents are submitted through the portal. Please do not mail or email documents.

French Teacher Summer Bursary Application

Applications are prioritized based on the following criteria:

• First-time applicants will be prioritized.
• Courses designed to help applicants improve their French language skills will be prioritized over classes taught in French aimed at improving teaching methods.
• Bursaries will be divided equitably among school divisions.
• Bursaries will be divided equitably among the types of French language streams (ex. French Immersion, Core French, Intensive French).
• A longer summer course will be prioritized over a course that meets the minimum duration of two weeks.
• Priority will be given to applicants teaching in the following regions, from highest priority to lowest:
  • Remote regions;
  • Rural regions; and
  • Urban regions.
• Teaching contracts will be prioritized as follows, from highest to lowest:
  • Permanent;
  • Temporary; and
  • Substitute.

Please note: No applicant may receive the bursary more than three times.

• The Provincial Coordinator will contact you by email to confirm receipt of your application.
• School divisions with multiple applicants will be contacted by the Provincial Coordinator to provide a prioritized list of candidates to the Ministry of Education.
• You will be advised in writing whether your application was approved for a bursary within approximately one month following the deadline.
• Successful applicants will be contacted for more information.
• All applications received after the deadline will be placed on a waiting list, in the order in which they are received, and will be considered only if funds are available.
• Following the end of the summer course, successful applicants will be required to submit proof of attendance and course-related expenses to the Provincial Coordinator by email in order to receive the bursary.

• The Provincial Coordinator at the Ministry of Education must be advised immediately of any change to your program of study.
• The Ministry of Education may withdraw a bursary, reduce the amount of a bursary, or require all or part of a bursary to be reimbursed if any information provided in the application is found to be false or inaccurate, if it receives a report that a student's performance in a course was unsatisfactory, for such actions deemed to be justified for withdrawal.
• The French Teacher Summer Bursary program is funded jointly by Canadian Heritage and the Government of Saskatchewan and administered by the Ministry of Education.