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The British Council is offering a grant of up to GBP 10,000 (ten thousand pounds sterling), subject to successful application, for English Language Teacher Associations (ELTAs) in Wider Europe to enable the online and face-to-face dissemination of online teaching and professional development resources from TeachingEnglish around its themes TeachingEnglish theme calendar 2026.

This might involve promotion of the existing resources and online professional development opportunities through online platforms and face-to-face networks, and/or a series of online and face-to-face workshops based on the TeachingEnglish resources which would be adapted to local contexts. In this way teachers would make the most effective use of the resources and training to help improve their teaching.

The deadline for submission of the applications is June 30, 2026, at 23:59 CET.

The applications can be found at the following link.

Two webinars will be organized to support the applicants in the process of writing and submitting project proposals

1. Introduction to the Good Grants platform

2. How to write a good project proposal

Wider Europe 

Wider Europe region includes the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

TeachingEnglish

TeachingEnglish is an online platform for English language teaching practitioners, drawing on UK and local expertise, and the unique insight and experience of the British Council. Teachers and teacher educators can build their professional networks, share ideas and knowhow, and stay up to date with the latest research and innovations in teaching. They will find lesson plans, events and learning resources to support their practice, as well as new opportunities to develop their careers teachers and teacher educators.