Applicant is seeking future training. Monetary awards will not be made to individuals for any training    completed prior to the application date.

Applicant is a current educator, school administrator, school psychologist, or practitioner (speech language pathologist, occupational therapist, tutor, literacy coach, reading interventionist, etc.) currently working with (or has the desire to work with) students who struggle learning to read, spell, and write.

Applicant is working in a South Carolina public school district or private school, in which the Structured Literacy™ approach is not widely practiced.

Applicant is a member of IDA and/or has volunteered at IDA-SC events.  

Applicant is seeking initial Structured Literacy™ training, as opposed to advanced training.

Applicant demonstrates passion for the promotion of dyslexia awareness.

AWLLS will be awarded yearly. Due to COVID-19, the application deadline has been extended to 9/1/2020. Award notifications will be made on a rolling basis. Monies will be disbursed to scholarship recipients following proof of payment and successful completion of an IDAccredited Structured Literacy™ training program. Awards will NOT be granted for any previous training completed prior to the date of the application.

A committee consisting of IDA-SC board members will review the applications. The committee reserves the right not to award any monies if the quality of the applications is insufficient. The decision of the committee is final. For extenuating circumstances, the committee will review applications received after deadlines. These circumstances must be explained on the application.