The ELA Honor Society offers its support and recognition to student members and Chapter Advisors through a range of awards and grants.
Our Creative Challenges develop students’ imaginative skills and give them an opportunity to share their creativity with the world. Each year our Creative Challenges are related to our Big Read reader.
Our Chapter Advisors work tirelessly to support our program and their student members. To that end we are very happy to be able to offer a growing range of awards and grants to support their continued professional development and provide them with support for high-quality teaching.
Student Creative Challenges
Discover how ELA Honor Society Creative Challenges foster students’ creative responses to literature and promote interleaving, retrieval practice, and spaced learning for profound engagement.
| Description | Eligible | Application Opens | Application Closes | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Challenge | Student Members | Sep 23, 2024 | Oct 7, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Winter Challenge | Student Members | Dec 9, 2024 | Jan 13, 2025 | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Spring Challenge | Student Members | Apr 7, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | May 16, 2025 |
Chapter Showcase Program & Chapter Showcase Award
Learn about how to submit examples of the wonderful community projects that your student members are undertaking.
| Description | Eligible | Application Opens | Application Closes | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Chapter Showcase | Active Chapters | Dec 9, 2024 | Jan 13, 2025 | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Spring Chapter Showcase | Active Chapters | Apr 7, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | May 16, 2025 |
Professional Support Grants for Chapter Advisors
Read about our Professional Support Grants for Chapter Advisors’ professional development and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion projects.
| Description | Eligible | Application Opens | Application Closes | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Active Chapter Advisors | Sep 23, 2024 | Oct 7, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Grant | Active Chapter Advisors | Dec 9, 2024 | Jan 13, 2025 | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Grant | Active Chapter Advisors | Apr 7, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | May 16, 2025 |
Classroom Library Grants for Chapter Advisors
Find out more about how our Classroom Library Grants support wider reading in middle school English Language Arts classrooms.
| Description | Eligible | Application Opens | Application Closes | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classroom Library Grant | Active Chapter Advisors | Sep 23, 2024 | Oct 7, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 |
