How to apply to SMILE and Reading the City
1. Pick a course and course date
2. Write a short presentation of yourself, in what grade you teach and which course you are interested in, and send an e-mail to us on smile-rtc@tinta.nu
3. You will then receive a pre-registration letter from us
4. Go to the website of your national EU agency
5. Find the application form for in-service training of staff grant.
6. You need to specify "Comenius" for pre-, primary, secondary and third level school or "Grundtvig" for adult education.
7. When you fill in the application, apply for a grant for course fee, subsistence and travel to and from the course location.
8. Be specific on why you want to go on this course and how it relates to your teaching when you apply.
9. If you are successful your agency will contact you within two months.
10. Contact us directly at smile-rtc@tinta.nu and we will send you a preliminary course program and a personal details form.
11. Book your flight.
12. A few weeks before the course starts you will get final information on the course program, travel directions and your hotel.