The Ellies

Teacher Travel Award

A $5,000 grant given to K-12 Miami-Dade art teachers to fund travel opportunities that will ultimately enrich their classroom curriculum.

Current Winners

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2025 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Silvana Soriano — Silvana Soriano
2025 Teacher Travel Grant Winner
2022 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Carolina Cueva — Carolina Cueva
2025 Teacher Travel Grant Winner
2022 Creator Award Winner

Jennifer-Gifford — Jennifer Gifford
2025 Teacher Travel Grant Winner
2019 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Mary-Larsen — Mary Larsen
2025 Teacher Travel Grant Winner
2019 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

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Past Winners: 2023

IMG_5412 – FELIPE NAVARRETE — Felipe Navarrete
2023 Teacher Award Winner

Photo (2) – augusto zambrana — Augusto Zambrana
2023 Teacher Award Winner

Headshot- rafael alvarez — Rafael Alvarez
2023 Teacher Award Winner

Suarez_square — Mirena Suarez
2023 Teacher Travel Grant
2018 Teacher Travel Grant

Past Winners: 2022

Silvana Soriano — Silvana Soriano
2025 Teacher Travel Grant Winner
2022 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Mark Russell — Mark Russell
2022 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Juan Landaverde — Juan Landaverde
2022 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Jose Luis Garcia — Jose Luis Garcia
2022 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Past Winners: 2021

Moussawel_Ania01 — Ania Moussawel
2021 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Maria-Lezcano — Maria Lezcano
2021 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Rebeca_Quiroga — Rebeca Quiroga
2021 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Past Winners: 2020

Shelly’s-Bio-Pic — Michelle McCoy
2020 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Zahra Farooq — Zahra Farooq
2020 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Alina Rodriguez

2020 Teacher Travel Grant Winner
2018 Creator Award Winner

Past Winners: 2019

Elysa-Batista — Elysa D. Batista
2021 Creator Award Winner

Johnnie-Bess — Johnnie Bess
2020 Creator Award Winner
2019 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Jennifer-Gifford — Jennifer Gifford
2025 Teacher Travel Grant Winner
2019 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Mary-Larsen — Mary Larsen
2025 Teacher Travel Grant Winner
2019 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Maggie-Vidal-Santos — Maggie Vidal-Santos
2019 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Past Winners: 2018

Susan-Feliciano-square — Susan Feliciano
2018 Teacher Travel Grant

Suarez_square — Mirena Suarez
2023 Teacher Travel Grant
2018 Teacher Travel Grant

LCF-square — Lourdes Fuller
2018 Teacher Travel Grant

JHL_HEADSHOT2-square — Justin H. Long
2018 Teacher Travel Grant Winner

Meneses-square — Juana Meneses
2018 Teacher Travel Grant