English & ESL Department Scholarships

• Each spring semester, LACC’s English & ESL Department offers a number of scholarship awards to recognize and honor our outstanding students.

• The scholarships are designed to encourage a wide range of students to apply, specifically those who want to incorporate the knowledge they have acquired in their English classes in their future careers.
• English and ESL students whose ambitions include teaching, writing, higher-level education, literary studies, and social work that promotes the empowerment of people and communities are all suitable candidates for the scholarships we offer.

In order to apply, click on the scholarships below and review the following:

1. The scholarship reward.
2. The criteria needed to apply.
3. The Scholarship Application Form that the student should submit online or print out, fill in, and submit to the English & ESL Department.
4. The essay requirement. The topic for the essay can be found near the end of the application form.
5. Request for unofficial transcripts.

• The deadline for submitting your 2024 scholarship application and the documents you need to attach is Monday, May 6, at 5pm.
• You can also submit your application one of two ways:
  1. Submit online using the clickable link on each scholarship below.
  2. Submit in-person by printing and bringing your application to the front desk of the English/ESL Department in Jefferson Hall 301.
• In addition to the written application requirements, finalists will need to attend a Zoom interview on Friday, May 10th. The Zoom interview is a required part of the application process.
• Scholarship winners will be invited to attend the English & ESL Department's Annual Awards Ceremony, which will take place on the evening of May 16th on the third floor of the Student Union Building. This ceremony is a celebration of our students, at which time winners of Scholarship Awards and winners of the Writing Contest are presented with their prizes and congratulated by the college community.

Please consider applying for a scholarship if you meet the requirements listed below! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email Professor Elizabeth Gordon (gordonem@lacitycollege.edu). Good luck!

1. Be taking or have taken English 102 or any second-year literature course.
2. Have a 3.4 GPA with a minimum 30 units taken at Los Angeles City College.
3. Plan to transfer.
4. Be currently enrolled in at least six units at Los Angeles City College.

For in-person submissions, print and complete the Boyd Collins Scholarship Application.

For online submissions, fill out the Online Form

1. Be taking or have taken English 101 or above.
2. Have a 3.0 GPA with a minimum 12 units taken at Los Angeles City College.
3. Preference will be given to students who plan to transfer, but is not required.
4. Be currently enrolled in at least six units at Los Angeles City College.

For in-person submissions, print and complete the Miriam Kirshenbaum Cassyd Scholarship Application.

For online submissions, fill out the Online Form