The Robert Korando ESL Scholarship
This application is for Fall 2026/Spring 2027.
PURPOSE: The Robert Koranda ESL Scholarship is established to provide meaningful financial support to ESL students attending the college, helping them pursue and complete a certificate or two-year degree program with a lighter financial burden.
Applicants must have the following criteria:
- Applicants must demonstrate financial need.
- Applicants must be enrolled in or have completed an English as a Second Language Course.
- Scholarship may be renewed for a second semester if the student maintains a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher in the fall semester and is registered for spring classes prior to the semester starting.
- Students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours per semester (full-time status).
- Open to all areas of study.
- Award
- $5,000
- Deadline
- 11/01/2026
- Supplemental Questions
- Have you previously completed an English as a Second Language (ESL) course at COD?
- Submit unofficial COD transcript.