Students can complete a paper scholarship application or an online scholarship application. Scholarship applications for the 2023-2024 academic year are due January 13, 2023. Scholarship recipients will be selected by the end of January 2023. Scholarship recipients will be recognized at our Recogntion Breakfast on February 28, 2023. The next round of scholarship applications for the 2023-2024 academic year will open soon.

Our Educational Event Grant Program financially supports educational events for K-12 English learners in Greater Cincinnati. Community partners can request up to $2000 for an educational event. The Educational Event Grant Program application is now available online. The ELL Foundation will accept Educational Event Grant applications at any time, but they will be reviewed on a quarterly basis.

who we are

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
Educational attainment
Multilingual literacy
Dignity of all people
Resiliency
Social justice

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Annual Recognition Breakfast, February 27, 2025

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Educational event grant program

Brooke Meyer, M.ed., MLIS

Board President

Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

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Rosa Maria Moreno, MA

Board Vice President

Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Honor

Cultural identities

sister Margarita M. Brewer, SC

Founder and President Emeritus

Our core values

Support

academic lives

Our Mission

Our vision is for Greater Cincinnati English learners to:

Appreciate and are proud of their cultural identities;
Receive the needed support services for their education;
Graduate from high school and succeed in college
And serve in their communities as role models

Our mission is helping Greater Cincinnati English learners to become successful in their academic lives while honoring their cultural identity.

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Michelle Arnold, BA, M.A.R.S.

Board Secretary

Mount St. Joe University

English Language Learning Foundation | P.O. Box 19975, Cincinnati, OH 45219 | contactus@ellfoundationcinci.org

Our Vision

English Language Learning Foundation, Inc.

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ELLF Scholarships

Scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 academic year are due by January 10, 2025. Scholarship recipients will be selected by the end of January 2025.

Our 17th Annual Recognition Breakfast has been scheduled for February 27, 2025 from 8AM-10:30AM at Northern Kentucky University. Tickets are on sale now. Buy tickets or donate here:

https://ellf2025.givesmart.com

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The ELL Foundation offers emergency grants for local EL college students who are experiencing temporary financial emergencies, focusing on hunger, housing, and transportation. The College Emergency Grant Program application is available online. Emergency grant applications are accepted at any time, but applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis.