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Community Vocational Scholarships
 
 
The Schaumburg A.M. Rotary Club and the Schaumburg - Hoffman Estates Rotary Club invites local students (both traditional and non-traditional) pursuing vocational or trade careers and working toward an associate degree, diploma, or certificate to apply for club level scholarships valued at between $200-$2,500, with the opportunity to earn up to an additional $1,500 through the Rotary District 6440 level scholarship program.
 
Rotary encourages education and will grant up to 10 district level scholarships this spring to students living in Chicago’s north, northwest and many western suburbs. 
 
This program is designed to provide scholarships to students demonstrating financial need who will be pursuing education/training beyond high school in a vocational or technical area. Scholarship awards are intended to defray costs associated with programs that prepare for immediate entry into a career field. It is not intended for students pursuing traditional four-year Bachelor’s degree programs.
 
Vocational career examples include auto mechanics, administrative assistants, HVAC tech., computer tech., paralegal, pharmacy tech., human services, law enforcement, elder care, and many other fields.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
 
  1. High School Graduate, GED, or non-traditional student entering a vocational program
  2. Be sponsored by a Rotary District 6440 Club
  3. Be accepted at a school of designation
  4. Permanent residence (domiciled) or employed in District 6440*
* NOTE:  Residing outside District 6440 for educational purposes is not a disqualification.
 
Candidates must be sponsored by their local Rotary club and show good high school grades in relevant subjects, work experience in their chosen field, volunteer work and extracurricular activities related to their chosen field, character recommendations and more. 
 
Rotary clubs will screen applicants and sponsor one or two students each for consideration by the Rotary District 6440 scholarship selection committee. That committee will interview and screen applicants further to determine the 10 award winners.
Students must submit their application to their sponsoring Rotary Club by Monday, March 22, 2021.  Interviews will take place early April.

For more information please e-mail either of the two club representatives below:
 
Schaumburg A.M. Rotary Club
Jim McKenzie
jim@jtm.us

 
Schaumburg - Hoffman Estates Rotary Club
Don Minor