Using Your STRIVE Scholarship Money

Requests for payment of STRIVE scholarship money must be made by April 1 of the year following your graduation date or the date received. (I.e., if you graduate in June 2023, you must use it by April 1, 2024). If you do not use the money, it returns to the STRIVE budget for program costs or future scholarships.

Scholarship monies are for post-secondary school expenses only. Some of these include tuition, books, and/or other required items or fees. You may not use the scholarship money for expenses after completing post-secondary education.
When you make a scholarship payment request, please provide the following information with your correspondence:
  • your name
  • your address
  • a current phone number
  • email address where somebody can reach you
You must also submit one or more of the following:
  • A copy of your institution’s account statement showing the balance due and your student account/ID number (payment is sent to the school)
  • A letter from your institution requesting payment for an outstanding balance (payment is sent to the school)
  • A copy of your institution’s account statement showing an amount already paid by you and your student account/ID number (payment will be made to you)
  • A copy of a loan account balance for school fees already paid by you (payment will be made to you)
  • A copy of a receipt for textbooks purchased from a location that sells college textbooks (payment will be made to you)
Please allow up to three weeks for your payment to be processed. Due to delays in the postal system, activities within the Rotary office, and processing at your academic institution, your scholarship money may be paid out after a period of time.

Payment requests may be submitted electronically by email to romnrotary@gmail.com or mjbecker@mymetronet.net or by standard mail to STRIVE, PO Box 7566, Rochester, MN 55903-7566.