Academic Scholarships Offered by Buffalo Grove Rotary Club

The Buffalo Grove Rotary Club is offering academic scholarships for up to $2,000 each to current students or graduates of Buffalo Grove High School or Adlai Stevenson High School. Applicants must be accepted into a Bachelor Degree college program and be preparing to obtain a four-year degree.

Completed applications and all required supporting documents must be submitted by June 1, 2019 for consideration. The scholarships are one-time grants.

“The Buffalo Grove Rotary Club raises funds every year for a variety of great causes, and providing scholarships for our local students is one of those great causes,” said Buffalo Grove Rotary Club President Shawn Collins. “We invite our community members to pass this information along to current or former students of Buffalo Grove or Stevenson who are working to obtain a four year degree.”

Applicants must provide a completed (and legible) scholarship application with other documentation, including:

· Two letters of reference

· High school or community college (if applicable) transcripts for all institutions attended

· An essay of up to 500 words explaining how the applicant has demonstrated the Rotary Motto of ‘Service Above Self’

Applications can be downloaded at bgrotary.org and once completed can be emailed along with supporting documents to Pat Johannes, Academic Scholarship Chair at patricejohannes@att.net.