Community Foundation’s Rotary Club of Frederick Fund Accepting Scholarship Applications through March 31

January 20, 2009: Scholarship applications for the 2009-2010 academic year are now being accepted through March 31 for The Community Foundation of Frederick County’s Rotary Club of Frederick Fund.

Each year, The Rotary Club of Frederick awards multiple college scholarships, which are eligible for renewal for four years, through The Rotary Club of Frederick Fund. Only graduating seniors of Frederick County High Schools may apply. The number of new scholarships awarded each year is determined by the number of scholarships renewed for present recipients and the number of scholarship winners who graduate. There will be at least two new scholarships available for the 2009-2010 academic year. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of community service, financial need, and academic performance.

Each applicant must provide a confidential letter from a counselor or other appropriate school representative with comments and recommendations; an official transcript of courses completed which must include grades earned, weighted grade point average from the first marking period of the 2008-2009 school year, and appropriate class rank; a personal, typed letter from the applicant addressed to Kathleen Davis, Chairman, Rotary Scholarship Committee, stating the applicant's ambitions, need for financial assistance, choice of institution, field of study and information describing his/her school and community service (handwritten letters are not acceptable); and a confidential financial statement using the form furnished by the scholarship committee. Applications and guidelines for The Rotary Club of Frederick Fund scholarship can be downloaded from the Community Foundation’s web site. For the application instructions, click here. For the confidential financial statement, click here.

Applications must be hand-delivered or postmarked no later than March 31, 2009, and mailed to Kathleen Davis, McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond, 70 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 100, Frederick, Maryland 21702. Applications postmarked after March 31, 2009 will not be considered.

The Community Foundation of Frederick County is a leading philanthropic organization providing grants to worthy nonprofit organizations and scholarships to deserving students. Thanks to generous donors who create new funds or add to existing funds, the Community Foundation has awarded more than $19 million throughout the Frederick County community since 1986.