Rotary Club of Frederick Fund Accepting Scholarship Applications through March 31, 2010

February 17, 2010: The Community Foundation of Frederick County is pleased to announce that The Rotary Club of Frederick is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2010-2011 academic year for its Rotary Club of Frederick Fund.

Each year, The Rotary Club of Frederick awards multiple college scholarships to graduating Frederick County High School students. Only graduating seniors of Frederick County High Schools may apply. There will be at least two new scholarships available for the 2010-2011 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 2009 school year, and appropriate class rank; a personal, typed letter 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 scholarships can be downloaded from the Community Foundation’s web site at www.cffredco.org.  For the application guidelines, click here.  For the financial form, click here.

Applications must be hand-delivered or postmarked no later than March 31, 2010, and mailed to Kathleen Davis, McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond, 70 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 100, Frederick, Maryland 21702. Applications postmarked after March 31, 2010 will not be considered.

The Community Foundation of Frederick County is a recognized leader in providing scholarships to area students, made possible by generous donors who wish to support students studying at the post-secondary and graduate levels. For the 2009-2010 academic year alone, the Community Foundation awarded more than $330,000 in scholarships to area students. Additional information about the Community Foundation is available at www.cffredco.org or by calling 301.695.7660.