Rotary Club of Wausau Scholarship Grant

The Rotary Club of Wausau Scholarship provides significant financial support to deserving students in north central Wisconsin. Administered by the Community Foundation, it awards up to five scholarships of $1,000 each annually. Applicants must demonstrate community service involvement and leadership skills. This initiative reflects Rotary International's commitment to 'Service Above Self,' helping students pursue their educational goals at accredited post-secondary institutions.

Scholarships
More than 200 students throughout north central Wisconsin, from pre-school to post-graduate, will be awarded scholarships totaling more than $300,000 from the 125 endowed scholarship funds administered within the Community Foundation.
The Rotary Club of Wausau Scholarship Fund, which is administered within the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, has been endowed through the collective donations of members of the Wausau Rotary Club and a generous matching gift by an anonymous donor.
The fund is designed to award up to five scholarships annually in the amount of $1,000. Awards are based on two qualification criteria:

• Demonstrated involvement in community service, and
• Leadership
• This criterion is the foundation of Rotary International as captured in the Rotary motto: “Service Above Self.”
• Scholarship awards may be used by the recipient at any accredited, post-secondary educational entity.

Eligibility

The Rotary Club of Wausau Youth Scholarship Program accepts applications from graduating seniors who attend a public, private, or parochial schools located within the Wausau and D.C. Everest School – or who reside within the boundaries of the Wausau or D.C. Everest School District.