OBJECTIVE: To provide a $ 1000 four year award ($4000 total) to a deserving high school senior from Narragansett, South Kingstown and Prout High schools who is a resident of South Kingstown or Narragansett. The recipient should reflect the Rotary motto of Service Above Self. The annual award is to be used for the recipient s continuing education in a program at a college or university. CRITERIA: The student to be selected for the scholarship will be judged on the characteristics of service to others, leadership, scholarship and need. The following will be considered in the determination of the award winner: 1. VOLUNTEERING: The quality of providing service to others by giving your time to organizations or projects which serve to enhance the welfare of others is an important factor. Some examples of service may be work in the community involved with elderly, scouting, church, or youth groups. 2. LEADERSHIP: Leadership is a characteristic of the Rotary ideal. You should not only be a participant in the activities, but be one who puts in the extra effort of assuming responsibilities, motivating others, and helping to lead in the achievement of the project or organization goals. Participation in school activities such as, school newspaper, school tutor program, cheerleader, school sports program, student government, etc. will be considered. 3. SCHOLARSHIP: Scholarship is important, but not an overriding criterion. Essentially, this may be important when deciding between two deserving students. The student should have solid academic skills and preferably be in the top one third of the class. 4. NEED: As with scholarship, this may be a deciding criterion. Naturally, we would like the award to go to the student who exhibits the greatest need. Other than the usual needs of tuition, books, fees, and tools or equipment, is there any other need such as family health concerns, single parentage, other siblings in school that we should be aware?
GUIDELINES 1. The Award is $1,000 annually for up to four years ($4000 total). The scholarship award is renewable based on an annual review of the recipient s academic progress. 2. The Award is granted to a graduating senior from Narragansett, South Kingstown and Prout High Schools AND is a resident of Narragansett or South Kingstown. 3. The Student must be attending post high school studies at a two or four year college or university. 4. The Award is based on criteria of service, leadership, scholarship and need. 5. Completed applications are to be returned to respective Guidance Counselors for processing. A link to the scholarship application may also be downloaded from Wakefield Rotary web site www.wakefieldrotary.com where students may download the information. 6. Student applications are to be returned to the respective Guidance Department. The cover page with the name of the student is to be removed and each application is to be numbered and indexed by the school Guidance Office. The applications together with a sealed envelope with a numbered index with corresponding student applicant names are then to be returned to the scholarship committee. Please note: any application that contains information identifying the student in the body of the application WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 7. The Wakefield Rotary Club will notify the school which application was selected within three weeks of receipt of applications. The award will be made by a member of the scholarship committee who will present the award along with a certificate commemorating the award. 8. Scholarship winners will be expected to make a short speech about their future educational plans and activities to a Rotary meeting. 9. Annually, the winning student must contact the Scholarship Chair of the Service Above Self award committee by June 1st to renew the Scholarship. The recipient, (not their parent or guardian), must submit their official school transcript at the end of each academic year to the Scholarship Committee. Failure to contact the committee or chair will result in loss of the award for that year. Awards cannot go beyond 4 years or be made up if the student has failed to contact the Rotary Club of Wakefield in a given year. 10. Renewing Award recipients are asked to attend a luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Wakefield annually to report back on their academic and career progress.
Application Cover Page Process: 1. Please complete this application and return it to your school guidance office. 2. Please list your name on this cover page only. For our committee to make an unbiased decision, it is imperative that your name not appear anywhere other than this cover page. Please note: Any Scholarship Application that contains identifying personal information will be disqualified. 3. Application should be type written, not less than 10 font and 4. Do not exceed two (2) pages. 5. DO NOT USE BACK OF PAGE. Timeline: 1. February 2017 Scholarship Application documents released 2. Friday, March 31 Due to the guidance office 3. Thursday May 11 th Inform schools of Scholarship winners The Rotary Club Scholarship Committee will make its selection based on the application information and notify the high school administration of the final committee selection. The following for school use only:
FOR GUIDANCE OFFICE USE ONLY: High School: CLASS RANK: OUT OF Application #: or GPA Award Applicants Please Respond to The Following Questions: 1. Describe what you consider the most important activities you have been involved in during your high school years. How did you exhibit the quality of providing service above self? Please list and include the purpose of the organization, the project, your role and any results of your efforts.
Page 2 Application #: High School: 2. What work experience(s) have you had outside of school: 3. What are your future career and education plans? What studies do you intend to pursue in college? 4. Describe how this scholarship would assist you in meeting your goals. How will you use this scholarship? List any special financial needs you have in addition to the obvious expenses of tuition, books, etc. DUE TO THE GUIDANCE OFFICE BY MARCH 31