Rotary Club of Roselle-Roselle Park SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

 Rotary Club of Roselle-Roselle Park
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
The Rotary Club of Roselle/Roselle Park awards a $500 Academic Scholarship and a $250 Vocational
Scholarship to graduating seniors who RESIDE in Roselle or Roselle Park. The Roselle vocational recipient
receives the J. Melville McDonnell Memorial Scholarship; the Roselle Park vocational recipient receives the Dr.
Warrington “Babe” Lee Memorial Scholarship. DEADLINE: May, 29, 2015.
The applicant cannot be a relative of a Rotary Club member and must be a resident of either Roselle or Roselle
Park. Non-residents attending school in either borough are not eligible.
Applicants must provide a recommendation letter from a teacher or employer, complete a short essay, and
submit a high school transcript. Send applications, letters, transcripts and typed essays to:
Rotary Scholarship Committee
PO Box 6
Roselle Park, NJ 07204
Student Name
Home Phone
email address:
Town of Residence: [ ] Roselle
[ ] Roselle Park
Scholarship: [ ] Academic
[ ] Vocational
Street Address
GPA:
College or intended voc. training:
Awards / Honors:
Please list two areas of community service in which you put in at least three hours per month:
1.
2.
TEACHER/EMPLOYER RECOMMENDATION
(please include student’s name at top of each page)
Teacher/Employer:
How long have you known the student and how did you first become acquainted? How has this student represented
Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self”? What community service has the student achieved that would merit
selection for this scholarship?
STUDENT ESSAY (1 – 2 pages)
(please include your name at top of each page)
Rotary’s motto is “Service Above Self.” In no more than two pages, tell us of a person who was able to achieve
something for themselves as a result of your service on their behalf. Tell us how your efforts benefitted some other
individual. Tell us their story. What did that other person gain as a result of your work?
Printed 5/20/15
Rotary Contact: Scott Wands, (908) 400-0885.