Rotary Club of Des Moines (Iowa) Scholarship

The Rotary Club of Des Moines awards one $8,000 scholarship (paid $2,000 per year for up to four years) to a graduating senior selected from each of the six Des Moines Public Schools high schools, valid for up to six years from the recipient's first enrollment in a postsecondary program. The selection committee weighs financial need alongside academics, extracurricular involvement, and community service, requires a 500-word essay, and interviews finalists before choosing recipients.

Eligibility

DemographicsLimited to one graduating senior selected from each of the six Des Moines Public Schools high schools (East, Hoover, Lincoln, North, Roosevelt, Scavo); not open to students outside the district, and children/grandchildren of Rotary Club of Des Moines members are ineligible.

Applying

$8,000 total per recipient, paid as $2,000 per year for up to four years of full-time postsecondary enrollment (valid for up to six years from the recipient's first enrollment).