Youth Scholarship Programs, Club Level
Our Youth Scholarship Programs are made possible through the combined support of the Rotary Club of Walnut Grove and their Walnut Grove Foundation annual fundraising efforts and generous contributions through the Legacy Donation Program.
Together, these efforts help provide meaningful educational opportunities for local students today while building a lasting foundation for future generations.
Youth Scholarship Programs:
with the Rotary Club of Walnut Grove in NorCal and our Walnut Grove Foundation
How can I participate as an applicant?
The Youth Scholarship program is CLOSED for 2026. Check back in March 2027 for next year.
The scholarship application link is located in the menu section to the left of this window.
How to View Previous Recipient of Scholarship Awards?
Using the menu to the left, scroll down through the menu options which include:
- Youth Services
- Speech Contest Forms: Application and Rules Links
- Speech Contest Recipients
- Scholarship Application Link
- Past Scholarship Recipients
How can I participate as a donor?
- Click Here and Contact our Rotary club to find out more about Walnut Grove's Youth Scholarship Programs and other events in your area, how to apply, and all the benefits for getting involved.
- CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT ABOUT OUR LEGACY DONATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
How Do We Do It?
After more than nine years of chairing, Dave Stirling, retires and passed the torch. On July 1, 2022, Laura Uslan officially became the Rotary Club of Walnut Grove Scholarship Chair. Laura is perfect for this position as the past principle and educator at Delta High School for many years. Each school year, financial assistance is provided to deserving candidates from our community. Every student applicant writes an essay that is reviewed by the Committee. Each student applicant is interviewed before the final Scholarships are awarded. Rotary is honored to bestow these Scholarships on deserving students. All community members are encouraged to participate. Please contact Rotary for additional information.
Here are some little known facts about the Program:
Many of these scholarships are long existing family Memorial Scholarships from multiple families in Walnut Grove. The Rotary Club of Walnut Grove is honored to present these Memorial Scholarships with pride and dignity in the name of a lost family member. Each year committee, which typically includes Laura, Kim, Thom, and Larry, spend countless hours determining if applicants meet the criteria for one of the scholarships. No detail go unturned. Make sure you look at our al new - Legacy Donation Scholarship program - CLICK HERE.
Since 2013 Rotary club member, Dave Stirling, has been chairing this committee in the selection of scholarships recipients for our Youth Scholarship Program. 2020 and 2021 were extra challenging and required modification of the process as well as the reality of no personal contact, no meetings, no zoom, and no class assigned project. Dave has devoted hours of his time year after year reading each and every applicant essay, interviewing, and being a grand mentor for our students. On June 30, 2022, Dave Stirling follows through with his retirement as the Scholarship Committee Chair and officially passes the duties to his successor, Laura Uslan. As previously mentioned, Laura is the perfect successor with her education background and past principle of Delta High School. Amazingly enough, Laura has also accepted the position of our Club Co-President with her husband, Tom Uslan. Our community is so proud and 100% fortunate to have Laura at the Scholarship helm. Thank you Laura.
Special Thanks to those Rotarians participating on the scholarship committee: Laura Uslan, Kim Tranum, Thom Wiseman, and Larry Gorham. You are the best!
Honoring Recipients and Links to View Their Scholarships:
- 2026 Scholarship Applications are now available for graduates. We are expecting a fabulous year of gifts for our 2026 grads. Check back for the presentation of recipients.
- 2025 Scholarship recipients CLICK HERE have been announced and recognized. Congratulations to this year’s exceptional students! Laura, Kim, Thom, and Margaret once again dedicated their time and expertise to reviewing applications, conducting interviews, and thoughtfully matching recipients to each of the Memorial Scholarships. The Rotary Club of Walnut Grove is proud to have awarded 18 scholarships this year, continuing our legacy of supporting local youth as they pursue their educational goals. Thank you to our committee for their heartfelt commitment and care in honoring both our students and the families represented by these scholarships. CLICK HERE to view the names of the 18 deserving students we proudly honored.
- 2024 Scholarship recipients have been announced and recognized. CLICK HERE to view the names of those 17 students we honored.
- 2023 Resulting from so many outstanding students, Rotary will be awarding 22 scholarships. It took Laura and the Committee a full day on campus, followed by countless hours of reviewing the interview results. CLICK HERE to see the names of the 2023 Recipients.
- 2022 The Senior class was awarded an incredible 15 scholarships. The committee, lead by Dave Stirling and the Rotary Board unanimously agreed and added the two additional scholarships for the Salutatorians. CLICK HERE and Congratulations to all the scholarship recipients who work very hard and earned their recognition. It has also been announced Dave has retired from the Rotary committee chair and passed his duties to his successor, Laura Uslan. The Rotary Club of Walnut Grove extends its deepest gratitude to Dave for all his years of hard work and accomplishments mentoring our students. We too, welcome Laura and know she is the perfect successor for the Scholarship program.
- 2021 A year of working on scholarships in this new world, Dave and the committee presented 13 deserving scholarships. CLICK HERE and review the recipients.
- 2020 The year of the covid-19 pandemic, found Dave working extra hard to make sure the scholarship applications arrived. In the end, He determined 9 applicants are deserving and worthy of receiving one of our scholarships.
The Rotary Club of Walnut Grove congratulates many years of achieving scholarship recipients and wish all of them much success in their future education. Remember, at any time, you are welcome back to the club as a guest speaker, joining our club and becoming a Rotarian.