Downers Grove Rotarians accepting music scholarship applications

Posted February 17, 2024 6:48 pm

Submitted by Dave Humphreys

The Rotary Club of Downers Grove is now accepting applications for their annual Charles Dickerman Music Scholarships.

Each year since 2009 the Rotary Club presents scholarship checks to deserving high school seniors who reside in Downers Grove or the Downers Grove High School District 99 attendance area.

Again this year, they will award up to six scholarships: a grand award of $5,000, plus up to five additional cash awards of at least $2,000.

Charles Dickerman was a founding member of the Rotary Club of Downers Grove. He was a nuclear physicist at Argonne National Laboratory who had undergraduate degrees in both physics and music. He stayed involved in music throughout his life and was an avid bagpiper.

For questions about the application, email musicscholarship@rotarygrovefest.com or call Dave Humphreys at (630) 968-5526.

Applicants must submit their forms by Monday, March 18. If selected as a finalist, candidates will then submit a short video audition by Tuesday, April 9, and must be available for a virtual interview on the evening of Sunday, April 14.

The scholarship winners will be announced in May.

The qualifications to apply for this scholarship are:

• Candidates are graduating seniors attending a public, private, parochial, or home-school, and reside in Downers Grove or the High School District 99 attendance area.

• Candidates plan to pursue a postsecondary education.

• Candidates are required to have participated in curricular music activities in high school and/or extracurricular music activities.

• Composers and/or arrangers qualify for this scholarship.

• Pursuit of an undergraduate music major or minor is not required.

• Financial need is not a criterion for selection.

These Charles Dickerman Music Scholarships are funded by proceeds from the annual Downers Grove Rotary GroveFest held each June in downtown Downers Grove, and the annual Thanksgiving Day Grove Express 5K.

Founded in 1960, the Rotary Club of Downers Grove is a nonprofit service club supporting the community and worldwide projects.

For information on the Rotary Club of Downers Grove, visit dgrotary.org. Follow facebook.com/DGRotary or instagram.com/dgrotary/.

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