Buffalo Grove Rotary offering scholarships

The Buffalo Grove Rotary Club is offering academic scholarships of up to $2,000 to current students or graduates of Buffalo Grove and Stevenson high schools.

Applicants must be accepted into a bachelor's degree college program and preparing to obtain a four-year degree. Applications can be downloaded at bgrotary.org and once completed emailed along with supporting documents to Pat Johannes at patricejohannes@att.net. Completed applications and all required supporting documents must be submitted by June 1.

"The Buffalo Grove Rotary Club raises funds every year for a variety of great causes, and providing scholarships for our local students is one of those great causes," Buffalo Grove Rotary Club President Shawn Collins said.

Along with an application, applicants must submit two letters of reference, high school or community college (if applicable) transcripts for all institutions attended, and an essay of up to 500 words explaining how the applicant has demonstrated the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self."