Apply now for Downers Grove Rotary Club's music scholarship

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 District 99 attendance area.

This year both the number and value of the awards have been increased. Up to six scholarships will be awarded, including 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. Charles stayed involved in music throughout his life and was an avid bagpiper.

Application information is available from area high-school music teachers, by emailing musicscholarship@rotarygrovefest.com, or by contacting Dave Humphreys at (630) 968-5526.

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.

The qualifications to apply for this scholarship are:

• Be a graduating senior attending a public, private, parochial, or home school.

• Reside in Downers Grove or the High School District 99 attendance area.

• Plan to pursue a postsecondary education program.

• Have participated in high school curricular music activities and/or extracurricular music activities.

Composers and/or arrangers qualify for this scholarship but the pursuit of an undergraduate music major or minor is not required.

Financial need is not a criterion for selection.

Applications must be submitted by March 20, 2023.

The scholarship winners will be announced in May.

For information on the Rotary Club of Downers Grove, go to dgrotary.org or www.facebook.com/DGRotary.