Rotary Club of Port Townsend

Rotary Club of Port Townsend
2025 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PORT TOWNSEND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Application Due Date: May 09, 2025
Award Date: May 17, 2025

There are two scholarship categories you may apply for:

General Scholarship
Neil Potthoff Education Scholarship

Purpose of this scholarship: To provide financial support for continuing education to high school seniors graduating from a public or private school in 2025.

Qualifications: The scholarship recipient will be a student who plans to attend a vocational or technical school, a community college, or a four-year college or university in 2025-2026. We wish to support students who have demonstrated a commitment to learning inside and outside the classroom and who have a spirit of community service to their school and larger community.

Please note: These scholarships are only for students who will be attending further education this coming fall. If you are planning on taking a gap year, we ask that you apply when you return. We can give you more details on how to do that.

Applicants may be asked to attend an interview with two Scholarship Committee Members.

General Scholarship: $1,000 - $2,500
$8,000 total General Scholarship funds available.

Neil Potthoff Education Scholarship: $2,000
One scholarship will be awarded.
Neil Potthoff was a long-time principal of Port Townsend High School and a member of the Rotary Club of Port Townsend for many years.
Qualifications: In addition to the above qualifications, the recipient of the Neil Potthoff Scholarship will be a student seeking a career in education.

To apply for all scholarships, please submit the following information in a PDF document:

Personal Information:

Name, address, phone number, email address
School from which you are graduating in 2025

Please summarize the following:

Extracurricular activities
Service to school and community
Employment experience

Please tell us about your educational goals:

College/University/Voc-Tech you plan to attend
Degree or certification you are seeking
Family circumstances, if any, that impact your financial need

Please submit a short essay about a school, community, or employment experience that has had a significant impact on you and influenced your educational goals.

Please attach the following documents:

High School Transcripts
Recommendation letter from a high school teacher or counselor
Recommendation letter from someone in your community outside of your family who knows you well.

Please send all documentation to: [email protected]
If you have questions about the application, please contact Pat Vaughan at the above email address