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2018 Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation "College Scholarship Guidelines and Application”

The Program
Needs-based scholarships are awarded to students planning to attend a four-year college. Also, a limited number of grants are given to students planning to attend a local community college.

Access to higher education is a cornerstone to success. Recognizing hard work and achievement and supporting students who exhibit these traits is a core mission of Rotary. Need-based scholarships are given to acknowledge those who have excelled in academics and community service. Consideration includes any hardship the student and family have endured and the likelihood that earning a scholarship will be a life-changing event for the student and his or her family.

Each year $70,000 to $130,000 in scholarships are awarded to students entering four-year colleges. And, a number of $1000 grants are awarded to students entering local community colleges.

The deadline for applications are March 23, 2018.

Please click the link below for more information and the applications.

Information and Applications

2018 Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation "Grant Guidelines and Application”

Each year the Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation (RCMPF) Gifts Committee accepts grant applications from local non-profit organizations. In previous years the Foundation has granted between $20,000 and $25,000 in total to qualifying organizations. The application process is now open for 2018. The deadline for applications are March 15, 2018, and decisions will be made by April 20, 2018.
Application forms and specific instructions are found at the link below.

2018 Application Guidelines

2018 Application for Funding

2018 Funding Follow-Up

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Menlo Park

Club President 2017-2018, Julie Schatz

Welcome to our Rotary Club of Menlo Park website! We are a leadership organization made up of local business, professional and civic leaders. We meet every Wednesday for lunch at the beautiful Allied Arts Guild here in Menlo Park. Our meetings are lively with lots of laughs and fellowship, great guest speakers, and best of all updates on our continuing community service projects.

Speaking of which our largest event, the Tour de Menlo cycling event started as an idea formed by two of our members at one of our lunch meetings. Proceeds from last year’s ride enabled us to provide nearly $40,000 for need-based scholarships and support local non-profits. This year we are hoping for 600 riders, stay tuned! The idea for our community garden in the Belle Haven neighborhood was suggested at another lunch meeting to promote community and it is hugely successful. Ongoing activities include serving dinner at Ronald McDonald House and sorting cans at Second Harvest Food Bank, partaking in the annual Relay for Life and much more. Start putting your ideas for community service to fruition by coming to one of our lunch meetings. I guarantee you’ll have fun and I and our club members look forward to meeting you!

So what is Rotary?