Rotary Club of Olympia Capital Centennial Resilience Scholarship

The Resilience Scholarship

The Rotary Club Olympia Capital Centennial awards (2) $1500 scholarships in 2024.  The scholarships are awarded to high school seniors with extraordinary resilience to a personal or family life challenge.  Examples include family, personal, financial, health, physical, emotional, mental health, and all other scenarios where resilience has been demonstrated.

Resilience Scholarship Eligibility

Students must be current high school seniors (expected to graduate in 2025) in one of the following eligible Olympia school districts.

• Students must plan to enroll in a post-secondary educational program (associate’s Degree, bachelor’s Degree, Vocational School, etc.
• Complete the electronic form for consideration by midnight on April 28, 2025.  Winners will be contacted by late May.

This Year's Applicants

40 students applied for this year's pool from across the Olympia school district.  Applicants submitted a personal statement and application that the scholarship committee reviewed. Two students were selected after a blind review process.

Contact Us

To learn more, please contact our Youth Chair, Scott Beckwith, at  beckwithsc@comcast.net.