
Downtown Yakima Rotary Scholarships
Yakima Rotary has been awarding Academic Scholarships to local high school students and Vocational Scholarships to high school seniors and non-traditional students for over 50 years. Well over a million dollars has been invested in their educational pursuits. No other single part of our Rotary club has had such a lasting impact on our community.
2022 Academic Scholarship Program Now Open
2022 Vocational Scholarship Program is OPEN
- High school students attending Davis, East Valley, Eisenhower, Highland, LaSalle, Naches Valley, Riverside Christian, Selah, and West Valley High schools.
- Homeschooled and Running Start students in those same districts.
- YV-Tech, Stanton Academy, and Yakima On-Line students.
- And students who are currently attending or will be attending Perry Technical Institute, Heritage University, and Yakima Valley College in Fall of 2022.
Mollie Davis Scholarship
In December 2008, Mollie Davis passed away leaving an educational bequest of $20 million dollars to fund two and four-year scholarships to benefit residents of Yakima County. The Mollie Davis Scholarship program awards up to $7,500 a year and up to $30,000 overall toward a Bachelor’s Degree. In addition, we award up to $3,500 a year toward an associate’s degree.
- U.S. Citizen
- Yakima County resident (may be away while attending college)
- High school senior, high school graduate, GED certificate holder, or a currently enrolled college student
- Enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at a two or four-year college/university pursuing a first associate’s or bachelor’s degree.
The application process is open from December 1 through February 22 each year. A link to the application can be found by clicking here.