All Opportunities

ATTENTION! Post Application Questions have been updated to reflect that not everyone has been able to complete registration and / or financial aid. If you’ve completed and submitted your Post Application, you will be notified on May 4 if your scholarship has been finalized. You can also update your Post Application if needed at any time before then. Date constrictions have been removed.

NEW Dates and Deadlines:
Best Chance Deadline – April 24, 2023 at 11:59 pm. Recipients who submitted Post Applications with all questions answered correctly will receive their final offer May 4. Scholarship name and award amount will be sent to financial aid to add to your financial aid record. Recipients who did not will have their scholarship placed on a $1 HOLD and the funds will not be released until all tasks are completed.
Thank You Letter Deadline – June 22, 2023 at 11:59 pm. Thank you letters must be uploaded by this date. If your financial aid is also complete and you are registered for fall, you will receive your final offer and your scholarship name and award amount will be sent to financial aid to add to your financial aid record. Recipients who did not submit their thank you letter by June 22, 2023 at 11:59 pm will lose their scholarship. Recipients who have uploaded their thank you letter will remain on a $1 HOLD until registration and / or financial aid tasks are completed.
Final Deadline – July 28, 2023 at 11:59 pm. Registration and financial aid must be complete and the Post Application submitted by 11:59 PM. Final offers will be emailed and scholarship name and award amount will be sent to financial aid to add to your financial aid record. Recipients who did not complete their financial aid file and register for fall classes will lose their scholarship.

“Last Chance” application period opens August 16, 2023. Watch your student e-Newsletter for further information.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
varies A J Johnson Scholarship
Belvidere District HS Graduate – Awarded to a recent Belvidere,...
varies Albert S. Wrate Memorial Scholarship
Automotive – Awarded to an applicant who is enrolled full-time in the...
varies Alpha Controls Engineering Scholarship
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree in...
varies Alpha Controls Engineering Scholarship from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Rubin Education Fund
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree in...
varies Alpine Bank Scholarship for Engineering
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree in...
varies Alpine Bank Scholarship for Engineering from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Rubin Education Fund
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree in...
varies AMCORE Scholarship
Accounting, Business or Marketing – Awarded to an applicant that has...
varies Ann Miller Waddell Memorial Scholarship for Nursing
Nursing – Awarded to an applicant who is a continuing student enrolled...
varies Association of Latin American Students Scholarship
Association of Latin American Students Member – Awarded to an applicant...
varies AT&T Foundation Annual STEAM Scholarship
STEAM Technologies – Awarded to an applicant pursuing a degree or...
varies Auburn Class of '65 Legacy Scholarship
Auburn High School Graduate – Awarded to an applicant who will graduate...
varies B.W. "Sandy" Sandberg Memorial Scholarship
Aviation Maintenance – Awarded to an applicant enrolled in Aviation...
varies Betty Fernandez Memorial Scholarship
Student Worker – Awarded to an applicant who is an RVC student worker...
varies Blaine Auker Memorial Scholarship
Byron High School Graduate (Education) – Awarded to an applicant who...
varies Bob Hawkins Memorial Scholarship
RVC Athletics – Awarded to a continuing student with 32 or more earned...
varies Boeing Aviation Maintenance Technology Scholarship
Aviation Maintenance – Awarded to a new or returning student enrolled...
varies Boyd and Marilyn Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Belvidere District High School – Awarded to a recent Belvidere high...
varies Brian Robert Peterson Memorial Scholarship
Aviation Maintenance – Awarded to an applicant enrolled in Aviation...
varies Carlson Memorial Engineering Scholarship
Engineering – Awarded to a new or continuing student pursuing a degree...
varies Caryl Jean Brown Memorial Scholarship
Mass Communication – Awarded to an applicant pursuing a degree in Mass...
varies Catherine Manzullo Memorial Scholarship
GED Graduate – Awarded to an applicant who is a first time student who...
varies Ceroni Piping Scholarship for Engineering
Welding, Construction Management or Engineering – Awarded to a student...
varies Ceroni Piping Scholarship for Engineering from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Rubin Education Fund
Welding, Construction Management or Engineering – Awarded to a student...
varies Christopher L. Peppers Memorial Scholarship
Film/Videography – Awarded to an applicant intending to pursue a career...
varies Collins Aerospace Annual Scholarship for STEM and Business
Aviation, Engineering, Mechatronics and Manufacturing – Recipient must...
varies Comcast Annual Scholarship for Skills and Opportunities
Computer Science and STEM Technologies – Preference given to applicants...
varies Crusader Community Health Medical Careers Annual Scholarship
Medical Assistant – Awarded to an applicant who is accepted into the...
varies Dale Gulbrantson Memorial Scholarship
Criminal Justice – Awarded to a student enrolled in the Criminal Justice...
varies Dale Oij Scholarship
RVC Activities – Awarded to a student with a minimum of 12 earned credit...
varies Danny Eytalis Memorial Scholarship
Financial Need – Awarded to a student who has financial need with a...
varies David Madden Memorial Photography Scholarship
Photography or Photo Journalism – Awarded to a new or continuing student...
varies Dee Ann Taylor Memorial Scholarship
Art – Awarded to an applicant interested in art. May be a new or...
varies Dietmar and Tina Goellner Annual Scholarship for TRIO Student Support Services and Opportunities
TRIO Student Support Services – Awarded to a student active in the TRIO...
varies Dmitriy Baryshnikov Annual Scholarship
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree in...
varies Donald H. Wrork, M.D. Memorial Scholarship
Financial need – New or continuting student enrolled full or part-time,...
varies Dr. Harold J. Palm Memorial Scholarship
December Graduate – Applicant is to be a December graduate with a 3.0...
varies E. Clarence Ahlgren Memorial Scholarship
Financial need – Awarded to an applicant who completes the RVC Financial...
varies Edward and Kathryn Way Memorial Scholarship
Pursuing an AA or AS degree – Awarded to an applicant who is a new or...
varies Eloise K. Eshbaugh Scholarship
Education – Awarded to an applicant pursuing a career in Education. May...
varies Enbridge Energy Scholarship
Welding or Engineering – Awarded to a recipient enrolled full-time or...
varies Engineering Our Future Scholarship
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree through...
varies Engineering Our Future Scholarship from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Rubin Education Fund
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree through...
varies Eugene and Ruth Kyle Scholarship
Aviation/Manufacturing Technology – Awarded to a student pursuing a...
varies Evelyn Abrahamson Memorial Scholarship
Nursing – Awarded to an applicant who has been accepted into the RVC...
varies FNBO Annual Respiratory Care Student Scholarship
Respiratory Care – Awarded to a second year student in the A.A.S. degree...
varies Forging Foundation Annual Scholarship
Advanced Technologies – Awarded to an applicant with a 2.5 or higher GPA...
varies Frank W. Allen Memorial Scholarship
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is a continuing student...
varies Fred E. Machesney Memorial Scholarship
Aviation Technology – Awarded to a new or returning student enrolled in...
varies Gene Haas Scholarship
Engineering – Awarded to a student enrolled in a post-secondary program...
varies George and Lucille Pollnow Scholarship
North Boone HS Graduate – Awarded to an applicant who is a recent...