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DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING YOUR THANK YOU LETTER AND OTHER POST-ACCEPTANCE TASKS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 at 11:58 p.m..
Please note that assistance will only be available Aug. 28 and 29 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Please check your spam and junk mail folders in your student email account for the original “Preliminary Offer.” You need to accept your application from that email.

Last Chance Applications for the 2025 – 2026 academic year have closed.

If you receive a scholarship offer during Last Chance, you will receive an email from RVC-Foundation@rockvalleycollege.edu during the week of August 18-22 in your RVC email account.

Dates and Deadlines:
Preliminary award notices will be emailed to your RVC student email between August 18 and August 22, 2025.
• Deadline for submitting your Thank you letter, registration, and financial aid is August 28, 2025.
Set reminders on your phone! It’s your responsibility to meet the deadlines.

How to secure an RVC Foundation Scholarship

  1. Put all deadlines in your calendar so you don’t miss any important dates.
  2. Complete the FAFSA Form and the financial aid process even if you know you don’t qualify for a Pell Grant. This could open up additional opportunities for a scholarship from us. International students, students under 18 and students who are not eligible to file are an exception as we recognize you are unable to receive federal funding. Everyone else is strongly encouraged to file the FAFSA.
  3. Watch for emails from RVC-Foundation@rockvalleycollege.edu in your student email. This is our secure method of communicating with you.
  4. Activate your voice mail on your phone. Make sure your mail box isn’t full. We will leave you a message if we have any questions or critical information regarding your application.
  5. Work on writing strong Personal, Educational and Financial statements. Follow the instructions and examples shown in Section 3 under “How to Apply for RVC Foundation Scholarships” on the Scholarships page of the RVC website. Please be willing to share your story. Your personal statements are what brings your application to life for our application reviewers.
  6. When you receive your Preliminary Offer, complete your supplemental tasks as soon as possible. In general, your supplemental tasks are: 1) write and upload a thank you letter to your donor; 2) register for fall classes; 3) complete the financial aid process. If a document is to be uploaded, please ensure that you have the right one. You will not receive your Final Offer and release of funds until everything is done.
  7. Before writing your thank you letter, study Section 4 under “How to Apply for RVC Foundation Scholarships” on the Scholarships page of the RVC website.
  8. Remember, RVC Foundation Scholarships are paid directly to the college and cover tuition, books, fees and mandatory supplies. Any funds not spent will be returned to the Foundation to be awarded again next year.

Anytime you have any questions regarding the scholarship award system, please reach out to the RVC Foundation at (815) 921-4500 or RVC-Foundation@rockvalleycollege.edu. We’re here to help!

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
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 Mara Pocs Annual Scholarship for Engineering
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is studying engineering.
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 Firefighter Brian Rehnberg Annual Scholarship for Fire Science
Fire Science / EMT – Awarded to an applicant pursuing a degree or...
varies FlightCheck Aviation Maintenance Technology Scholarship
Aviation Maintenance Technology applicants who are full-time within the...
varies Foresight Bank Annual Scholarship
General Business or Finance – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a...
varies Foster Success Illinois Annual Scholarship
Foster Care – Awarded to an applicant who has been or is now in the...
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...
varies George C. Church Memorial Aviation Annual Scholarship
Aviation Maintenance Technology – Recipient must be pursuing a degree or...
varies George E. Seidler Scholarship
Journalism – Awarded to an applicant with demonstrated financial need...
varies Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois Scholarship
Documented Disability – Awarded to an applicant who has a DSS documented...
varies Greenlee Textron Scholarship
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree in...
varies Greenlee Textron Scholarship from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Rubin Education Fund
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree in...
varies Harlan J and Elsie Ingwalson Memorial Scholarship
Engineering or Technology New Student – Awarded to a new student defined...
varies Harold Peterson Police Science Scholarship
Criminal Justice/Police Science – Awarded to an applicant who is ...
varies Hazel M. McColl Nursing Scholarship
Nursing – Awarded to a full-time or part-time nursing student with a...
varies Heidi Hutchison Memorial Scholarship
Athletics – Awarded to a female, continuing student with 24 or more...
varies Heins "Second Chance" Scholarship
Career Advancement – Single parent residing in the College’s district;...
varies Hennig Annual Welding Scholarship
Welding – Recipient must be pursuing either the Industrial Welder...
varies Herbert J. Boetcher Memorial Scholarship
Financial Need – Awarded to an applicant who completes the RVC Financial...
varies I Am a Warrior Annual Scholarship
Students pursuing a career in a business related field, especially one...
varies Illinois Bank & Trust Annual Scholarship
Business – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a career in a...
varies Ina M. Cholke and Olga Dean Bullard Scholarship
Health Science – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a career in one...
varies Independent Accountants Association of Illinois Scholarship
Accounting – Awarded to a resident of the college district majoring in...
varies ISRT Chapter VI Brad Raney Memorial Scholarship
Respiratory Therapy – Awarded to a second year, full-time respiratory...
varies Jack Becherer Presidential Scholarship
Developmental Coursework – Awarded to an applicant who is enrolled in at...
varies James & Shirley Waddell/SwedishAmerican Health System Scholarship
Nursing – Awarded to an applicant who has been accepted into the RVC...
varies Jeanette E. Nelson Scholarship
Financial Need – Awarded to a new or continuing student enrolled...
varies John and Mary Ann Miles Annual Scholarship
Career and Technical Programs – Award to an applicant pursuing a...
varies John C. Musselman Memorial Scholarship
Tool and Die Apprenticeship – Awarded to an applicant that is...
varies Karen L. Coppoletti Scholarship
Associate’s Degree or Certificate – Awarded to an applicant pursuing a...
varies Kaufman Art Scholarship
Art – Awarded to an applicant pursuing a degree in the field of art or...
varies Kenneth L. Meadows Memorial Scholarship
Aviation Maintenance – Awarded to a continuing student who has earned a...
varies Kent and Rebecca Weber Annual Scholarship
Students pursuing a degree and career within a STEM-related field,...
varies Kevin D. Rice Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Criminal Justice/Police Science – Awarded to an applicant who is ...
varies Kevin R. McIntyre Memorial Fire Science Scholarship
Fire Science – Awarded to a new or continuing student enrolled in a...
varies Kurt Boucek Memorial Music Scholarship
Music Education – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing an associate...
varies Kurt Suhr Baseball Annual Scholarship
Athletics – Baseball – Applicant must be verified baseball player on the...
varies Lambert F. and Helen M. Porod, Catherine V. Hourihan, and Margaret and Mary E. Quinn Families Scholarship
Medical Sciences – Recipient may be a new or returning student, full- or...
varies Leola Arnold Trust Music Scholarship
Music – Awarded to applicants who are a declared music major, taking a...
varies Leonard J. Cartier Memorial Scholarship
Economics – Awarded to a continuing, full-time student who has completed...
varies Leota Benzel Schilling Alumni Nursing Scholarship
Nursing – Awarded to an applicant who has been accepted into the RVC...
varies Lieutenant Kelli Ingardona Memorial Scholarship
Fire Science – Awarded to a Rock River Valley resident aged 17-35 with a...
varies Lydia Luhman Pederson Scholarship
Belvidere District HS – Applicant may be a new or continuing student who...
varies Lynn E. Manning and Aaron D. Manning Memorial Scholarship
General – Awarded to a student in good academic standing. Must earn a...
varies Martha Jane Kiley APN Memorial Scholarship
Nursing AAS – Awarded to an applicant that has been accepted into or is...