All Opportunities

FINAL UPDATEAll RVC Foundation Last Chance Scholarships have been awarded. Out of 410 applicants who submitted an application, 173 received a scholarship offer. You might be one of them, so check your RVC Student Email to find out! Remember, the final deadline to submit your thank you letter is September 20, 2023.

2nd UPDATE – Awards are still coming through – September 13, 2023 6:54 pm
UPDATE – Process is still going! September 13, 2023 3:38 pm
AWARDS ARE STILL BEING PROCESSED September 13, 2023 9:30 am

NEXT STEPS

Preliminary Offer emails will be sent to your RVC student email account on Tuesday, September 12.

  1. Only accept an offer through the link in the Preliminary Offer email.
  2. If you don’t see the Preliminary Offer email, check your SPAM folder!
  3. Wait until Wednesday after Noon before calling the Foundation if your scholarship dashboard shows you received an offer, but you don’t have the email.

For those of you who check your scholarship account every day to see if you have received an offer, don’t jump ahead! Wait until you receive your Preliminary Offer email before accepting your award. To do so early will CANCEL your Preliminary Offer Email. All of the instructions you need to turn your Preliminary Offer into a Final Offer will be gone.

  • September 12, 2023 – preliminary award notices sent
  • September 20, 2023 – thank you letters are due and post-application tasks must be complete
  • September 21 – 26, 2023 – Last Chance final award notices sent
  • October 2, 2023 – Scholarships are posted to your account

Good luck to all of the applicants!

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
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 BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Health Careers Scholarship
Certified Nurse Assistant, Dental Hygiene, Nursing or Respiratory Care –...
varies Boeing Aviation Maintenance Technology Scholarship
Aviation Maintenance – Awarded to a new or returning student enrolled...
varies Carlson Memorial Engineering Scholarship
Engineering – Awarded to a new or continuing student pursuing a degree...
varies Catherine Manzullo Memorial Scholarship
GED Graduate – Awarded to an applicant who is a first time student who...
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 Danny Eytalis Memorial Scholarship
Financial Need – Awarded to a student who has financial need with a...
varies Donald H. Wrork, M.D. Memorial Scholarship
Financial need – New or continuing student enrolled full or part-time,...
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 Frank W. Allen Memorial Scholarship
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is a continuing student...
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 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 Independent Accountants Association of Illinois Scholarship
Accounting – Awarded to a resident of the college district majoring in...
varies Jeanette E. Nelson Scholarship
Financial Need – Awarded to a new or continuing student enrolled...
varies Karen L. Coppoletti Scholarship
Associate’s Degree or Certificate – Awarded to an applicant pursuing a...
varies Kurt Boucek Memorial Music Scholarship
Music Education – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing an associate...
varies Leola Arnold Trust Music Scholarship
Music – Awarded to applicants who are a declared music major, taking a...
varies Leota Benzel Schilling Alumni Nursing Scholarship
Nursing – Awarded to an applicant who has been accepted into the RVC...
varies Lora G. Anderzon Memorial CNA Scholarship
Nursing – Awarded to an applicant who is registered for the CNA...
varies Lydia Luhman Pederson Scholarship
Belvidere District HS – Applicant may be a new or continuing student...
Varies Mary Lundby Memorial Scholarship
Disability – Applicant must have a documented disability on file with...
varies Metrology Group Scholarship for Engineering
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree through...
varies Metrology Group Scholarship for Engineering from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Rubin Education Fund
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree through...
varies Midland States Bank Scholarship
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a degree in...
varies Myrla Block Educational Trust Scholarship
Rockford Resident – Awarded to an applicant who lives in the city of...
varies Nancy E. Anderson Scholarship
Career Change -Awarded to an applicant that is a new or continuing...
varies Navy Club of Rockford, Ship #1 Scholarship
Veteran – Awarded to a student who resides in Winnebago County and is a...
varies Northwestern Illinois Contractors Association Scholarship for Engineering
Engineering – Awarded to an applicant pursuing an engineering degree at...
varies Northwestern Illinois Contractors Association 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 OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Annual Scholarship
Nursing – Recipient must be local and plan on working in Rockford after...
varies Parker Hannifin Annual Scholarship for Engineering
Engineering – Awarded to a student who is pursuing an Associate of...
varies Pat Ingold Award
Education – Applicant must plan to obtain an AAS in Early Childhood...
varies Paul and Judith Letourneau Scholarship for Engineering
Engineering – Preference is given to female students in engineering,...
varies Richard K. Rolf Memorial Scholarship for Technology
Technology – Awarded to an applicant who is a student in good academic...
varies Robert and Norma Trojan Annual Scholarship for Advanced Technologies
Advanced Technologies – Recipient must be pursuing a degree or...
varies Robert and Norma Trojan Scholarship for Engineering from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Rubin Education Fund
Engineering – Awarded to a student accepted into the NIU@RVC Engineering...
varies RRM Annual Manufacturing Makes Careers Scholarship
Metalworking Manufacturing – Awarded to a recipient who is a recent...
varies Rudy M. Chapko Leadership Scholarship
RVC Activities – Awarded to a continuing, full-time student with a...
varies RVC Foundation Annual Fund Scholarship
Continuing Student – Awarded to an applicant with financial need who has...