Skelton/Jones Scholarships
About
Rotary District 7570 Skelton/Jones Endowed Scholarships can be used to fund one year of post-baccalaureate study at a recognized university in a country other than the student’s native country (USA or Canada for US residents).
International applicants can apply to study at a university located in the area encompassed by Rotary District 7570.
Summary
The $35,000 scholarships must be in one of Rotary’s Areas of Focus:
Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution
Disease Prevention and Treatment
Water and Sanitation
Maternal and Child Health
Basic Education and Literacy
Economic and Community Development
Environment
Applicants must either:
Be a resident in the area encompassed by Rotary District 7570
Be attending or have graduated from an institution of higher learning in the area encompassed by Rotary District 7570 (western Virginia and northeastern Tennessee)
If an international applicant, you must be accepted for graduate study in an institute of higher education in the area encompassed by Rotary District 7570
Skelton-Jones Scholarship Timeline 2025-26
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August 1, 2025 |
Deadline for applications and supporting documentation to be submitted to District Scholarship Committee
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September – October |
Conduct interviews and select candidates
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November – December |
Review and confirm selection; contact your regional grants officer to conduct a preliminary review of the candidate
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January – April 2026 |
Identify partnering Rotary Clubs, host sponsor, primary and secondary contacts
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Start application process in the Grant Center |
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Candidate to complete scholar profile
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By 1 May |
Submit application to the Foundation |
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Provide bank information and two signatories
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May to July |
Grant approved |
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Provide scholars with letter of financial guarantee
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Receive grant payment
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Transfer grant funds to scholar
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6-12 months from payment |
Submit progress or final report |
Your Application
Prior to beginning the application process, you should make sure you are eligible for the scholarship. In addition to the restrictions found in the body of the application form that apply to all applicants, those applying from the U.S. must be either (1) a resident of the area encompassed by Rotary District 7570 or (2) attending or having graduated from an institution of higher education in the area encompassed by the District. Applicants must be prepared to begin graduate study abroad at the time indicated in the application. The procedure for filing your application is as follows:
U. S. Applicants
Be sure to allow plenty of time to complete the process in order to meet the club’s submission deadline. That deadline will be earlier than the deadline for getting the application to the chair.
Once the club has a complete application, it will contact you to arrange an interview. Following the interview, the club will either reject your application or endorse it and transmit it to the Chair of the District 7570 Scholarship Committee. The latter will inform you of the next step(s) in the process.
Request an appropriate person to fill out the recommendation form provided in the application and either submit it yourself or have that person submit it to the appropriate individual in your sponsoring club.
Request that an official transcript of your undergraduate record be sent to the appropriate individual in your sponsoring club.
Fill in all the required information in the application form and submit it to the appropriate individual in your sponsoring club.
U.S. students must first contact a District 7570 Rotary Club and secure permission to use that club as your sponsor.
International Applicants
Interested international students applying from their native country for graduate study in the U. S. at an institution of higher education located within the geographical boundaries of District 7570 should contact the Chair of the District 7570 Scholarship Committee, Kathy Napier, for information about applying for the scholarship. She may be reached at [email protected].