Applications are being accepted for 2025-26
DEADLINE TO APPLY: January 31, 2024
ELIGIBILITY:
1. Classified as a Junior during the 2023-2024 academic year.
2. Attend a high school in Bexar County.
RECIPIENTS:
* Recipients will receive the award during the 2024-2025 Academic Year once we have confirmed with the school that the recipient is enrolled and classified as a Senior.
* If a recipient changes schools, they can still receive the scholarship if the new school is located in Bexar County.
RECOMMENDATIONS
A letter of recommendation from your counselor will be requested after your application has been submitted. The Rotary office will contact your Counselor directly to request the recommendation. You may include with your application an additional letter of recommendation from a school representative who works at your school (such as teacher, coach, librarian, etc.).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We encourage you to provide as much information as possible in the Questionnaire Section so that we can learn more about you and any challenges you and your household may face.
CLICK HERE to apply.
The Diploma Plus Difference
The Rotary Club of San Antonio is proud to serve the youth of Bexar County through the Sam J. Riklin Rotary Diploma Plus Program. The Rotary Club of San Antonio believes that students, who are committed to achieve an education, especially when faced with adversity, are more likely to become productive members of our community.
Education is the key to our city’s successful future. In an effort to be successful in our endeavors to increase the graduation rate in San Antonio, we are asking for your support. Our goal is to raise $100,000 and with your assistance we can reach that goal.
Why Diploma Plus Matters
Meet Ceyma
About 2 months ago my family and I had to leave the house for some landowner’s reasons, we had no place to stay, having no money at that time was a huge struggle, and we couldn’t find a cheap hotel room when all we had was about forty-five dollars. We were glad that there were some kind people who were willing to let us stay at their house for a while until we found a place. There were some times my hygiene wasn’t so well, we didn’t have any hygiene things for ourselves at the time and maybe also work.
Meet Florencio
My mother is originally from San Antonio but went to Tennessee to have a fresh start. My father is from Mexico but moved to Tennessee for a better life. My parents soon met and had children together; three years later my mother realized that she had to leave to escape an abusive relationship. Since I was three my mother had to care for multiple children by herself as a single mother. Without the support of my father, financial stability became difficult, almost impossible. Supporting five kids with a minimum wage income meant we’d struggle. To this day financial struggles affect my family, and me which is why this scholarship would be helpful during my senior year especially when it comes to applying to colleges which have fees that my mother would not be able to afford.
