The Arthur N. Brewer Castle Rock Rotary Scholarship is named for the Club's Charter President and long time advocate of Rotary, young people and education. Mr. Brewer is a retired teacher, former school board member, avid outdoorsman and dedicated Rotarian.

The scholarship program was initiated by Castle Rock Rotary in 1990 when the Club decided to offer a scholarship to a deserving Doulas County High School graduating senior exemplifying the Object of Rotary ("To encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise"). The Club was and continues to be especially anxious to recognize and reward students who have demonstrated committed service to their community and a plan to use their career as an avenue of continued service to community.

The first scholarship was $500.00 and was awarded in 1991 to a student seeking a bachelor's degree at a four year college. The award has been increased to the present sum of $2,000.00 for a four-year college. But the Club soon realized that "worthy enterprise" and commitment to serving one's community is not limited to college graduates. Therefore, the Club added a technical scholarship ranging from $500.00 and up for students attending higher learning institutions other than four-year colleges. Examples include trade school, hair and beauty salon training, business college and other similar courses designed to train students in specific careers.

The application forms (see below) and process are designed for the award committee to learn how the applicant has and will promote the ideals and Object of Rotary with the education being sought. Emphasis is placed on community service and Rotary involvement, e.g. Student of the Month, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Interact, etc. At least one letter of reference is requested, along with a response by the applicant of no more than two pages. Although high academic achievement is not a determining factor, the student's cumulative grade point average must be 2.5 or higher.

Application for Four Year College Scholarship

Application for Non-College Vocational Scholarship

The four-year applications need to be submitted by no later than April 15th and are evaluated by a Rotary Scholarship Committee on a point system. The tech scholarship application is similar and needs to be in by August 15th. Both the applications and point system are reviewed by the scholarship committee each year and revised if necessary. They are available at the school as well as on the Rotary website.

Since we now have two Rotary clubs in Castle Rock, the morning club has opted to offer scholarships to Castleview High School, D.C. Oakes, and Home Schooled Students living within the feeder area for Castleview. The noon club offers its' scholarships to Douglas County High School graduating seniors.