EVENT AND LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS

2024 R2OC Scholarship Application
Rock River Robotics Off-Season Competition (R2OC) is celebrating its 12th year of hosting fun and successful offseason competitions! We are continuing our partnership with RVC Foundation and will award the following scholarships at this year’s competition on July 27, 2024. These scholarships are available to students whose FRC team is competing in the 2024 R2OC event.

  • One $1,500 RVC Foundation Game Changer Scholarship sponsored by the RVC Foundation will be awarded to a 2024 graduating high school student who is accepted to attend Rock Valley Collage in the upcoming fall semester.
  • One $1,000 scholarship, in memory of Norma J. Trojan, will be awarded to a 2024 graduating high school student who is accepted to attend Rock Valley College in the upcoming fall semester.
  • Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to two students who are applying for the following scholarship: R2OC Scholarship for high school students who will be graduating in either 2024 or 2025. The scholarship money will be sent to the college the winning students has chosen to attend. Winners will be announced during the R2OC event on July 27, 2024.

Please use the R2OC scholarship application link to complete and submit the application form.

To be eligible for these scholarships, the applicant must be a member of an FRC team that is participating in the R2OC event being held on July 27, 2024 at RVC. For winning applicants, R2OC will award a check written, in the name of each winning student, to his or her appropriate school account. The scholarship monies can be used to pay for tuition. In the event that the students does not have any tuitions expenses, the monies can be applied towards the purchasing of books, dorm housing, or other college expenses paid through the college. (Previous winners are ineligible to apply for the scholarships.)

To be considered for one of the R2OC/RVC Foundation or “In Memory of Norma J. Trojan” Scholarship opportunities, please click the link below.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

GRANTS

Grants are available at the start of each semester.

R2OC and Rock Valley Foundation are offering grants to students in grades 9-12 who are currently members of a FTC or FRC Team and are participating in one of the following classes/programs at RVC: Duel Credit; Running Start; or Summer Manufacturing.

Several grants, in the amount of $500 each, will be awarded to students after completed applications are scored by the R2OC Grant/Scholarship Committee. These grants will be awarded at the start of each semester: Fall, Spring, and Summer.

RVC Foundation will deposit their grant money into their RVC student account. The money can be used to purchase books and other supplies needed for classes. Winners will be recognized at the 2024 R2OC event or the 2025 R2OC event, depending on the school year for which the student was awarded their grant. A student may receive a grant once per school year.

Please complete the application BEFORE the start of the semester for which the student is attending classes. Use the R2OC Grant application link below to complete and submit the application form.

GRANT APPLICATION

The following local organizations offer scholarships to Northern Illinois students interested in STEM careers:

The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois also administers several scholarships of interest to FRC students.