Scholarship Program

Scholarships offered to City of Rutland Residents

 
 

Philosophy Statement

The Rutland Recreation and Parks Department Committee recognize that the charging of fees for programs may place such an economic hardship on some individuals that they are unable to participate. For that reason, a fee reduction and assistance system is available for eligible residents of Rutland City. All applications may take 7-10 days to process, please plan accordingly.

July 1st - June 30th | Scholarship Information

  1. Applicants must live within the boundaries of the City of Rutland and be able to verify this upon request.

  2. Upon application to the Recreation & Parks Dept., applicants must be able to substantiate financial need. A signed copy of this document must accompany your application. Determination of financial need shall be evaluated by an individual’s or a family’s gross income as reported to the United State internal revenue service or all household income for the last 30 days: a) wages, state assisted programs, federally assisted programs, court documents determining payments, etc.; b) authorizing the Dept. to check with the school district if children participate in the school’s free lunch program; c) authorizing the Dept. to verify with employer, social services, etc.

    • Applicants scholarship allowances will be based on their date of submission.

      • First quarter applicants (July – September) will receive 100% of their allowance

      • Second quarter applicants(October – December) will receive 75% of their allowance

      • Third quarter applicants (January – March) will receive 50% of their allowance

      • Fourth quarter applicants (April – May) will receive 25% of their allowance.

      • NO SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE PROCESSED DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR - PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY!

  3. Once approved, the waiver is only applicable from the date of approval to the following June 30th. The waiver may only be used for programs during that time and any remaining scholarship credits will be deleted from the household account on June 30th the following year. There will be no refunds or reimbursements retroactive to the application approval date. The applicant must resubmit all supporting documentation annually. The scholarship year is from July 1st – June 30th

  4. All information provided to the Recreation & Parks Department by the applicant will be kept confidential and used only for the purpose of establishing eligibility for a reduction of fees.

  5. This policy for a fee waiver/assistance shall apply only to the services and facilities managed by the Recreation & Parks Department.

  6. A sliding fee scale will be utilized to determine the amount of reduction for the eligible programs.

  7. Please be aware that we may take up to a week to process your application. Keep this in mind when signing up for programs and the start dates of these programs.

  8. The Superintendent and/or scholarship director shall have discretionary authority to act upon cases, which are unusual in nature or present severe hardships. Such cases would be handled on their own merit on a case-by-case basis and may involve full waiver of fees if circumstances dictate such action.

  9. Scholarships can be applied toward program costs, exclusions may apply. this does not include facility rentals, merchandise or concession sales, or admissions to facilities.

    1. Scholarships cannot be applied to programs involving outside organizations or contractors associated with a direct cost.

    2. Scholarships cannot be applied to programs that are hosted as a fundraiser for a local organization.

 
 

For more information please contact Colleen Shattuck, colleens@rutlandrec.com