The mission of The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona, Inc. (TRVFA) is to partner with Rotary Clubs to provide assistance to Qualified Candidates in obtaining education, training, and skill development so they may, in turn, attain career oriented employment and financial stability and contribute to their communities.
Our vision is for students go on to become productive citizens in our state. The education they obtain will help them earn a living and raise their families. Because of their increased earning potential they help grow the economy of the state of Arizona.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to an increased volume of grant application activity, effective June 18, 2018, to ensure available funding for grants currently in process, TRVFA implemented a pause in new grant request processing. We will be unable to process new requests for programs with start dates prior to September 30, 2018. We have also implemented, a reduction to $2,000 in the maximum grant available for applications currently in process. For students with a program start date after October 1, 2018, we will be glad to accept applications. The TRVFA board is dedicated to expanding our funding resources to meet this increase in grant requests going forward.
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Efrain is an active member of the National Guard and was employed in the housekeeping department of Banner Health for over two years. After graduating from Easts Valley Medical College, Efrain was hired as a Phlebotomist by Theranos, a blood testing service operation in Walgreen Pharmacy Clinics throughout the Valley. He was sponsored for his TRVFA grant by the Phoenix East Rotary Club. We are extremely proud of Efrain for not only his dedication to our country, but also for his determination to be successful in his education and career.
As a wife, and mother of two boys, I always wanted to work in the medical field, but never felt I had the educational requirements. A friend was taking classes at East Valley Medical College to become a phlebotomist, and suggested I contact them. The administrator at East Valley Medical College suggested I should check with The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona to see if I qualified for their grant program. I applied to TRVFA and was directed to find a Rotary Club to sponsor me..jpg)
As a recipient of the TRVFA scholarship, I would like to express my deepest appreciation for the program and for all those who made it possible. Considering my financial situation as a single mother of five children, I knew I needed to go back to school to further my education and improve my job skills in order to support them.