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Camp RYLA

Camp RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is a is a fun, intensive leadership experience where you develop leadership skills and make connections. This unique experience strengthens leadership skills and capabilities of high school students through physical, mental, emotional, and intellectual challenges.  There is an emphasis on problem solving, teamwork, and interaction with other outstanding students and volunteer counselors and presenters.
About 100 high school students are selected each year from southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin by their local Rotary Clubs which pays the tuition for the camp experience. This five-day camp is completely free to students and families.
Youth Exchange
The Saint Paul Rotary Club offers opportunities for students ages 15-19 to engage in short-term (between a few days and 3 months in length) or long-term (full academic year) exchanges with Rotary Clubs around the world. Students learn a new language, discover another culture, and truly become global citizens.  Room, board, and school fees are all provided for sponsored students. CLICK HERE for more information!
Centennial Scholarship
In celebration of the Club's centennial, St. Paul Rotary created an endowed scholarship program to offer $5,000-per-year college scholarships (for up to four years and $20,000 each). Eligible students are St. Paul high school graduates who have participated in Camp RYLA.

Since 2010, eleven scholars have been selected. Their careers have varied from medicine to marketing at colleges and universities from UW-LaCrosse to Stanford. We can't wait to see all the change they make in the world!
Gordon Parks Scholarship
In addition to honoring students of the month at Gordon Parks High School, The Saint Paul Rotary Club awards a scholarship for post-secondary education to a graduating senior each year. This wonderful partnership was started by St. Paul Sunrise Rotary Club, which flourished for many years in the Midway neighborhood after being chartered by St. Paul Rotary. St. Paul Sunrise sunset its club in 2022, moving this special relationship with Gordon Parks High School to St. Paul Rotary. We are proud to build on to this partnership.