Members of the 2023-2024 Bavaria Community and Spouses’ Club Board of Governors pose during a recent social event, “Polish Pottery Bunco”, held at the Tower View Community Center on Tower Barracks. (Bavaria Community and Spouses’ Club)
GRAFENWÖEHR, Germany - The Bavaria Community and Spouses’ Club (BCSC) recently held their 2024 Spring Cycle Scholarship and Community Outreach Grant cycle and are pleased to announce 14 scholarship recipients and 29 Community Outreach Grant recipients were selected from the applicants to receive funds. The combined amount awarded to recipients for this cycle is $82,472 from BCSC Community Welfare Funds.
In the Fall 2023 cycle, there were also fourteen scholarship recipients. Thirty-three Community Outreach Grants were awarded. The combined amount distributed was $79,485. During the 2022-2023 board year, the Club allocated $154,072 to the Tower and Rose Barracks community, of which 50 percent were grants to private organizations and local military units. These funds come from BCSC’s fundraising efforts that are primarily based on the profits of both the Grafenwöehr and Vilseck Thrift Shops as well as the annual Crown Jewel Bazaar.
During the Fall cycle’s award announcements, BCSC’s new Professional Education And Reimbursement of Licensure (PEARL) Program was introduced. The new PEARL program entitles qualified applicants to receive reimbursement on the cost of continued education (CE/CEU) instruction that is required to maintain career credentials/licensure.
About BCSC Scholarships
BCSC runs two scholarship application cycles a board year available to Club members and their dependents. Scholarships are for high school seniors and continuing education students who have already taken or will take college credit courses at an accredited college or university. Scholarship funds are sent to the award recipients’ institution for tuition, books, laboratory and exam fees.
About BCSC Community Outreach Grants
Grants are awarded to local, national, and international organizations within the Tower and Rose Barracks footprint. Organizations can apply during cycles held twice a board year and requests must adhere to grant eligibility requirements.
About PEARL
The Professional Education And Reimbursement For Licensure (PEARL) Program was introduced to the Tower and Rose Barracks’ community in Fall of 2023. Applicants must be a dependent with a sponsor assigned to, living in, and working in the USAG Bavaria Tower Barracks or Rose Barracks Military Communities. The program is designed to reimburse one credit (up to $300.00) per recipient, per board year (June 1 - May 31).
About the Bavaria Community and Spouses’ Club
The Bavaria Community and Spouses’ Club (BCSC) has been an active spouses club since 1956. BCSC’s mission is to support educational, charitable and social projects, and activities that benefit the local military community. We strive to strengthen the community with our fellowship and welfare programs. BCSC operates the Rose Barracks and Tower Barracks Thrift Shops providing affordable items to soldiers, their families, and DOD civilians. Thrift Shop profits go into the BCSC Community Welfare Funds used for educational scholarships, Bright Eyes, PEARL, sponsorships, and Community Outreach Grants. For more information about the Bavaria Community and Spouses’ Club, visit www.bavariacsc.com. Find BCSC on Facebook at facebook.com/BavariaCommunityandSpousesClub.
