Rotary District 5710 Rotary Global Grant Scholarship
The Rotary Foundation’s oldest and best-known program was known as the Ambassadorial Scholarship program, established in 1947. Since that time, more than 30,000 men and women from 100 nations have studied abroad under its auspices. Rotary District 5710 is pleased to announce that we will continue this terrific program by offering the District 5710 Global Grant Scholarship for study during the 2013-14 academic year.
The purpose of the Global Grant Scholarship program is to further international peace and understanding. While abroad, scholars work on projects linked to one or more of Rotary's six areas of focus. Scholars also interact with the local clubs in their host county. Each scholar is assigned a sponsor and a host Rotarian counselor who provides orientation, advice and assistance.
Examples of outstanding Rotary alumni of the original program include: Bill Moyers, a prominent U.S. journalist, Sadako Ogata, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Carlos Alberto Da Mota Pinto, former Prime Minister of Portugal, Otto Borch, Danish Ambassador to the U.S., and Roger Ebert, a popular U.S. film critic. From 1974 to 2013, the Manhattan and Konza Rotary clubs have hosted at least one scholar for the Ambassadorial Scholar program and now the Rotary Global Grant Scholarship program.
- The academic program must be located in a foreign country.
- The scholar must have selected the university that s/he wants to attend.
- The scholar’s field of study must be related to one or more of the six Areas of Focus established by Rotary International, listed below.
- The academic program must be no less than one academic year.
- The program must be a full-time graduate level program with the scholar receiving classroom instruction and/or be enrolled in research hours.
- The scholar must begin her/his academic program during the 2014-15 Rotary year.
- The applicant must complete all required reports during and after his/her scholarship time.
- If the scholar’s tuition and living expenses will not exceed $30,000, the scholar must outline a service project to be completed in their study country during the period of study. The project must be within one or more of the six Areas of Focus.
- The scholar may NOT be a 1) Rotarian; 2) an employee of a club, district or other Rotary entity, or of Rotary International; 3) the spouse, a lineal descendant (child or grandchild by blood or stepchild legally adopted or not), the spouse of a lineal descendant, or an ancestor (parent or grandparent by blood) of any person in the foregoing two categories.
- The scholar must reside and/or attend a college or university within Rotary District 5710.
- During the study period, the scholar must live in the immediate vicinity of the approved study institution, and in the host district, so that s/he can participate in the Rotary club and district activities of the host district.
Additional terms and conditions are outlined in District 5710’s Rotary Global Grant Scholarship application.
Areas of Focus
The following are the study areas established by Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation (TRF). CLICK HERE for a full description of each of the six. OR, cut and paste the following link into your browser and select
“Areas of Focus Policy Statements” under Resources & Reference: https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/take-action/apply-grants/global-grants1. Peace and conflict prevention/resolution.
2. Disease prevention and treatment.
3. Water and sanitation.
4. Maternal and child health.
5. Basic education and literacy.
6. Economic and community development. A Focus on Service Learning
If the total cost of a scholar’s academic fees and living expenses will not exceed $30,000, they must complete a service project in their host community. An outline of this project must be presented at the District interview. If accepted, the scholar must take the initiative to make contact in his/her host country and secure funding for the project. The service project MUST fall within the scholar’s study area, and thus within the six Areas of Focus.
- Incorporate local Rotary clubs and Rotarians.
- Serve a specific population within the host community.
- Plan for public relations, press releases, and community announcements within the host community and at home.
- Be documented and photographed.
- Plan for funding options or incorporate fundraising.
- Uncover a need within the host community based on local feedback and appropriate research.
- Be measurable and sustainable.
- Reflect an interest of the scholar while meeting a need within the host community.
- Meet the 4-Way Test of ethical standards.
Process Steps:
1. Applicant completes District 5710’s Rotary Global Grant Scholarship application for submission to a Rotary club. If approved by the club,
2. The application and any other required documentation is submitted by the club to the district Scholarship committee no later than January 31, 2014. This is a strict deadline; no exceptions will be
made, and incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed by the committee and eligible candidates will be invited to attend the District interviews.
3. Applicant participates in district interviews, February 22, 2014 either in Atchison or Topeka; time and location will be announced no later than February 7, 2014. Two candidates will be selected. If selected by the district,
4. Applicant and sponsoring club complete TRF’s online Global Grant Scholarship Application for submission to TRF. If approved,
5. Grant will be funded and applicant becomes a scholar.
Please note that selection by the District does not guarantee funding. Funding is subject to approval by TRF of the candidate’s Global Grant Scholarship application.
You can download the General Information Document and the application below.
District Rotary 5710 Global Grant Scholarship General Information
District Rotary 5710 Global grant Scholarship Application
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