GLOBAL GRANT SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

Posted by Shari Stroud on Jan 27, 2017
 
As you know, the former Ambassadorial Scholarship is back as a Global Grant Scholar. Redesigned to fit the parameters of a global grant from The Rotary Foundation, our first scholarship will fund graduate level study at a recognized university outside the U.S. for academic year 2017-18.   No club contribution is required.
 
The scholarship will be funded with $15,000 of District Designated Funds (DDF) with matching $15,000 from the Rotary Foundation World Fund. This will be District 5400’s first endeavor to fund a global grant scholar, so we will be working through the process and making any necessary adjustments as we move forward in subsequent years.
 
The scholarship is a bit different from the old Ambassadorial Scholarship in that a selected student must study in one of the six areas of focus for global grants and must demonstrate a sustainable outcome as a result of the course of study.  The club nominating the student must find a partner club in the Rotary district of study who will agree to provide an in-country Rotary host counselor.
 
The $30,000 award requires a three-stage process:
  1. Clubs nominate worthy candidates to submit an application to the district committee,
  2. The district committee selects one candidate, and
  3. The candidate then applies to The Rotary Foundation for a global grant scholarship.
The Global Grant Application is attached to this email, and will soon be available on the District 5400 website. Candidates nominated by clubs must submit the district application to District 5400 Scholarship Chair Shari Stroud stroudsk@gmail.com not later than March 31, 2017.   The committee will interview applicants on or around April 15, 2017 and the one selected will apply to The Rotary Foundation immediately thereafter.
 
If you have questions, you may contact me at the email above, or call 208-539-5188.