An incredible educational opportunity awaits someone in your community, someone in your workplace or someone in your circle. Direct an outstanding young professional to apply to be a Global Grant Scholar and secure up to $30,000 for a Master's degree at a foreign university in a major that relates to one of the Rotary Areas of Focus.
Qualifications include:- Applicants must live, work, attend school or have a permanent address in the District 5950 region.
- Applicants must be willing to establish a relationship with a sponsor club.
- An application must be submitted by November 15, 2021.
- Scholars' study will commence Fall 2022 or Spring 2023.
- Applicant cannot be a Rotarian or related
to a Rotarian.
Examples of academic programs of study:
- Peace and Conflict Prevention/ Resolution: Prevention/resolution, peace and justice studies, international relations or law with a specialization in peace and conflict
- Water and Sanitation: Water science/ engineering, water management, environmental science, epidemiology and parasitology
- Maternal and Child Health: Epidemiology, nutrition, global health, public health, health promotion, nursing and medicine
- Education and Basic Literacy: Education, literacy, curriculum development, special education, and school administration
- Economic and Community Development: Social science degrees with a specific focus on economic and community development, business degrees tailored for social business and micro entrepreneurship or microcredit
- Disease Prevention and Treatment: Public health and advanced degrees in nursing and medicine
- Support the Environment: Climate studies, sustainable agriculture, water ecosystems, food security, environmental education and renewable energy
For more information, contact Lynette Reini-Grandell (lynette.reini-grandell@ normandale.edu) or go to Rotary5950.org and click on the Global Scholarship Grants tab.