The Global Grant is a unique scholarship for students pursuing a master’s degree at an overseas university. The year’s District Global Grant committee announces that Grace Petrie, nominated by Minneapolis South Rotary Club, was chosen for the $30,000 award. Grace is a senior at Macalester College; she hopes to study community and economic development at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Coura in Milan, Italy. 

When Grace studied in Cali, Colombia as a high school Rotary Youth Exchange student, she saw the impact of micro-lending to women, and the positive economic changes these opportunities brought to individuals, families, and communities. Grace went on to study and live in Europe, become fluent in several languages, and expand her Rotary involvement through leadership roles in Rotex. She is committed to global service and to Rotary. She plans to begin her graduate studies in January 2016. 

For more information about Global Grant Scholarships in District 5950, contact committee chairperson Ellen Kennedy at kennedy@worldwithoutgenocide.org or 952-693-5206. Continue reading to see a summary of Rotary Peace Fellows from 2012-2016.