OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR A GRADUATE STUDY ABROAD ROTARY SCHOLARSHIPS
District 5950 will provide funding for at least one Global Grant Scholarship annually.
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District 5950 Global Scholarships
Criteria
- Funding amount: $30,000, which can be used for one or more years of study.
- Graduate study in a degree program in a country other than the United States, where the institution of study is located in a Rotary District, but is not one of Rotary’s five Peace Centers.
- Cannot use the scholarship to fund studies that have already begun.
- The area of study and the applicant’s planned vocation must be in one of The Rotary Foundation’s seven areas of focus:
- Peace and conflict resolution
- Disease prevention and treatment
- Water and sanitation
- Maternal and child health
- Basic education and literacy
- Economic and community development
- Environment
Applicant Requirements
An applicant for a District 5950 Global Scholarship must:
- Currently reside in District 5950. Alternatively, applicant’s parents must currently reside in District 5950 if the applicant is attending college or working outside District 5950.
- Establish a significant relationship with a District 5950 Rotary Club (“Sponsoring Club”).
- Submit a complete application by the deadline of October 15, 2022, including a budget for the use of the Scholarship Grant.
- With the help of their Sponsoring Club, locate and identify one or more potential overseas Host Clubs near the proposed study institution.
- Not be a Rotarian or related to a Rotarian.