Rotary has Scholarships Available

The purpose of the scholarship program is to promote goodwill through study in another country. The program supports the mission of the Rotary Foundation to further international understanding and world peace. Applicants study abroad in a foreign country for one year, or receive a cultural scholarship where they immerse in the culture for three to six months.

Applicants are eligible to apply if they meet the following criteria:

Two years of completed coursework (or a secondary school education and employment in a recognized vocation for at least two years).

All applicants must be citizens of a country in which there is a rotary club. (May not be a Rotarian or lineal descendant (spouse, child, grandchild) of a Rotarian.

The scholarship is for one year of full-time study, funding provided is usually $25,000, includes reasonable room and board, transportation, required fees for the course load, and some educational supplies.

The district has sent scholars to Oxford, Physicians to South Africa, and PHD students to France, to name a few.

The funds donated to Rotary International come back to our district through programs like these!!!!

Candidates interested in studying abroad should contact the District Chair Jennifer Curtsinger at (916) 834-0537. The applications must be received by each club by the end of May. Applicants must be available for an interview. The eligible Candidates are presented to the District in July and are interviewed through panel discussion. The applications are available at the following web site address:
http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/139en.pdf