Ambassadorial Scholar

The Ambassadorial Scholarship program supports the mission of the Rotary Foundation to further world understanding and peace. During their studies abroad, Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars serve as “ambassadors of good will.” Through appearances before Rotary clubs and districts, schools, civic organizations, and other forums, the scholars represent their homelands and work to further international understanding and peace. Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships are for one academic year abroad and provide a grant of $24,000 intended to fund round-trip transportation, tuition and fees, room, board, some educational supplies, and language training if necessary. Applicants must obtain sponsorship of a local Rotary club.

District 5220 deadline for this application is June 1, 2010 for study in 2011-12

Ambassadorial Scholar Application Writeable PDF Word Doc

There are two Rotary World Peace Fellowship options. The Masters Program is a 15-24 month course at one of seven Universities: Duke University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan;; Universidad Del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina; University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England; Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand; and University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Fellowship includes tuition and fees, Room and board, Roundtrip transportation and internships expenses. Applicants must have a Bachelors degree or equivalent in a related field and strong grades and a minimum of three years of relevant paid or unpaid work experience. A certificate program provides an opportunity for three months of study of peace and conflict resolution. Applicants for the certificate program must have at least five years of relevant work experience. Applicants must obtain sponsorship of a local Rotary club.

District 5220 deadline for this application, for study is May 15, 2010

Rotary Peace Fellow Application Writeable PDF Word Doc

Terms of scholarships

Scholars are required to attend at least one orientation seminar if offered in their district or region. Orientation seminars include training on developing and delivering speeches and presentations.
Study or training must be undertaken in another country or territory where there are Rotary clubs. It cannot take place in the country of the sponsor Rotary district.
Although applicants are asked to list their preferred study locations, the Foundation Trustees reserve the right to make assignments to any suitable institution to ensure the widest possible geographical distribution of scholars. Candidates must be flexible in their study institution assignments.
Scholars will not be assigned to a city, state, or province where they have lived or studied for more than twelve months. As a result, these scholarships are not appropriate for students seeking to continue their studies at a given university.
Each scholar is responsible for applying directly to the assigned institution, gaining admission, obtaining required visas, and making travel arrangements. The scholarship may not be used in conjunction with a study-abroad program affiliated with a home-country institution.
Scholars must locate funds to cover all expenses that are not specifically financed by their scholarships or for which their scholarships are not sufficient. Scholarships will not be increased to cover spouses, dependents, or anyone other than the scholar.
Scholars may receive additional funding from other sources during the scholarship period, but the Foundation will not duplicate funds provided by these sources.
Depending on tax laws in the home and host countries, the scholarships may be partially or fully taxable. It is the scholar's responsibility to investigate tax regulations for scholarship funding.

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