Course(s) Offered: Any six areas of focus
Course Level: Graduate (projects, studies, training)
Provider: The Rotary Foundation
Country to Study in: Any Country
Scholarship Description
The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship program ended in 2012-13. Beginning in 2015-14, the Foundation will offer scholarship opportunities through the Rotary Foundation Grants.
The Rotary Global Grants may be used (for Students, Projects and Vocations) to fund and support humanitarian projects, scholarships for academic studies, AND vocational training opportunities in any approved location in the world.
Eligibility/ General criteria
The Rotary Foundation District Grants and Rotary Foundation Global Grants support a wide variety of humanitarian and educational activities in local communities and abroad.
Activities under Global grants should align with one or more of Rotary’s areas of focus, must be sustainable and measurable (i.e. How will a scholar’s studies support one or more of the areas of focus?), and should stem from real community needs.
Global grants must be sponsored by at least one Rotary club or district in the country or geographical area where the grant project will take place (primary host sponsor) and one or more outside that country or geographical area(primary international sponsor).
Scholarship applicants must provide proof of university admission to a graduate-level program or letter of invitation to conduct postgraduate-level research when applying for the grant. Admission that requires a guarantee of financial support is acceptable.
Eligible groups
Non-members of Rotary sponsored/nominated by a Rotary Club OR Members of Rotary Clubs in Selected Districts (found in about 70 countries)
Participating Institutions
Rotary Foundation
Fields of study
Global Grants can be used to fund scholarships with sustainable, high-impact outcomes in one of Rotary’s six areas of focus:
- Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
- Disease prevention and treatment
- Water and sanitation
- Maternal and child health
- Basic education and literacy
- Economic and community development
Not specified by provider
Sponsorship duration
Academic studies for a term of one to four academic years
Scholarship benefits
The minimum budget for a global grant activity is $30,000. The Foundation’s World Fund provides a minimum of $15,000 and maximum of $200,000.
Clubs and districts contribute District Designated Funds (DDF) and/or cash contributions that the World Fund matches. DDF is matched at 100% and cash is matched at 50%.
The Global grants may be used for:
- Humanitarian projects: fund humanitarian projects, provided that they:
- Support the goals of one or more of the areas of focus
- Produce measurable outcomes in the benefiting community
- Achieve results that can be sustained after the grant funds have been expended
- Have been developed in conjunction with the benefiting community to address their most pressing needs
- Seek to address community needs in an integrated manner
- Scholarships: funding for academic studies provided that they:
- Fund graduate-level study that relates to one or more of the areas of focus
- Fund studies for a term of one to four academic years
- Sponsor the academic studies of an individual traveling from the international sponsor district to the host sponsor district
- Vocational training opportunities: support vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals traveling abroad to either learn more about their profession or teach local professionals about a particular field.
The application involves a two-step online process:
- Proposal: For club- and district-developed global grants, Rotarians will submit a brief online proposal before submitting a formal application. The proposal should provide an overview of the grant activity’s objectives and demonstrate how the activities fit within an area of focus. This process is designed to increase the acceptance rate of grant applications.
- Application: Once a proposal has been accepted, Rotarians will submit an online application that provides the Foundation with more detailed grant activity and budget information. (Depending on the award amount or complexity of the project, the Foundation may request additional details.)
It is important to read the Rotary Grants Terms and Conditions and visit the official website for details on how to apply for the global grants.
DEADLINES:
All Rotary Foundation Global Grant applications will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year.
PLEASE NOTE:
Rotary started with the vision of one man—Paul P. Harris - a Chicago attorney who formed one of the world’s first service organizations, the Rotary Club of Chicago, on 23 February 1905.
In general, all projects and activities funded by these grants must:
- Relate to the mission of The Rotary Foundation
- Include the active participation of Rotarians
- Exclude any liability to The Rotary Foundation or Rotary International except for the funding amount of the grant
- Adhere to the governing laws of the United States and the country where the activity is taking place and not harm individuals or entities
- Only fund activities that have been reviewed and approved before their implementation. Grants will not be approved to reimburse clubs or districts for projects already completed or in progress. Planning for grant activities ahead of approval is allowed and encouraged, but expenses may not be incurred before approval.
- Demonstrate sensitivity toward another country’s/geographic area’s tradition and culture if grant activities will take place outside of the grant recipient’s country/geographic area
- Comply with the Conflict of Interest Policy for Grant Participants as outlined in section 7.030 of The Rotary Foundation Code of Policies
- Comply with the policy regarding the proper use of Rotary Marks as outlined in section 1.060.9 of The Rotary Foundation Code of Policies
Use the Rotary Club Locator to find contact information for Rotary clubs in your area/country.
Application Deadline: Rolling (varies / ongoing)
Open to International students: Yes
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