THE ROTARY FOUNDATION of Rotary International

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THE ROTARY FOUNDATIONof Rotary International

• Educational Programs

Marco Nicosia
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Rotary Centers for International Studies in Peace
and Conflict Resolution
Masters degree program in fields related to
peace studies and conflict resolution
Plenary Session 6 from 1030 to 1110
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Peace and Conflict Studies

• A short-term certificate program for professionals

Plenary Session 6 from 1030 to 1110
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Ambassadorial Scholarships
For students to study abroad and serve as
Ambassadors of good will
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Ambassadorial Scholarships
3 Scholarship Types

• Cultural Scholarship
• 3 to 6 months
• Intensive language study
• 11,000 for 3 months
• 16,000 for 6 months

• Academic year
• 9 months full-time study
• 24,000 DDF
• Multi-Year
• Two years full-time study
• Flat grant 12,000 DDF per year

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Ambassadorial Scholarships
What candidates to select?

• Select scholars preferably with an interest in
  humanitarian studies
• e.g. health care, food production, environmental
  protection
• Select scholars who wish to study in areas that
  do not normally host scholars
• e.g. Africa, Brazil, Southeast Asia, Eastern
  Europe

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Ambassadorial Scholarships
Application Process

• Materials distributed to districts December
• Districts distribute applications and scholarship
  availability to clubs January-February
• Applications due to clubs from applicants set by
  clubs (usually from 1 March-15 July)
• Club-endorsed applications due to districts set
  by districts
• District-endorsed applications to TRF 1 October
• Applications approved by Trustees 15 December

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Group Study Exchange

• The international exchange of young non-Rotarian
  professionals

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Group Study Exchange

• Districts can send a GSE team every year using a
  World Fund award
• GSE Team 4 non-Rotarians Rotarian team leader
• Send additional team member using 2,000 DDF
• Minimum 5 vocational days
• Teams spend 4 to 6 weeks abroad

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Group Study Exchange

• IMPORTANCE OF VOCATIONAL DAYS
• In order for the GSE to be of the greatest value
• to team members, a minimum of 5 vocational
• days is required.

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Group Study Exchange

• Main funding World Fund
• Send additional GSE team with DDF (11,000)
• Rotary provides the most economical round-trip
  ticket
• Team members between 25 and 40 years of age
• Team members must be fully employed and have two
  years work experience

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Grants for University Teachers
To strengthen higher education in low-income
countries
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Grants for University Teachers

• Provides expertise not readily available to a
  particular area
• 3 to 5-month and 6 to 10-month programs
• Funded by DDF
• 13,000 for 3-5 month period
• 24,000 for 6-10 month period

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Grants for University Teachers

• Fields taught must have practical use to the
  people of the host country and contribute to the
  socio-economic development of that country

EXAMPLES?
Education
Agriculture
Medicine
Economics
Engineering
Business
Computer Science
Health Care
Technology
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Grants for University Teachers
Some important qualifications

• Hold (or, if retired, have held) a college or
  university teaching appointment for at least
  three years
• Be a citizen of a Rotary country
• Be proficient in the language of the host country

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Rotary Foundation Alumni

• All participants in Educational Programs and
  certain Humanitarian Grant recipients are
  considered Rotary Foundation alumni
• Group Study Exchange team leaders and members
• Ambassadorial Scholars and University Teachers
• Rotary World Peace Fellows
• Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program
  participants
• Recipients of Volunteer Service Grants

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Rotary Foundation Alumni

• As of the 2007-2008 program year, there are
• More than 39,000 Ambassadorial Scholars from over
  100 countries
• 283 Rotary World Peace Fellows
• Around 13,065 GSE teams (nearly 62,000 team
  members and leaders)
• 479 University Teachers
• There are over 102,000 Foundation alumni

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Rotary Foundation Alumni

• Foundation alumni are potential
• Speakers for club and district programs and
  events
• Assistants for local service projects
• Contributors to the Foundation
• Rotary and Rotaract club members

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Your turn now!

• What can I do to encourage more DDF to my
  District?How can I interest more applicants in
  these programs?

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• Thank you
• for supporting these educational programs!