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Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html
While there is no internal Earlham process for Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships, you are encouraged to let the Graduate Fellowship Committee know that you are applying, and you are welcome to seek our help during the application process. The GFC can connect you with a representative of the Richmond Rotary Club.
Earlham Liaison: Wendy Seligmann
Who May Apply
All applicants must be citizens of a country in which there are Rotary clubs and must have completed at least two years of college-level coursework or demonstrate equivalent professional experience before commencing their scholarship studies. Persons with disabilities and members of Rotaract clubs are eligible and encouraged to apply. Applicants for Academic-Year and Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships must be proficient in the language of the proposed host country. Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship applicants must have completed at least one year of college-level coursework or equivalent in the proposed language of study. The scholarships are not appropriate for students seeking to continue studies already begun at a foreign institution.
Eligibility Limitations
Initial application must be made through a Rotary club in the applicant's legal or permanent residence or place of full-time study or employment. Candidates cannot be Rotarians, Honorary Rotarians, or employees of a club, district, or other Rotary entity or of Rotary International. Spouses, lineal descendants (child or grandchild by blood or legal adoption), spouses of lineal descendants, and ancestors (parent or grandparent by blood) of persons in the foregoing categories are also ineligible. Academic-Year and Multi-Year Scholarships may be used for almost any field of study but cannot be used for unsupervised research, medical internships or residencies, or employment. Scholars planning to pursue medical studies will not be permitted to engage in hands-on procedures or direct-care patient services during the scholarship period.
Award Descriptions and Duration
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships support study or training in another country or territory in which there are Rotary clubs, but not in the sponsoring Rotary country or district. Although applicants provide their preferred study locations, the Rotary Foundation Trustees reserve the right to make assignments to any suitable institution to ensure the widest possible geographical distribution of scholars. Each scholar is responsible for applying directly to the assigned study 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.
Three types of scholarships are available:
- Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships provide funding for one academic year of study in another country. This award is intended to help cover round-trip transportation, tuition, fees, room and board expenses, and the cost of educational supplies up to $25,000 (U.S.) or its equivalent. Academic-Year Scholarships are the most common type of scholarship offered. Applicants for Academic-Year Scholarships whose native language is not that of the proposed study country must submit evidence of ability to read, write, and speak the language of that country.
- Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships are for either two or three years of degree-oriented study in another country. A flat grant of $12,500 (U.S.) or its equivalent is provided each year to be applied toward the costs of a degree program. Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships are offered mainly by Rotary districts in Japan and Korea. Applicants for Multi-Year Scholarships whose native language is not that of the proposed study country must submit evidence of ability to read, write, and speak the language of that country, and also must pass a language proficiency examination determined by the Foundation.
- Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships support either three or six months of intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country and cover round-trip transportation, language training expenses, and homestay living arrangements up to $12,000 (U.S.) for three months and $19,000 (U.S.) for six months. Applications are considered for candidates interested in studying Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish.
Application Requirements and Variable Deadlines
Interested applicants must apply for Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships through their local Rotary club. Only your local club can provide specific information on deadlines. Consult RI's Club Locator application for contact information for Rotary clubs. For 2006-07 awards, club deadlines may be as early as March 2005 or as late as July 2005. Remember that scholarship availability varies by Rotary district. If your local district is not offering scholarships, you may wish to inquire next year.
Notification
See Application Process for Applicants for a sample scholarships timeline.
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