Scholarships

The Rotary Foundation Education Programs

The Rotary Foundation Education Programs are:

  • Vocational Training Teams (VTT)
  • Post Graduate Global Grant Scholarships
  • Rotary World Peace Fellows
  • Rotary Peace and Conflict Study Program for Professional Development

Information can also be found on the Rotary International website:  https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/scholarships

Post Graduate Global Grant Scholarships

The District 9800 Post Graduate Global outbound scholarship is funded by a Global Grant valued from US$30,000 up to US$60,000. Applicants must study for a postgraduate degree in support of one of the six focus areas as defined by TRF which are:

  • Peace and conflict prevention / resolution.
  • Disease prevention and treatment.
  • Water and sanitation.
  • Maternal and child health.
  • Basic education and literacy.
  • Economic and community development.

Opportunities for your Club within the Scholarship program are to:

  • Identify and nominate a scholar candidate.
  • Invite an inbound scholar to speak at a Club meeting or special function.
  • Provide a counsellor for an inbound scholar during their stay and involve the Club in hospitality – but not accommodation.

Here is the flyer with more information.

Here is the application form.

Chair: David Gorman (Albert Park)

Committee: David Gorman, PDG Keith Ryall, DRFC Murray Verso, DG Philip Archer, DGE Dale Hoy, DGN Amanda Wendt  Bob Fels, Past Scholar Lien Trinh

Rotary World Peace Fellows

  • A fully funded two-year Master’s degree, at a Rotary Foundation approved academic Peace Centre located at one of six prestigious universities throughout the world..
  • The 2022-23 applications close on 15 May 2021

Rotary Peace and Conflict Study Program for Professional Development

  • A three-month Certificate Course in Conflict Resolution and Peace Building held at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand or the Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
  • The 2022-23 applications close on 15 May 2021
 

Chair: PDG Dennis Shore (Hawthorn)

Committee: DG Philip Archer, DGE Dale Hoy, DGN Amanda Wendt, DRFC PDG Murray Verso, Bob Fels, and a previous Peace Fellow.

District 9800 remains the only district in the world to have successfully nominated one or more peace fellows each year since the program began in 2002. Let’s keep it that way. Committee members will help you nominate a candidate. In keeping with our commitment to the Rotary Peace Fellowship Program, and what it stands for, District 9800 contributes US$25,000 annually to the program and is designated by RI as a Peace Builder District.