Indiana Rotary Clubs Offering a $40K Global Scholarship, Apply by 12/20
Indiana Rotary clubs are accepting applications for a $40,000 All-Indiana Global Grant Scholarship that will enable a scholar to study one to four years in a graduate program at any qualified university outside North America. The 2025-26 program is open to students who have graduated – or will graduate by May 2025 – from a four-year Indiana college -- or who maintain a legal residence in Indiana.
The award supports exceptional scholars dedicated to pursuing a career in an area of great humanitarian need and who demonstrate a long-term commitment to measurable, sustainable change. Scholars must present a plan of study and a career commitment that align with one of Rotary’s seven areas of focus: 1) Peace-building and Conflicted Prevention, 2) Disease Prevention and Treatment, 3) Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, 4) Maternal and Child Health, 5) Basic Education and Literacy, 6) Community Economic Development and 7) Environment.
A successful applicant:
- Possesses excellent leadership skills and potential
- Has a proven record of success in his/her academic field or vocation
- Demonstrates a personal commitment to community service
- Has well defined and realistic educational and career goals
- Has concrete ideas as to how he/she will advance in his/her chosen career
- Is sincere about maintaining a lifelong relationship with Rotary after the scholarship year
The application deadline is Friday, December 20, 2024 and interviews with finalists will be held via Zoom on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
More information about the scholarship and application process can be found at www.rotaryglobalscholar.com or by contacting Bob Morrison & Dwight Thompson at apply@rotaryglobalscholar.com.