Rotary Clubs offer year of study abroad

Local Rotary Clubs are look­ing for students to apply for the annual 2010-11 Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Schol­arship.

It is for one academic year at a study insti­tution assigned by the Rotary Foundation trus­tees outside North America. The award of up to $25,000 US is to help cover tuition fees, room and board, limited lan­guage train­ing and miscella­neous ex­penses. The 2010-11 scholarship will be awarded after July 1 and can applied for through the Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora.

Students must have completed at least two years of university or college  before the schol­­arship commences and must be a resident within the District boundaries or their parents must normally reside within the District. Rotary Club members or their descendents are in­eli­gible.

There are no age or gender restrictions on the scholarships. Deadline to apply is April 15.  Appli­cations are available by contacting John Wheatley at 519-846-9955 or john.­wheat­ley­@sympatico.ca.

Because the scholarship is primarily ambassadorial and one academic year, it may not be possible for the recipient to earn a degree or diploma during the study year.

During the study period, scholars are expected to be ambassadors of goodwill to the people of the host country through in­formal and formal appearances at Rotary clubs and other organizations. After the year is done, schol­ars share their experiences with the peo­ple of their home coun­tries and  local Rotarian  sponsors.

Applicants must apply through their local Rotary Clubs. Club endorsed candi­dates compete at the dis­trict level.

The dis­trict committee will select one candidate only from District 7080.