What are the Rotary scholarships? How many kinds? How to apply? Is there a chart resume? Here is the most updated and comprehensive ppt on the subject. By Michel P. Jazzar, RI Representative to United Nations-ESCWA, Beirut Lebanon.

1. Rotary Scholarships
Michel P. Jazzar
Rotary International Representative to United Nations - ESCWA
-2013-2014-

2. Rotary Scholarships
Start planning for 2014 and 2015

3. Learning session
• To know different types of scholarships:
Club
District
The Rotary Foundation: Global Grants
Packaged Grants
Peace Fellowships

4. The RI Board and The Rotary Foundation Trustees have approved the following grants
as tangible and effective means of furthering the objectives of the Foundation (*):
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Rotary Foundation district grants
Rotary Foundation global grants
Rotary Foundation packaged grants
Rotary Centers in peace and conflict resolution
(*) MoP 2013 – page 49

5. Rotary* forges partnerships with likeminded groups – from community
nonprofits to the United Nations – that
make us stronger and more successful at
what we do.
* @different levels: Club, District, International

6. through scholarships,
• Help promising students become leaders and
experts in fields focused on sustainable change.
• Cultivate relationships in your community
• Mentor some outstanding scholars.

7. Club grant scholarship/s
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Club “scholarship committee”.
Survey of members
Club funds
Club scholarship criteria.
Club application form for scholar/s
Interview for applicant/s
Club administration and follow up.
MoU is designed by club if seeking partner/s

8. Club grant scholarship/s
• Administered by Club leaders, give clubs the
flexibility to create their own scholarship
program and decide what types of scholars they
want to fund.
• The Club’s Board will establish a club
scholarship committee to help review MoU [if
any with partner/s], applications and
communicate with scholars throughout their
study.

9. How to finance?  Club
• Fundraising
• Club Endowment Funds

10. How to finance?  partners
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Other Rotary Clubs
School/s and/or University/ies partner/s
Local governance/governmental institutions
NGOs/UN/IO/CIO
Corporate
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11. Criteria: kind of scholars
Consider:
community needs,
what you want to achieve,
location,
level of study,
age range
…………

12. Criteria: Types of scholarship/s-1
Clubs should consider the following in creating a Club scholarship:
1.What criteria will you use to evaluate prospective
scholars?
2.Will you fund a particular field of study?
3.Will the application be open to local or
international study, or both?
4.What will be the amount of the award?
5.Will the award cover tuition, travel, and living
expenses?

13. Criteria: Types of scholarship/s-2
• Scholarships can range from short-term studies in your
community to a graduate degree program abroad.
 A summer music camp for secondary school students in
your area
 Two years of tuition for an undergraduate student studying
e.g. history
 A degree program for a graduate student studying abroad
whose career goal is e.g. public health

14. Scholar/s: Club’s expectations
1. Do presentations for Rotarians at RCs/district
meetings and other events,
2. Be an example for Universities’ students .
3. Submit a written report as a feedback about the
scholarship
4. Become involved with Rotary, Rotaract, Interact in
the community where they will study.

15. District Grant scholarship/s
1. District optional “scholarship committee”.
2. District scholarship criteria/ AF/interview.
3. District’s administration and follow up.
District 2452 Grant scholarships for RY …-…( if any )
will be revealed at TRF Grant Management Seminar

16. Global Grants
or Packaged Grants
Worldwide
Rolling by the
GG are matched
PG are 100% World
competition
basis
World Fund
Fund
1- Scholarships Rotary’s AOF *1 year+
2- UNESCO-IHE [MSc, 2 years]
3- Aga Khan University [VTT]on hold ~2014
4- Peace Fellowships [M/C-PCR] [World competition]
5- Economic and community development-OikoCredit
Rotaractors are eligible
[relationship with Oikocredit expires]
to participate

17. Scholarships
6 AOF
rolling basis
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Support graduate studies in one of Rotary’s AOF
The minimum grant amount is US$30,000+.
Funded using cash and/or DDF allocations and are matched by WF
Rolling basis throughout the year.
Before you submit the proposal:  Coordinator for Districts 2451
and 2452: Anne Marie Giangiulio AnneMarie.Giangiulio@rotary.org

18. UNESCO-IHE
Worldwide
competition
• UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
• Up to 16 MSc scholarships were awarded for 2013-14
• Applications must be completed electronically
• Completed applications must be received by TRF from
sponsor Rotarians no later than 15 July of the year in
which studies begin.
• MSc in Municipal Water and Infrastructure
• MSc in Water Management
• MSc in Water Science and Engineering
 To determine your eligibility Jessica.cobbs@rotary.org

19. UNESCO-IHE – 1st batch RY 2012-13
Creating future water leaders with Rotary
Rotary’s support for 8MSc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soj7dPoagGc
insight in their situation back home.
how their MSc specialization can contribute to the development
of their countries.

20. UNESCO-IHE – 2nd batch RY 2013-14
• The 2nd batch of Rotary-sponsored UNESCO-IHE students
have now been selected.
• Following the great success of the 1st batch, Rotary has
decided to support 16MSc.
• The students of the 2nd batch are coming from
Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Bolivia, Swaziland, Uganda, S
udan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Liberia.
• The students arrived in Delft campus “The Netherlands”
mid-October to start their MSc .

21. Community Outreach
Intent for universities
RC Kesrouan, Lebanon, D.2452.
Special issue Feb. 2014

22. UNESCO-IHE – 3rd batch RY 2014-15
Starting 15th July 2014
UNESCO-IHE – 4th batch RY 2015-16
Starting 15th July 2015

23. Steps: applicant (1), sponsor (2)(4)+(7), TRF (5)+(6)
(1) Students admitted to UNESCO-IHE’s eligible programs seek the
sponsorship of their local Rotary club or district by submitting a scholar
application to the potential sponsor.
(2) The potential sponsor receives and reviews the application and the terms
and conditions.
(3) Rotarians interview the scholarship candidate and make a decision about
sponsorship of the applicant.
(4) The sponsor submits a full application online no later than 15 July of the
year that the scholarship candidate’s program begins.
(5) The Rotary Foundation reviews the application [selection panel].
(6) The Foundation awards a scholarship if funding is available.
(7) The sponsor submits a progress report after the scholar’s first year of the
program and a final report

24. Where to apply? – Club’s sponsor
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RI web  www.rotary.org
Member access
TRF Grants
Packaged Grants 
Apply for “UNESCO-IHE fellowship”

25. UNESCO-IHE Resources
http://www.unesco-ihe.org/node/15630
-Rotary Scholarship for Water and
Sanitation Professionals
Application Form and Toolkit
http://www.rotary.org/en/document
/739
A.F 2014
-Rotary Scholarship for Water and
Sanitation Professionals First
steps
http://www.rotary.org/en/document/740
-Rotary Scholarship for Water and
Sanitation Professionals Terms
and Conditions
http://www.rotary.org/en/document/742
Web & Social media
Web: http://www.unesco-ihe.org/node/15630
FB:
https://www.facebook.com/RotaryScholarshi
pProgramUnescoIhe

26. RPC - Generality
• The first class of Rotary Peace Fellows started
in 2002. The first class graduated in 2004.
• The first class of the certificate program
started in 2006.
• The average cost is $75,000 for the two-year
fellowship. The cost covers
tuition, fees, incidentals, housing, and
transportation. The three-month certificate
program costs are approximately US$11,000
per fellowship.

27. Peace Fellowships
Worldwide
competition
 “2014 Application” for academic years 2015-16
and 2016-17:
• Professional Certificate Development program:
[up to 50 students/year/1 Rotary Center]
• Master’s degree program: [up to 50 students/2
years/6 Universities/5 Rotary Centers]
Class 13 [TRF Peace program for the 13th year]

28. Conditions-1
 A minimum of 3 years must pass between the
completion date of a RPF (certificate program) or
Ambassadorial Scholarship, and the date of
application for a RPF (master’s degree),
 Former Peace Fellows (certificate program) and
Ambassadorial Scholars are eligible to apply for the
Peace Fellowship (master’s program).

29. Conditions-2
Each Rotary district or non-districted club is
permitted to submit to The Rotary Foundation a
particular candidate’s endorsed application for
either an Ambassadorial Scholarship or a Rotary
Peace Fellowship annually, but not for both
scholarship types in the same program year.

30. Conditions-3
A three-year waiting period is required for
scholarship recipients under both global
grants and district grants prior to applying for
the Rotary Peace Fellowship.

31. Peace Fellowships
• Professional Certificate
Development program:
• Minimum 5 years of relevant
work experience with fulltime employment in a mid- to
upper-level position
• Proficiency in English
• Strong academic background
• Length of study: 3 months
• 2/3 weeks of field study
incorporated into curriculum
[AFE=Application Field Experience]
• Master’s degree program:
-Minimum 3 years of combined
paid or unpaid full-time relevant
work experience
-Proficiency in English and
recommended second
language proficiency
-A bachelor’s degree or
equivalent
Length of study: 15-24 months
(varies by university)
-2/3 months of practical
internship during academic
break [AFE=Application Field
Experience]

32. Peace Fellow: AFE @ ESCWA
Ana Paula Calil - Brazil
RPF at Duke-UNC Rotary Center for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution,
Masters in International Development Policy, Duke University
area of interest : policy recommendations to countries in the ME for governance & decentralization

33. RPF- D.2452 Committee 13-14
• Chairman: Michel P. Jazzar
• Members:
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Armenia: NA  to deal with the TRF Country Chairperson
Bahrain: Fouad Abu Samra 
Cyprus: to deal with the DDG
Georgia: NA  to deal with the TRF Country Chairperson
Jordan : Wael Aklouk 
Lebanon: Michel P. Jazzar 
Palestine: Wael Aklouk 
UAE: Markus Lechtermann
Sudan: NA  to deal with the DDG

34. D.2452 AF 2015-17 deadlines
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Candidates fill application during January 2014,
Clubs endorse the application by 1st March 2014,
Ongoing interviews February March 2014
District interviews and selection  April 3-6, 2014.
District endorsement should be sent to RI before 1st
July 2014.
 D.2452: RPF SC Michel P. Jazzar:
jazzar@micheljazzar.com
 The Rotary Foundation: kathleen.obrien@rotary.org
or rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org

35. February 2014
RPF D.2452 Newsletter

36. RPF Resources
Publications:
AF 2015
- Application Form – 083en
- Rotary Peace Fellowships – 084en
- “Peace is possible” – 850en
For more information on the RPF:
English: https://www.rotary.org/en/peacefellowships
French: https://www.rotary.org/fr/peacefellowships
Find more information:
rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org
https://www.rotary.org/en/peace-fellowships
Social Media:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Rotarycenters

37. Candidates’ interview and selection
are conducted by
DG 2013-14
Jamil Mouawad
IPDG 2012-13
Usama Barghouti
DGE 2014-15
Khalil Al Sharif
Usama Barghouti
DRFC 2013-14
Michel P. Jazzar
RPF-DSCC 2013-14
3 Rotarians or non Rotarians experts
- ……………………………….
- ……………………………….
- ……………………………….

38. Economic and community developmentOikoCredit
Relationship with Oikocredit expires.

39. Aga Khan University
This Packaged Grant
is currently on hold

40. Aga Khan University
• Training Health Educators:
 Area of focus: Maternal and child health
 Award amount: US$20,000-$30,000 per vocational
training team. Up to three grants will be awarded
annually.
• Nursing Scholarships:
 Area of focus: Maternal and child health
 Award amount: US$11,000 average cost for tuition and
all related expenses per student for the two-year
program

41. Conditions
• Countries eligible: all qualified Rotary clubs and districts
• Application: online submission through RI member access:
ENGLISH, the language of the AKU campuses in East Africa.
• This PG is currently on hold. TRF expects that the next VTT will
travel some time in 2014.
• Questions may be sent to:
Jessica.Cobbs@rotary.org
Packaged Grants Senior Coordinator | Partnerships

43. Resume

44. Rotary GG-PG-PF scholarships
Ongoing RY
G
G
Scholarships
30000$+
6 AOF
Unlimited
WF matched =>
need for
District sponsor
DDF
ICCs
15th July 2014 for 2014-16
P
G
25000€
816 MSc
1st July 2014 for 2015-17
P
F
UNESCO-IHE
75000$
Peace
Fellowships
50 Masters
100% WF
Deadline 15 July
Online
World competition
50 Certificates
~11000$
100% WF
Deadline 1st July
Online
World competition
by Michel P. Jazzar, RI representative to United Nations-ESCWA – Feb 2014
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45. References
Foundation scholarships fact sheet -July 2013
Global Grant Scholarship supplement
Rotary scholar flier
Best Practices for District Grant scholarships
Information about regional scholar orientation
seminars
Additional resources about scholarships
http://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/create-scholarship

46. Rotary Scholarships
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