Rotary District 5930 Global Grant Scholarships

Attention students interested in pursuing a Master’s

Have you ever wanted to study abroad for your Master’s while making a difference? Then think globally, and apply for the Rotary Global Grant Scholarship!!

The Global Grant Scholarship is designed to support an individual who has exhibited a passion for public service. It is intended to provide for a course of overseas graduate-level studies which will enable the individual to be a more successful leader in their chosen field of service. Rotary will award the successful candidate(s) $30K for travel, post-graduate tuition and living costs. For more information about the requirements, application process, or general questions, please see contact email below.  
The student must study at a university located in a country other than the country of his or her citizenship. Applicants’ planned studies and career plans must:
 
1.    Lead to sustainable, high-impact outcomes in one of the following Areas of Focus:
(a) Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention
(b) Disease Prevention and Treatment
(c) Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
(d) Maternal and Child Health
(e) Basic Education and Literacy
(f) Community Economic Development  
(g) Supporting the Environment 
 
2. The successful candidate(s) must qualify in one of the following three ways:
(a) Have attended or graduated from a high school in the district;
(b) Enrolled currently at a university in the district; or
(c) Graduated from a university in the district.
Rotary District 5930 is excited to announce it is accepting applications for its Global Grant Scholarship.  The purpose of the Global Grant Scholarship is to help at least one qualified graduate student earn a master's degree at a recognized university in a non-U.S. country in an area directly connected to one of the Rotary Foundation's Seven Areas of Focus (i.e., Peacebuilding and Conflict PreventionDisease Prevention & Treatment; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Maternal and Child HealthBasic Education and LiteracyCommunity Economic Development; and Environment.  These areas are described below.)  The award for the global grant scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year will be $30,000. 
 
Need Endorsement by President of a Rotary club in District 5930.  Suggest applicant contact the President or other appropriate club official (e.g., Director of Foundation) no later than Oct. 17, 2021 to arrange for the endorsement. Use our free District 5930 app at www.Rotary5930.com for assistance.  2021-2022 Presidents will not be listed until May, 2021. 
 
Application Deadline: The application and other required documents must be submitted to Pat Abrego at pabrego@tamiu.edu on or before October 31, 2021. 
 
Competitive Interview Schedule: Interviews for this scholarship will be conducted on November 13, 2021 through the Zoom videoconferencing system.
 
Only non-Rotarians are eligible for this scholarship. Please share this information with anyone you believe would qualify.
 
 
The Rotary Foundation’s Areas of Focus:
 
PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT PREVENTION Rotary supports training, education, and practices related to peacebuilding and conflict prevention through initiatives that help transform conflict in our communities and around the world. 
Area of Focus Statement of Purpose and Goals To advance peacebuilding and prevent conflict by: 
1. Enhancing the capacity of individuals and communities to transform conflict and build peace 
2. Training community members in peace education, peace leadership, and conflict prevention and resolution
3. Providing services that help integrate vulnerable populations into society
4. Improving dialogue and community relations to determine how best to manage natural resources
 5. Funding graduate scholarships for career-minded professionals related to peacebuilding and conflict prevention
 
 DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT Rotary supports activities that reduce the causes and effects of disease. Projects strengthen the health care system by improving access to and expanding medical services, providing medical equipment, or training health care personnel.
Area of Focus Statement of Purpose and Goals Prevent and treat disease and support health by:
1. Improving the capacity of local health care professionals
2. Promoting disease prevention and treatment programs that limit the spread of communicable diseases and reduce the incidence and effect of noncommunicable diseases
3. Strengthening health care systems
4. Providing clinical treatment and rehabilitation for physical disabilities 
5. Funding graduate scholarships for career-minded professionals related to disease prevention and treatment 
 
WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE Rotary supports activities that encourage the management and protection of freshwater resources and provide universal and equitable access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene. The Rotary Foundation seeks to empower governments, institutions, and communities to manage their water, sanitation, and hygiene services through environmentally sound, measurable, and sustainable interventions. 
Area of Focus Statement of Purpose and Goals Ensure communities have sustainable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene by:
1. Facilitating universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water
2. Improving water quality by protecting and maintaining surface- and groundwater resources, reducing pollution and contaminants, and promoting wastewater reuse  
3. Facilitating universal and equitable access to improved sanitation and waste management services in order to achieve open defecation-free communities  
4. Improving community hygiene knowledge, behaviors, and practices that help prevent the spread of disease
5. Strengthening the capacity of governments, institutions, and communities to develop, finance, manage, and maintain sustainable water and sanitation services
6. Funding graduate scholarships for career-minded professionals related to water, sanitation, and hygiene
 
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH Rotary supports activities and training to improve maternal health and reduce mortality for children under five. Projects strengthen the health care system by improving access to and expanding medical services, providing medical equipment, and training health care personnel. 
Area of Focus Statement of Purpose and Goals Improve the health of mothers and their children by:
1. Reducing the neonatal and newborn mortality rate
2. Reducing the mortality and morbidity rate of children under five
 3. Reducing the maternal mortality and morbidity rate
4. Improving access to essential medical services, trained community health workers, and health care providers
5. Funding graduate scholarships for career-minded professionals related to maternal and child health
 
BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY Rotary supports activities and training to improve education for all children, and literacy for children and adults.
Area of Focus Statement of Purpose and Goals Ensure that all people have sustainable access to basic education and literacy by:
1. Supporting programs that strengthen a community’s ability to provide basic education and literacy to all
2. Increasing adult literacy
3. Working to reduce gender disparity in education
4. Funding graduate scholarships for career-minded professionals related to basic education and literacy
 
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Rotary supports investments in people and communities to alleviate poverty, creating measurable and enduring economic improvements in poor and under-served areas. 
Area of Focus Statement of Purpose and Goals Alleviate poverty by:
1. Building the capacity of local leaders, organizations, and networks to support economic development in poor communities
2. Developing opportunities for productive work and improving access to sustainable livelihoods
3. Empowering marginalized communities by providing access to economic opportunities and services
4. Building the capacity of entrepreneurs, social businesses, and locally supported business innovators
5. Addressing gender or class disparities that prevent populations from obtaining productive work and accessing markets and financial services
6. Increasing access to renewable energy and energy-efficiency measures to create more sustainable and economically resilient communities  
7. Empowering communities to develop environmental and natural resource conservation skills for economic gain  
8. Strengthening communities’ economic resilience and adaptive capacity5 in response to environmental and climate-related hazards and natural disasters  
9. Developing and supporting community-based basic emergency preparedness services to improve economic resilience
10. Funding graduate scholarships for career-minded professionals related to community economic development
 
ENVIRONMENT  Rotary supports activities that strengthen the conservation and protection of natural resources, advance environmental sustainability, and foster harmony between people and the environment.
Area of Focus Statement of Purpose and Goals The Rotary Foundation enables Rotary members to protect, preserve, and conserve the environment by:
  1. Protecting and restoring land, coastal, marine, and freshwater resources.
  2. Enhancing the capacities of communities and local governments to natural resource management and conservation
  3. Supporting agro-ecology and sustainable agriculture, fishing, and aquaculture practices to improve ecological health
  4. Addressing the causes of climate change and climate disruption and supporting solutions to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
  5. Strengthening the resilience of ecosystems and communities affected by climate change and climate disruption
  6. Supporting education to promote behaviors that protect the environment.
  7. Advocating for the sustainable of products and the environmentally sound management of byproducts to build a more resource-efficient economy
  8. Addressing environmental justice and environmental public health concerns
See the Areas of Focus Policy Statements at www.myrotary.org for a complete description of the Areas of Focus as of October 2020.  
How to Locate District 5930 Rotary Club Presidents and Their Contact Information
  • Use the free Rotary District 5930 app at www.Rotary5930.com for assistance. 
  • Click on the Leadership link.
  • Click on the 2021-2022 Club Presidents link.
  • 2021-2022 Presidents will not be listed until May, 2021.