Educational Programs
Educational Programs
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friendship, one that's not private and one
that's not strictly business."
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Educational Programs
These programs promote international understanding by
bringing together people from different countries and cultures.
Ambassadorial Scholarships
, an international program for
university-level studies, sends about 800 students each year to
serve as ambassadors of goodwill while abroad.
Rotary World Peace Fellowships
are awarded to individuals
for study in master's degree programs at the Rotary Centers for
International Studies in peace and conflict resolution.
Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program
is a short-term
certificate program for study at the
and Conflict Studies in
Group Study Exchange
is a short-term cultural and vocational
exchange program between districts in different countries for
non-Rotarian professionals ages 25-40.
Rotary Grants for University Teachers
are awarded to
higher-education faculty to teach abroad in an academic field
of practical use to people in a low-income country.
Humanitarian Grants Program
Humanitarian grants enable Rotarians to increase their support
of international service projects that provide water wells,
medical care, literacy classes, and other essentials to people in
need. Rotarian participation is key to the success of these
projects.
Matching Grants
assist Rotary clubs and districts in carrying
out humanitarian projects with clubs in other countries.
District Simplified Grants
enable districts to support service
activities or humanitarian endeavors that benefit local or international
communities.
Volunteer Service Grants
support the travel of qualified
Rotarians and their spouses as they plan needed projects or
provide essential services in a community.
Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants
fund long-term,
self-help, and grassroots development projects that use a sustainable,
integrative approach to address humanitarian needs.
PolioPlus
The PolioPlus program provides funding for mass immunization
campaigns as well as support for social mobilization,
surveillance, and laboratories to help carry out the final stages
of global polio eradication. Rotarians have raised funds that
amount to more than $650 million in support and provided
hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours. Rotary is a
spearheading partner with the World Health Organization,
UNICEF, and
in the initiative to eradicate polio worldwide. As a
result of their efforts, two billion children under age five have
received the polio vaccine, five million people who might
otherwise be paralyzed are walking today, 500,000 new cases