Programs of The Rotary Foundation

Who are Foundation Alumni? n 1. Ambassadorial Scholars n 2. Peace Scholars n 3. GSE Team members n 4. Uni. Grants Teachers n 5. Rotary Volunteers

Why are they important? n 1. Wanna become Rotarians n 2. Wanna contribute to TRF

Rotary Centers for International Studies Partnered with eight leading universities around the world, establishing seven Rotary Centres To advance knowledge and world understanding among potential future leaders Derran Moss

Rotary Centers for International Studies Simona Pinton Up to 70 scholars selected each year First three classes of World Peace Scholars are citizens of 63 countries 39% of these scholars are from low-income countries

Group Study Exchange Provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries A team consists of four non-Rotarian young professionals and one Rotarian who leads the group All Rotarians are eligible to apply as team leaders

Ambassadorial Scholarships Established in 1947 to further international understanding The world's largest privately funded international scholarships program 36,000 scholars from 110 countries have served as ambassadors of goodwill André Mechelynck

Closer to home…... n 1. Dr. Rosanna Wong n 2. Professor Angelina Yuen

Grants for University Teachers Provides funds to higher education faculty to travel abroad to teach in developing countries Establishes ties between higher education institutions, for the global exchange of ideas and information Dr. Peter Markesteyn

What are our goals? n 1. Make Foundation Alumni an integral part of our Rotary Family n 2. Better return on investment from Foundation Alumni

How to better look after our Alumni? n 1. Update Alumni records n 2. Appoint Alumni to club projects… n 3. Support Alumni subscriptions to The Rotarian magazine n 4. Enforce Alumni attendance at orientation sessions

How to better look after our Alumni? (cont.) n 5. Invite Alum parents to become Rotarians n 6. Publicize TRF scholarships n 7. Appoint Rotarian-university professors to scholarship selection panels n 8. Select applicants for club membership n 9. Encourage donations to TRF

Every Rotarian, Every Year

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