Programs of The Rotary FoundationPrograms of The Rotary Foundation

Who are Foundation Alumni?Who are Foundation Alumni?

1. 1. Ambassadorial ScholarsAmbassadorial Scholars 2. Peace Scholars2. Peace Scholars 3. GSE Team members3. GSE Team members 4. Uni. Grants Teachers4. Uni. Grants Teachers 5. Rotary Volunteers5. Rotary Volunteers

Why are they important?Why are they important?

1. 1. Wanna become RotariansWanna become Rotarians

2. Wanna contribute to TRF2. Wanna contribute to TRF

Rotary Centers for International StudiesRotary 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 StudiesRotary 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 ExchangeGroup 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 ScholarshipsAmbassadorial 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…...Closer to home…...

1. 1. Dr. Rosanna WongDr. Rosanna Wong

2. Professor Angelina Yuen2. Professor Angelina Yuen

Grants for University TeachersGrants 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 informationDr. Peter Markesteyn

What are our goals?What are our goals?

1. 1. Make Foundation Alumni an integral Make Foundation Alumni an integral part of our Rotary Familypart of our Rotary Family

2. Better return on investment from 2. Better return on investment from Foundation AlumniFoundation Alumni

How to better look after our How to better look after our AlumniAlumni??

1. 1. Update Alumni recordsUpdate Alumni records 2. Appoint Alumni to club projects…2. Appoint Alumni to club projects… 3. Support Alumni subscriptions to 3. Support Alumni subscriptions to The The

RotarianRotarian magazine magazine 4. Enforce Alumni attendance at orientation 4. Enforce Alumni attendance at orientation

sessionssessions

How to better look after our How to better look after our Alumni? (cont.)Alumni? (cont.)

5. 5. Invite Alum parents to become RotariansInvite Alum parents to become Rotarians 6. Publicize TRF scholarships6. Publicize TRF scholarships 7. Appoint Rotarian-university professors to 7. Appoint Rotarian-university professors to

scholarship selection panelsscholarship selection panels 8. Select applicants for club membership8. Select applicants for club membership 9. Encourage donations to TRF9. Encourage donations to TRF

Every Rotarian, Every YearEvery Rotarian, Every Year

Thank You!

Your support is critical for a peaceful and prosperous world during Rotary’s Second Century of Service