Initial application must be made through a local Rotary club in the applicant s legal or permanent residence, or place of full-time study or employment. Persons with disabilities and members of Rotoract clubs are eligible and encouraged to apply. Because the scholarship is primarily ambassadorial and limited to one academic year, recipients may not be able to earn degrees or diplomas during the study period. The Foundation will not pay additional costs resulting from personal living preferences. The scholarship may be used for almost any field of study as long as the scholar is enrolled in a specific university degree program and takes course work which relates directly to the completion of one degree.
Funding is intended to help supplement the costs of pursuing one degree at one study institution.
The three-month scholarship is most appropriate for studying a language in which the applicant may already be somewhat proficient. The six-month scholarship may be more appropriate for studying a language that presents a unique challenge to the applicant. Applications will be considered for candidates interested in studying Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish. In addition to meeting the general eligibility requirements, applicants are expected to have completed at least one year of college-level course work or its equivalent of the language they plan to study. Scholars will stay with local families when possible and appropriate.