ROTARY AMBASADORIAL SCHOLARS

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ROTARY AMBASADORIAL SCHOLARS

• The Objective is
• To Further International Understanding and World
  Peace

2009 LETS Presentation By Doug Hutchinson
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Ambassadorial Scholarships

• This Rotary International program was founded 60
  years ago and to date has seen more than 40,000
  scholars from about 100 nations studying abroad
• Today this is the world's largest privately
  funded international scholarships program.
• Our District 9940 began with this program in 1953
  and to date we have hosted over 70 scholars

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Scholarship Programs

• Ambassadorial Scholarships funding for one to
  three academic year of study at an institution.
• Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship funding for
  three to six months of language training and
  cultural immersion.
• Rotary World Peace Scholarship funding for a
  two-year masters level in peace and conflict
  resolution studies at one of the Rotary
  university partners.
• A flat grant of approx U 11,000 (NZ 17,600)
  for each year

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2009 Ambassadorial Scholar - Kara Martin

• Hosted by the Rotary Club of Harbour City
  Wellington currently a senior Marketing and
  Spanish major, but pursuing a Master's and
  eventually a PhD in Linguistics.
• Ideally she will work for UNICEF, travelling
  wherever there is need, helping to empower
  communities and give children the human rights
  and opportunities they deserve.

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2009 Ambassadorial Scholar - Melissa Lopez

• Melissa Lopez is sponsored by the Bradley Sunrise
  Rotary Club of Cleveland, Tennessee for her year
  of study at Victoria University Wellington. She
  is enrolled in a Bachelor of Commerce and
  Administration honours programme and is hosted by
  the Rotary Club of Port Nicholson
• As a graduate of Lee University, a private
  liberal arts college in the foot hills of the
  Appalachian Mountains. There she studied
  International Business Administration, and also
  music and Spanish literature.

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2009 Ambassadorial Scholar - Mayambo Peipul

• Mayambo Peipul is from Papua New Guinean is
  completed a professional diploma in legal
  practice at the University of the South Pacific
  in Suva, Fiji. She is the daughter of the
  Imbongu member of parliament, Peter Peipul,
  Mayambo
• She is a Rotaract Club member of Port Moresby
  District 9600 and is completing her Masters in
  Law at the Victoria University of Wellington.
  Mayambo said she will have a problem trying to
  practice law in PNG but she is looking forward to
  apply to the National Court for admittance under
  its discretion

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Successful Outbound Scholars

• Ambassadorial Scholar 2008 Ihma Shareef who is
  at London for a Masters in International
  Relations
• Cultural Scholar 2008 Lucy Ellis who is went to
  Senegal for 6 months Language Training
• World Peace Scholars 2008 Dan Cooney who is at
  the University of Southern California.

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Rotary Responsibility

• Provide professional promotions, nominations
  selection processes.
• Provide suitable orientation training and ongoing
  scholar support and reporting.
• Ensure that there remains enthusiastic hosting by
  Clubs and Counsellors.
• Arrange for other Club invitations for scholars
  to visit and to play their part as Ambassadors.

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Ambassador Responsibility

• While abroad, scholars are expected to serve as
  goodwill Ambassadors to the host country and give
  presentations about their homelands to Rotary
  clubs and other groups.
• Another is to participate where appropriate in
  service projects
• Upon returning home, scholars share with
  Rotarians and others the experiences that lead to
  a greater understanding of their host country

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Host Club Perspective

• Hosting an Ambassadorial Scholar will make a
  great contribution to the life of your Club
• The scholars engender respect, tolerance and
  greatly enhance members international
  understanding
• The scholars maintain a lifelong association with
  Rotary and promote the organisation to others

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Do we achieve the Goals?

• Those of you whose Clubs have supported scholars
  both inward and outward and have kept in touch
  will know how much the experiences they have had
  have enriched lives
• For my part as a committee member it has been
  great to learn of their ongoing success and to
  meet the friends of incoming scholars who have
  been encouraged to come down under to share
  something of their experience - a great
  multiplier effect

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In Closing

• I encourage all Clubs to invite our scholars to
  come to their meetings and share experiences and
  culture to make sure we gain as much as possible
  from our investment
• Applications for 2010/2011 Outward Ambassadorial
  Scholars close 30th June and are due for review
  in July.
• For further information check out District 9940
  Web Site or contact the Committees Chair Person
  Brian Lynch