Rotary Scholarships available in District 7370

Two scholarships are available each for graduate study abroad through the Rotary Clubs of District 7370.

The Ambassadorial Scholarship is provided through District funds contributed to the Rotary Foundation. Scholars are nominated by local Rotary clubs, selected by the District Schlarships committee, and approved by the Rotary foundation. Individual scholars study on their own in a foreign university, which they select but must be approved by the Foundation.

The World Peace Scholarship is provided by the Rotary Foundation for two-year masters degree program in International Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution at one of seven Centers around the world. Our district may nominate one candidate. The competition is world-wide with the Foundation and cooperating Centers selecting ten scholars each year for each Center.

District Scholarships Committee

Our Current Scholar:  Jason Purdy

Jason Purdy lives in Selinsgrove and was sponsored by the Selinsgrove Rotary Club. Art Bowen of that club is his sponsor counselor, helping to prepare him for his Ambassadorial year abroad. Jason is a Graduate of Lycoming College where he is majoring in anthropology and sociology. He just returned from study in Chile during the spring semester 2004. He has

also traveled and studied in Spain and Japan, and for his eighth grade school year he studied on his own in Hawaii. Jason plans to spend his Ambassadorial year in Ecuador at the University of Quito.  He is fluent in Spanish, has acquired good insights into the culture of southern Latin America.   Committed to service above self, Jason plans to go into the Peace Corps for two years thereafter. He writes, "In ten years I would like to return to the USA and use my skills and knowledge of other cultures, their beliefs, values, and motivations, in order to better unite our diverse society in the United States, so that we can continue to excel as a nation." We look forward to hearing from Jason during his year in Ecuador and upon his return next year at District Conference. Ambassadorial Scholar 2004-2005: Aimee Gallagher

George Washington University. Obviously, her career goals match the ideals of Rotary very well. We know she will be a great ambassador and will continue to serve humanitarian goals in the years to come. Aimee spoke to Rotarians at our district conference in April 2004.
Aimee has already had considerable experience abroad and is very able to communicate the cultural differences she has encountered. She spent two months in New Zealand and Australia, a summer in western Europe, a month doing marine biology in the Virgin Islands, and a full year of academic study in France.It was while studying in France that she became fluent in the Frenchlanguage and was exposed to the social and political situations in West Africa. She began her studies this fall at the University of Dakar in Senegal. We look forward to hearing of her experiences as her Ambassdorial year continues.

Ambassadorial Scholar 2003-2004: Elisabeth Zack