Global Grant Scholars

Seeking students who wish to do graduate studies abroad.
Applications for grants for the next academic year
will be due by December 20th.

“A Rotary Global Grant Scholarship is a life changing opportunity that takes you on a beautiful journey of growth, education, and service. It opened more doors than I could imagine but to be a part of the Rotary community is the biggest reward of all”.

Suzan Al Shammari

Rotary Global Grant Scholarship Recipient from California State University, Long Beach, CA
Rotary Area of Focus – Peace and Conflict Resolution

Master of Science in Security Studies, 2019 – University College, London, UK

• Focus on political violence and public policy
• Counterterrorism investigation training

About the Scholarship:

The Rotary Foundation’s oldest and best-known program was the Ambassadorial Scholarship program, established in 1947. Since that time, more than 41,000 men and women from 130 nations have studied abroad under its auspices. Rotary District 5320 seeks out applicants who can be outstanding Ambassadors of Goodwill.  The purpose of the Global Grant Scholarship Program is to help prepare students for careers in one of Rotary’s seven Areas of Focus and to foster international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries. Rotary District 5320 is pleased to announce that we are continuing this wonderful program by offering District 5320 Global Grant Scholarships for graduate study abroad. District 5320 is offering scholarships for the upcoming academic year and is open to receiving applications. 

Area of study can be any of the following seven areas:

• • Our aim is to support future leaders in any of the following Rotary Areas of Focus
    • • Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution
      • Disease Prevention and Treatment
      • Water and Sanitation
      • Maternal and Child Health
      • Basic Education and Literacy
      • Economic and Community Development
      • Protecting the Environment

For more details on Rotary’s areas of focus and related policy statements (PDF) click here.

$40,000 grant for graduate studies abroad:

• The Global Grant Scholarship will fund graduate level course work for an amount of $ 40,000 for one year of study outside the United States,.

Application timelines for the upcoming year:

• The application form should be submitted by December 20th for the upcoming academic year
• Interviews will be held in February/March for the same academic year
• The final approval will be given by The Rotary Foundation between March and June of the same year

For more details about the scholarship terms, eligibility and process (PDF) click here

TO APPLY

Fill out this application form below and submit it to your local Rotary Club with a copy to the District by December 20th.

If you are a Rotary Club in District 5320 that would like to partner on this initiative, a candidate for this grant or associated with a University that would like to promote the grant to students, please connect with the District team for more information.

District Contact Information: For all questions, clarifications and form submissions please send an email to –

John Mathews at jmathews07@post.harvard.edu and Joyoti Banerji at jb@joyotibanerji.com