Rotary Club Presidents and Rotarians in RI District 6740:

District Governor Nominee Rakesh Sachdeva has announced that this year Rotary District 6740 will offer an Ambassadorial Scholarship to be awarded for study abroad during the academic year of 2008-09.  DGN Sachdeva will be our District Governor that year.  This process starts with the receipt of applications from qualified scholars by 01 July 2008.  The completed application, including the fully competed sponsoring Rotary Club’s endorsement page should be sent to C.  Dale Elifrits, PDG, 19 Brandywine Court, Highland Heights, Kentucky. If a qualified applicant and the sponsor club find difficulty in meeting 01 July 2007 for submission of the completed application with official transcripts as a part of the packet, please contact C.  Dale Elifrits, PDG, to establish a strategy for the application's submission.  Applicant interviews will be scheduled during August and September in order to select the award recipient and notify The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship Program office by 15 October 2007.  The approved scholar’s travel will then occur during 2008-09 as dictated by the academic year plan of the institution where the scholar will study.

Applicants must have residence in the District and be endorsed and sponsored by a Rotary Club in District 6740.  An applicant may be attending college outside of the District as long as the person’s permanent address is within the District.  This is a award of US$ 23,000 for either a twelve month period or a twenty-four month period of study at an institution of higher education in a foreign country with which The Rotary Foundation has established or will establish a program for Ambassadorial Scholar study.  The scholar is not assured of award of a degree via this program.  The scholar is expected to be a ambassador from District 6740 to the Rotary Clubs in the area of the chosen college or university and to the area’s communities and potentially to the Rotary International District in which the college or university is located.

As Rotary Club President, you will find information at these sites on the Rotary International World Wide Web site, www.rotary.org :

The Rotary Foundation Educational Programs Information for Rotary Clubs, Club Officers, and Rotarians:
http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html
This site is an entry port to the various Foundation educational programs’ information flyers and  publications.  The icons at this site will provide pathways to “drill down” to more information.

Ambassadorial Scholar Program Guide for Rotarians:
http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/012en.pdf
This site provides a wide range of information about the Ambassadorial Scholarship Program.  Listed on page 10 of the file are the eligibility requirements and other similar bits of information.  Sponsor/Counselor responsibilities are described on page 16 of the file.

Ambassadorial Scholar Program Application form download for applicants including Club President’s endorsement page:
http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/139en.pdf
This site contains what the scholar applicant needs for completion of the application.  The sponsoring club sheet is page 16 of this publication/application form.  This page is to be completed by the sponsoring club leadership in consultation with the applicant.  The balance of this application is to be completed by the scholar applicant and by the applicant’s selected reference persons.  The completed application packet which is forwarded to C.  Dale Elifrits, PDG, is to have official college/university transcripts from the Registrar’s office of the applicant’s college(s) or university(ies) in sealed envelope(s) included in the packet.  Alternatively, these official transcripts may be sent by the respective Registrar’s office directly to C.  Dale Elifrits, PDG, at the above address to arrive by 01 July 2007.

Please note that the sponsoring Rotary Club is fully expected to identify a Rotarian member who will serve as the scholar’s “Sponsor/Counselor” before or as the club endorsement form is completed.  Also, please note the date of 01 July 07 as the last day for submitting the completed application.  The completion of the application is largely the responsibility of the applicant.  However, assistance by the Sponsor/Consoler is encouraged.  The work of the District selection committee is facilitated by receipt of the entire packet in one mailing from the sponsoring club representative.  Should any person have questions, please contact C.  Dale Elifrits at any of these contact points:   elifritsc@nku.edu, office/day telephone (859) 572-6906, or home telephone (859) 441-9997.