KOP Rotary Offering $30k Post-Grad Grant

The King of Prussia Rotary Club is pleased to invite top graduate students who are continuing their studies abroad in 2013-14 to apply for a $30,000 "Global Grant." The grant is provided by Rotary District 7450, comprising 53 Rotary clubs in the Greater Philadelphia area. The King of Prussia Club will forward the best applications from area students to the district headquarters.

The tentative deadline for submission of applications including study proposals is Dec. 1. Applications selected by the King of Prussia Club will be forwarded to the Rotary District 7450 by Jan. 17, 2012 for review. Interviews by the District 7450 Scholarship committee are slated for early February, 2012.

Specific Eligibility Requirements include:

• Permanent residency in Rotary District 7450.
• Demonstrated record of high academic achievement.
• Proficiency in the native language of the host country.
• Commitment to reside in the host Rotary District where study will take place.
• Commitment to graduate study abroad at a designated university of the student’s choice during 2013-14 in one of the following areas – Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution, Disease Prevention and Treatment, Water and Sanitation, Maternal and Child Health, Basic Education and Literacy and Economic and Community Development.

Please include with your Global Grant application:

• Personal letter of introduction
• Academic transcript(s)
• Statement of graduate study purpose/intent
• Proposed university for study (outside the U.S.)
• Study proposal summary
• Two reference letters attesting to the candidate’s potential

For further information, contact King of Prussia Rotary Club Global Grant Scholarship Committee chairperson Dr. Karen Geller at 610-205-8808. 

King of Prussia Rotary 

The King of Prussia Rotary Club is made up of professionals, business owners and institutional leaders that meet every Monday at 12:15pm for lunch at Michael’s Deli in King of Prussia. The club awards over $35,000 annually in scholarships and donations to both local and international projects and organizations. To learn more contact Membership Chair David Staiger at 610-324-2758 or President Carl Pinto at 610-337-2658.