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District 5440 Scholarships
District 5440 offers scholarships for students who are studying in or have demonstrated interest in one of Rotary’s seven areas of focus:
- Water and sanitation
- Disease prevention and treatment
- Peace and conflict resolution
- Economic and community development
- Education and literacy
- Maternal and child health
- Protecting the Environment
Two types of scholarships are awarded
- $1,000 undergraduate scholarship funded by a district grant
- $30,000 graduate level study abroad scholarship funded by a global grant
Undergraduate scholarship
- Scholarships are for study at US colleges and universities. This includes official study abroad programs of these institutions.
- All eligible district 5440 clubs may apply for a Scholarship district grant
- Applications are due by June 8
- Applications are submitted on matchinggrants.org under District Grants
- In the application description indicate why you have selected this candidate for the grant and their background that indicates their interest in one of Rotary's seven areas of focus
- In the documents section, upload the candidate's resume or CV
- Applications are reviewed by the grants committee in June and funds are awarded in July
Graduate study abroad scholarship
- One scholarship will be awarded each year
- Clubs in the district take turns managing the application process by selecting the winning candidate and applying for the Global Grant Scholarship
- These clubs work with the universities in their area to get candidates; however, any club can submit an application to the club that is managing the global grant scholarship that year
- If your club has a candidate, please contact district5440grants@gmail.com