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What is the Georgia Rotary
Student Program?
Since 1946, Rotarians in Georgia, USA,
have promoted world peace through understanding by offering scholarships to
international students for one year of study in Georgia colleges and
universities. Georgia Rotary Clubs sponsor students recommended by a Rotary
Club in their home country. The students become adopted members of a Georgia
"host family," but live on-campus at the school they attend. This is a
scholarship program, not an exchange! Each year, about 80 students from all
over the world make friends in the United States and other nations and learn
about differing cultures and life styles. Georgia Rotarians believe "Peace
is Possible" and through GRSP promote international goodwill through the
bonds of friendship and understanding.
Our Scholarship
Covers:
The scholarship covers one
scholastic year, from August to May, and is for undergraduate study in colleges and
universities located in the State of Georgia.
Our Scholarship Pays:
1. tuition
2. book allowance
3. meals
4. college provided room
Applicant must
provide:
1.
transportation from country to USA and return
2. medical insurance
3. $3,000 spending money
4. any income taxes imposed by the government on the scholarship money
Eligibility
Requirements:
1. must be 18 years but not 25
years of age by August 1 the year studies begin.
2. have not studied in the USA.
3. must be single.
4. must be an undergraduate student.
Tax Information:
Please be aware that scholarship recipients may be required to pay taxes on
their scholarships to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. For details, please
visit the
IRS website.
Requirements for
Submitting An Application
We are now accepting applications for the
2010-2011 school year. Deadline for submission is Oct. 1, 2009.
GRSP
Mission Statement
Promote
peace through understanding.
Encourage the exchange of cultural and social
experiences.
Advance the ideals of Rotary.
Create opportunities for friendship.
Envision a world where peace is a reality. |
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Who's
heading to North Wales and Oslo?
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2009
Scholarship to Wales and their club sponsors! The following two Georgia
students will experience the hospitality and culture of Wales from June 24 -
July 15, 2009: Mr. Felipe Archila, Dublin, GA R/C, and Mr. James Winter,
Dalton R/C. The scholarships are sponsored by
the Rotary Club of Wrexham Erddig, Dist. 1180.
Hats off to Mr. Erik Elliott Smith, North Columbus R/C;
Miss Elizabeth Blevins, Dalton R/C; and Miss Caroline Cox, Statesboro R/C!
These three are the recipients of the 2009 Oslo International Summer School
Scholarships. They will be studying June 27 -
August 7, 2009 at the University of Oslo. |
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Congratulations,
Will Watt Fellows!
GRSP Chair Jim Drake and Chair Emeritus Dennis Still presented Will Watt
Fellowships to Rotary International President Elect John Kenny and to Rotary
International Zones 33-34 Director Eric Adamson at the 2009 Peach State PETS
Conference in Peachtree City. |
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2009 GRSP
Conclave
The Rotary Clubs of Rome courteously invite all club presidents, Rotary
members, and the 2009-2010 students and their host families to the GRSP
Conclave Aug. 28-30. Come celebrate Rome's 175th birthday and make it a
weekend you'll never forget! This conclave allows students and Rotarians the
opportunity to meet and learn about one another as they begin an exciting
year together.
Learn more... |
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Student
Spotlight
Maria Andreeva, Russia, GRSP Class of 1996-97
Just thinking about
the year spent in Georgia makes my heart beat faster as
it brings back all the memories of the wonderful people
I’d met, the interesting places I’d seen and the
experiences I’d received. After completing my GRSP year,
I came back to Moscow, Russia, where I graduated with
honors from Moscow State Linguistic University in 2000.
From 2001 to 2005, I worked for Channel 1 Russian
television as senior news editor. In 2004, I
participated in the Open World program that fosters good
relations between Russia and the U.S. and visited Ann
Arbor, Michigan, with a group of young local community
leaders. Now I live in Washington, D.C. with my husband,
Evgeny Agoshkov, also a GRSP alumnus. He heads the
Russian Cultural Centre in Washington, D.C. We work
together promoting Russian culture in the U.S. and
bringing our two nations together. We have three
adorable sons and I hope one day they also will have a
chance to get such valuable experience and make lifetime
friends as their parents had made in Georgia many years
ago. |
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Trustees,
mark your calendars!
Your annual meeting is July 24-25 at Lake Blackshear.
Please confirm your attendance at the meeting with the
GRSP office by faxing the reservation form by July 10. You may click on the
links below to access the form and other meeting information.
Meeting Reservation Form
Meeting
Overview
Jim
Drake's Memo to Officers and Trustees |
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Learn
more in a minute!
Ever wondered what GRSP really is? Or what it is
not? Do you know what goes on in a conclave? How about scholarship
statistics? Learn the answers to these questions and more with our
newsletter "GRSP in a Minute."
Access it now! |
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