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Rotory Foundation Grant Management Seminar
扶輪基金獎助金管理研習會

economic development and programs specifically designated in community development.

TRF considers activities targeting the following to be outside the scope of the economic and
community development area of focus and as such are not eligible for global grant funding:
1. Community infrastructure projects, unless they result in a significant increase in the ability of
community members to produce and distribute goods and services that create personal
resources;
2. Community beautification projects;
3. Construction or rehabilitation of community centers.
Elements of Successful Humanitarian Projects and Vocational Training Teams ◆
Global grants are: TOP
1. Sustainable – communities are able to address their economic and community development 至目錄頁
needs after the Rotary club/district has completed its work;
2. Measurable – sponsors can select standard measures for their area of focus from the
Monitoring
and Evaluation Toolkit or use their own measures to show the good results of their work;
3. Community driven – global grants are designed by the host community based upon the needs
they have identified;
4. Aligned with an area of focus – as defined in the policy documents.

Elements of Successful Scholarships
Global grants support graduate-level scholarships for career-minded professionals whose goal is to
improve the economic and social well-being of those in poverty (poor, low-income or underserved
communities). TRF considers the linkages among the applicant experience, the academic program
and the applicant career plans when evaluating global grant scholarship applications.
1. The applicant’s previous work experience in the field of economic and community development.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate how their work contributed to the economic well-being of
poor, low-income or underserved communities at the local, regional or national level.
2. Academic program alignment with economic and community development:
a. Examples of preferred academic programs include social science degrees with a specific
focus on economic and community development, and business degrees tailored for social
business, micro entrepreneurship or microcredit;
b. Programs that will be favorably considered include those that
i. Focus on local, regional or national economic development strategies;
ii. Focus on addressing economic issues of poor, low-income and underserved
communities;
iii. Support social business development, such as a tailored track within a Masters of
Business Administration program;
iv. Provide a business degree to teach entrepreneurial skills or startups at the local,
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