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The Rotary Foundation, and the name of the project receiving the grant needs to be in compliance with the Rotary outcomes.
International policies for use of the Rotary logos, emblems, and graphics (see section II). People who may not
serve on a grant committee include Rotary International fiscal agents, national treasurers, and board members
and paid staff of a cooperating or beneficiary organization associated with the grant. As a primary sponsor, each Scholars and vocational training team members need to submit individual applications to supplement the overall
district and each club is limited to 10 open grants at a time. grant application. Grant sponsors should ensure that scholar and vocational training team applicants understand
that the Foundation needs to approve their applications before they incur any expenses or make travel
arrangements. Applications involving travel for scholars, vocational training teams and volunteer travelers need to
District grants
be submitted 90 days before the travel dates.
Your district needs to establish a grant committee of three Rotarians: the district governor of the implementation
year, the district Rotary Foundation committee chair, and the district grants subcommittee chair. These
committee members are responsible for authorizing and submitting the district grant application. Note that:
1. If grant applications aren’t formally submitted within 12 months of initiation, the application will be
canceled.
Districts may submit one application per Rotary year, and it needs to include a spending plan. Any requests for an
increase in the grant amount need to be made before the Foundation has paid any portion of the grant. All district 2. If grant applications aren’t completed and approved within six months of submission, the application will
grant applications must be submitted by 15 May of the Rotary year for which the funds are requested. be canceled.
3. If payment requirements aren’t met within six months of approval, the grant will be canceled.

In a district grant application: 4. If grants aren’t implemented within 12 months of payment, the grant will be canceled, and the sponsors
will be required to return the funds.
1. Your district may allocate up to 20 percent of its district grant funds for contingencies that may arise
during the year, but all projects and activities you add to the grant after it has been approved need to then
be approved by the Foundation before you can spend the money. Note this contingency fund on the Additional criteria for scholarships:
spending plan and itemize contingency items when you submit your final report.
1. Applicants need to provide proof of university admission to a graduate-level program or letter of
2. You may allocate up to 3 percent of the grant award for grant-related administrative expenses, such as invitation to conduct postgraduate-level research when applying for the grant. Admission that requires a
bank fees, postage, software, and an independent financial assessment. guarantee of financial support is acceptable.
2. Applicants need to study outside their home country.
Global grants
3. Applications for scholars who will begin studies in August, September, or October need to be submitted by
Primary host and international sponsors need to each establish a grant committee of three Rotarians for a global 30 June.
grant. Members of this grant committee need to come from the primary sponsor club (if the grant is club-
4. The scholar’s study period may begin at any semester during the course of their studies, but funding can
sponsored) or district (if the grant is district-sponsored). For club-sponsored grant applications, district Rotary be for no less than one academic year.
Foundation committee chairs need to confirm that the primary sponsor clubs are qualified. Applications are
accepted on a rolling basis throughout the Rotary year and approved throughout the year, based on the availability
of funds. Additional criteria for vocational training teams:

1. Teams need to be composed of at least three members, including a Rotarian team leader and at least two
In a global grant application: other members. The team members must have at least two years of work experience each in the area of
focus. The Rotarian team leader needs to have a general level of Rotary knowledge, international
1. Sponsors may include a budget line item for contingencies representing no more than 10 percent of the experience, leadership skills, and some expertise within the area of focus. Non-Rotarians may serve as
total budget, in order to offer protection from price increases or currency fluctuations. Sponsors need to
team leaders if the sponsors establish a need for this in the grant application.
report on the use of these funds or return them to the Foundation if they aren’t used.
2. Rotarians and their family members may participate in a vocational training team as long as the team is
2. Sponsors may allocate up to 10 percent of the project budget for project management costs, which may providing training, not receiving training.
include a project manager and project-specific overhead and administrative costs for cooperating
organizations. 3. Relatives of a vocational training team member may participate on the same team if they meet eligibility
requirements.
3. Sponsors may include up to 10 percent of the project budget to cover expenses to measure project

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