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3. Take part in club and district activities as requested by their sponsors, such as speaking at club or district
meetings and participating in service projects

4. Be proficient in the language of the host country

VI. HOW GRANTS ARE FUNDED

District grants

District grants are funded by The Rotary Foundation solely with allocations from the District Designated Fund
(DDF). A district may apply for a single grant each Rotary year to support one or more projects using up to 50
percent of its SHARE allocation, which represents 50 percent of its annual giving from the previous three years
plus any Endowment-SHARE earnings.

Global grants

Global grants have a minimum budget of $30,000 and a maximum World Fund award of $400,000. Grant
sponsors can use a combination of District Designated Funds (DDF), cash, and/or directed gifts and endowment
earnings to fund a global grant. The Foundation will provide an 80 percent World Fund match for all DDF
contributions. There is no minimum World Fund match. Sponsors also have the option of financing global grants
without a World Fund match using any combination of cash, DDF, and/or directed gifts and endowment earnings
to reach a minimum budget of $30,000.

Grant sponsors may contribute cash toward a global grant, but it will not be matched by the Foundation. Non-
Rotarian contributions may also be added to a grant, as long as they don’t come from a cooperating organization,
a project supplier or vendor, or someone who benefits from the grant. Non-Rotarian contributions will not be
matched by the Foundation. Both Rotarian and non-Rotarian cash contributions must include an additional
contribution of 5% to offset processing and administrative expenses. Funds should never be collected from
beneficiaries in exchange for receiving the grant. At least 15 percent of contributions to global grants that fund
humanitarian projects need to come from outside the project country. Host sponsors for humanitarian projects
are encouraged to contribute toward the financing of the grant. Cash contributions to the Annual Fund may not be
moved to a global grant.

Grant financing cannot be changed after it is approved. Paul Harris Fellow recognition credit will be given only for
sponsor contributions sent to The Rotary Foundation, not for contributions sent directly to the project. Sponsors
shouldn’t send contributions before a grant is approved. They’ll be credited to the grant application, but if the
application isn’t approved, the contributions will be credited to the Annual Fund-SHARE and can’t be reallocated
after that. All global grant contributions are considered irrevocable contributions to The Rotary Foundation and
will not be refunded.

Scholars who receive funding from sources other than their Rotary scholarship may use them, but the Foundation
will not match other scholarship or personal funds. The Rotary Foundation is required to withhold tax from global
grant scholarships awarded for study in the U.S. (except for scholars from Japan, Canada, and Germany, who are
funded through associate foundations in those countries) on any expenses beyond tuition, books, necessary

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