Global Scholars
ALUMNI (GSE and Scholarships)
District 6330 has a proud history of helping qualified individuals realize educational dreams. From 1950 when the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship program was first instituted by District 6330 until 2012 when it was replaced by Global Grant Scholarships and District Scholarships, some eighty-four individuals who lived, worked or attended school in district 6330 went on to complete undergraduate degrees or one year post graduate study outside of Canada and the United States using Rotary scholarships.
A Rotary scholar in 1964 would receive $500, a meager amount by today’s standards but substantial when one considered that university tuition was in the hundreds of dollars rather than thousands of dollars as is true today. Later on candidates were funded for as much as $27 000 USD for one year of study in masters programs at such prestigious universities as Oxford, UK or the Hebrew University of Jerusalem all paid for by the district through contributions of D6330 Rotarians to the annual programs fund, returned to the district through DDF funds.
When Global Grants were instituted, the funding increased to $30 000 USD, half paid by the district and half paid from the world fund at RI. District 6330 Global Scholarships have been awarded to the students listed below:
District 6330 has a proud history of helping qualified individuals realize educational dreams. From 1950 when the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship program was first instituted by District 6330 until 2012 when it was replaced by Global Grant Scholarships and District Scholarships, some eighty-four individuals who lived, worked or attended school in district 6330 went on to complete undergraduate degrees or one year post graduate study outside of Canada and the United States using Rotary scholarships.
A Rotary scholar in 1964 would receive $500, a meager amount by today’s standards but substantial when one considered that university tuition was in the hundreds of dollars rather than thousands of dollars as is true today. Later on candidates were funded for as much as $27 000 USD for one year of study in masters programs at such prestigious universities as Oxford, UK or the Hebrew University of Jerusalem all paid for by the district through contributions of D6330 Rotarians to the annual programs fund, returned to the district through DDF funds.
When Global Grants were instituted, the funding increased to $30 000 USD, half paid by the district and half paid from the world fund at RI. District 6330 Global Scholarships have been awarded to the students listed below:
2021-22 - Leslie Walker
Sponsor Club: RC of Goderich
School Attended: U of Vienna Austria
Degree/Program: Doctorate of Social and Economic Studies
2020-21 - Michael Tesfay
Sponsor Club: RC of London South
School Attended: U of Edinburgh Scotland
Degree/Program: MSc in Global Health Policy
2019-20 - Danielle Perro
Sponsor Club: RC of London
School Attended: U of Oxford England
2018-19 - Saredo Mohamed
Sponsor Club: RC of London
School Attended:
Degree/Program: Civil Society and Local Development
2018-19 - Surer Mohamed
Sponsor Club: RC of London
School Attended: U of Cambridge
Degree/Program: Master of Philosophy in International Relations and Politics
2017-18 - Natalie Pruett
Sponsor Club: RC of Flint
School Attended: London School of Economics and Political Science, England
Degree/Program: Government Agency
2016-17 - Andrew Player
Sponsor Club: RC of London Hyde Park
School Attended: London School of Economics and Political Science, England
Degree/Program: Master of Science- International Relation
2015-16 - Jessica Petz
Sponsor Club:
School Attended:
Degree/Program: UN agency
2013-14 - Sean Toal
Sponsor Club: RC of Flushing
School Attended: University of Oxford, UK
Degree/Program: Master of Science - “Latin American Studies”
2012-13 - Erynne Gilpin
Sponsor Club: RC of London Hyde Park
School Attended: University of Central America, San Salvador, El Salvador
Degree/Program: Graduate Studies “Human Rights & Education”
2012-13 - Grant Rumley
Sponsor Club: RC of Marysville
School Attended: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Degree/Program: First year of MA “Middle East Studies” - Returned at his expense to complete the second year of his MA
The following are testimonials received from Rotary Scholarship recipients and Group Study Exchange (GSE) participants.
- Grant Rumley - Master's Degree in Middle East Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2012-2013)
- Erynne Gilpin - studied "Human Rights and Education" at the University of Central America, San Salvador, El Salvador (2012-2013)
- Colin Easton - member of the D6330 GSE to South Korea 2012-13
- Natalie Pruett - member of the D6330 GSE to South Korea 2012-13
- Kyle McCree - member of the D6330 GSE to South Korea 2012-13
Here are blogs from GSE teams: