Requirements for Submitting an Application
to the Georgia Rotary Student Program

We are not accepting applications at this time.

Information about each qualified applicant is made available to every Rotary Club in the state of Georgia. The various Rotary Clubs throughout the state choose the student they wish to sponsor as well as the school the student will attend. Criteria for selection is based on outstanding leadership qualities, excellent academic ability, and high moral standards, but each individual club has the final choice and the local club may include any other information they may want to consider including but not limited to hobbies, sex, cultural background, or career plans.
Students are not selected merely on academic achievement, but must meet the eligibility requirements of the school they will be attending. Students submitting applications should be truthful and forthcoming. Misrepresentation on an application may exclude a student from participating in the Georgia Rotary Student Program. We are no longer accepting applications from graduate students.

1.  Please complete the application online in English, print out a copy for yourself, then click SUBMIT.

2.  You must submit a recent headshot photo in .jpg format of yourself when you submit the online application, so please have it ready before you access the application. It may be color or black & white. It should be no larger than 1 MB and should be labeled with your last name, then first name, such as ComerJanis.jpg.
 
3.  After submitting the online application, mail the following documents to:  GRSP, P.O. Box 61327, Savannah, GA 31420 USA
(a)  Final high school (gymnasium) transcript.
(b)  If presently in college or in graduate work, send a transcript of each year attended (including courses currently under study).
(c)  All applicants applying for a scholarship to begin or continue graduate work must submit an original set of transcripts covering all completed college courses and an official statement from the school explaining the degree earned.
 
4.  Test Requirements: Tests are required for all students entering schools in Georgia.Tests must be taken no later than October 31 of the year you apply.It is the student’s responsibility to register and take tests immediately upon deciding to submit the application. Indicate on the application form when you will be taking the tests.Failure to take tests will result in your not being eligible to receive a scholarship.The test score original as furnished by the testing service must be submitted to the Georgia Rotary Student Program before a scholarship can be awarded.Schools do not accept copies.  Notify us immediately if you must change test dates.
 
5.  Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from different teachers.Letters should include academic ability, character, leadership ability, extracurricular activities and ability to get along with fellow students and teachers.

6.  Every applicant must submit a recommendation by a Rotary Club or District Governor for a scholarship.This recommendation must be written on original Rotary stationery.
 
7.  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.



Every applicant must sign the applicant’s certification.
Applications must be received by October 1 of the year preceding the academic year for which you apply. Failure to complete your application will deny consideration for a scholarship.

 

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 61327
Savannah, GA 31420 USA

 

E-Mail
grsp@grsp.org
Express Mail Address
15 E. Montgomery Crossroad
Suite 101
Savannah, GA 31406 USA

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 and not cohabitate in any way for the duration of the scholarship .
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 currently not accepting applications at this time.