This program is one-of-a-kind. We have been bringing nations together since 1946. The program began with only 4 scholars, and now we are proud to say that we have more than 3,692 alumni from all over the world. The program’s purpose is to broaden the understanding of world peace through people and that is exactly what we’ve done.
GRSP News
Jiwani, Noueku Named 2025 Peace Award Recipients
Georgia Rotary Student Program celebrates two scholars who promote peace and understanding among their peers and nations. Rotary International marks Sunday to celebrate its 120th anniversary and World Understanding and Peace Day. February 23 is the anniversary of the...
GRSP Trio in Norway Experience Summer of Harmony, Personal Growth
The trio of Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP) college students from Georgia returned from Norway in early August declaring the time spent abroad was a beautiful summer of harmony and personal growth. Isabel “Izzy” Forster represented District 6900 and the Rotary...
GRSP Names 2024 Oslo International Summer School Scholarship Winners
Georgia Rotary Student Program Founder William A. Watt, Sr., established a relationship in Norway that is prospering more than 70 years later as evident in the three college students from Georgia who have been selected to spend six weeks this summer studying at the...
Being a part of the Georgia Rotary Student Program has been one of the most profound experiences of my life. This program has afforded me the opportunity to forge lasting friendships with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences. This, perhaps, is the greatest gift that one can hope to get for it allows us to see through differences across cultures and instead find similarities between one another. I feel that such fellowship across participants, both students and host families, is what made this program such an enriching experience for me.
Ali Shaaban Shahid
Pakistan
GRSP 2013-14
Since 1946, Rotarians in Georgia, USA, have promoted world peace through understanding by offering ambassadorial scholarships to international students for one year cultural immersion and of study in Georgia colleges and universities.
Each year, students from all over the world make friends in the United States and other nations and learn about differing cultures and lifestyles. Georgia Rotarians believe “Peace is Possible” and through GRSP promote international goodwill through friendship and understanding.
The students become adopted members of a Georgia “host family,” living on-campus at the school they attend. This is an ambassadorial scholarship program, not an exchange!
Georgia Rotary Clubs sponsor students recommended by a Rotary Club in their home country.
Our Georgia Rotary Student Program GRSP Executive Director Katheryne Atkins Fields was honored to share updates, support Georgia Tech scholar Artharva Lele, present DGE
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Service Above Self, one of Rotary’s official mottoes, can be traced back to the early days of the organization. This year, three GRSP scholars took the motto to heart and travelled to South America during their Spring Breaks to better the lives of others.
Katie Angell, 22 of Scotland, is attending Columbus State University this year through the sponsorship of the Rotary Clubs of Muscogee-Columbus and North Columbus. She says, “My goal for this year was to really embrace the culture that the US offers as well as adding on important aspects to my education, such as business and economics, to advance my pursuit of medical sales as a career…a truly amazing experience I will never forget!” Natália Del Ducca Corrêa Ferreira, 21 of Brazil, is also attending Columbus State University and is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Columbus. She is confident that the weekly meetings have helped her become a better public speaker and will assist her in her dream of becoming a diplomat one day. She says, “I’m glad that the GRSP gave me space to pursue my passion. During the year Rotary has allowed me to meet a lot of people in the area I’m interested in working.” Cecilie Plaehn, 25 from Denmark, is attending Georgia Southwestern State University this year through the sponsorship of the Rotary Club of Americus. She claims, “I have had the most enriching and growing conversations with people I have met in Americus. I have learned so much about life from people I have met. And then I have met friends for life.”
Katie and Natália travelled with Columbus State University to Guatemala for 9 days. They lived in cabins at the FUNCOLI NGO compound in the highland village of Vuelta Grande. There, they perform service-learning projects, which included building energy-efficient stoves and latrines for local families and teaching English to children. Meanwhile, Cecilie travelled with Georgia Southwestern State University to Peru for 10 days. She spent time in La Florida helping a family building a house, collecting trash on the streets, and enjoyed playing soccer and basketball with the local kids. The Rotary Club of Americus sponsored new soccer balls which were dispersed after a match. Cecilie also got to visit Lima, Cañete, Juliaca, and Puno.
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