HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSURE
All Georgia Rotary Student Program offices will be closed Friday, June 19 2026, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Offices will reopen on Monday, June 22, 2026. Georgia Rotary Student Program wishes you a safe, warm and wonderful celebration.
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 3,800 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
Bolivian Student Isabella Velasquez Gallardo Honored with 2025-2026 Lynn Clarke GRSP Women in Leadership Award
The Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP) is proud to announce Isabella Velasquez Gallardo as the 2025-2026 recipient of the Lynn Clarke GRSP Women in Leadership Award. The Bolivia native and Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) student has distinguished herself through...
Four Georgia Students Headed to Denmark, Norway
Georgia Rotary Student Program selected four outstanding Georgia college students the opportunity to participate in prestigious international academic programs in Norway and Denmark this summer. We are proud to support these exceptional students as they represent...
GRSP’s Biral, Jin Honored Duo for Thomas Peace Awards
Julia Carlotto Biral of Brazil and Guang 'Loski' Jin of China were recently announced as the winners of the 2025-2026 Barbara M. and Donald L. Thomas Peace Award. The awards were presented in December by Rotary Club of Roswell Committee Chair John Carruth, alongside...
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.
GRSP extends our condolences for GRSP Foundation Past President, Sandy Springs Rotarian, mentor and friend Joseph “Joe” Jones, 88, who passed away Friday, June 12, 2026. Joe was recently honored at the District 6900 District Conference in April with the Frank E. Bentley GRSP Leadership Award, which is presented to a District 6900 Rotarian who has displayed outstanding leadership in the promotion of the Georgia Rotary Student Program.
Joe joined Rotary International in 1981 as a member of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs, where he served as club president in 1986-1987 and achieved perfect attendance at weekly club meetings for 25-years. He was named a GRSP Endowment Trustee in 1991 and served as the Endowment Chair from 2001 to 2021. Joe served as the first president of the GRSP Foundation Inc., from 2021 to 2023. He was named Trustee Emeritus in 2023. In his 32 years serving GRSP, Joe contributed to the success of countless international college students by promoting positive relationships among students, host families, sponsoring clubs and the program. He and his wife Ellen served as a host family to several students. Joe was a Ronnie Waller Fellow for his $10,000 in cumulative contributions to the GRSP Foundation.
Please keep Ellen and their family in your prayers.
A memorial service for Joe has been scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, July 11 in Dunwoody. We are trying to obtain a link to view the service as it is scheduled the same day as our GRSP Summer Trustee Business Meeting in Macon. ... See MoreSee Less
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🌍 The Countdown to Conclave 2026 is ON! 🌍
We are officially heading to beautiful, historic Savannah, Georgia August 21–23, 2026, and you won't want to miss a single second! Hosted by District 6920 and the Savannah Area Rotary Clubs at the stunning DeSoto Hotel, Conclave 2026 is more than a meeting—it’s a celebration of 8️⃣0️⃣ years of promoting Peace through Understanding and Bringing Nations Together.🥳🤩
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‼️Are you ready for what many say is the best year of your life? 🤩The GRSP Application is now open for 2027-2028! 🥳
👉👉Learn more at www.grsp.org ... See MoreSee Less
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