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.
It's a small world after all... GRSP scholar Milena Donatao of Brazil visited Delta headquarters in Atlanta and met Vanessa Molinares Rounds, a Delta employee. Vanessa, from Colombia participated in GRSP in 2002, sponsored by South Gwinnett and Snellville Rotary Clubs and attended The University of Georgia. Vanessa was thrilled to meet Milena and told her she continues to communicate with her host family. ... See MoreSee Less
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A special morning at the Rotary Club of Camden County, GA: Georgia Rotary Student Program Trustee Hunt Thornhill and GRSP scholar Luana Dos Santos joined fellow Rotarians to honor GRSP Chair Emeritus Bert Guy.
Luana, visiting from Brazil, shared highlights from her incredible year with GRSP, reflecting the program’s lasting impact.
Bert was recognized with the prestigious Frank Bentley, Sr. Fellow designation, honoring his generosity and commitment to the GRSP Foundation through contributions of $25,000 or more. The designation pays tribute to Frank Bentley Sr., whose leadership in the 1990s helped guide the Endowment Fund—now the GRSP Foundation—into a position of long-term financial strength.
Since joining Rotary in 2003 with the Camden County Club, Bert has been a dedicated supporter of GRSP, serving as a Trustee beginning in 2009 and as GRSP Chair from 2018–2022. His stewardship continues to inspire, as he leads Rotary District 6920 in contributions to the GRSP Foundation.
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⭐Georgia Rotary Student Program recognized leadership and generosity to the program during the Rotary District 6900 Conference at Lake Lanier in mid-April. ⭐
The District 6900 Jake Cheatham Memorial Award honors past GRSP Secretary and Treasurer, Jake Cheatham, a member of the Rotary Club of Griffin who faithfully guided GRSP through 30 years of growth.
The award is sponsored and presented by the Rotary Club of Griffin. The award recognizes a club in each category for the highest per-capita giving to Georgia Rotary Student Program GRSP through March 31, 2026. The Griffin Rotary Club President Natalie Marshall recognized the following clubs with the Jake Cheatham Memorial Award for the highest per-capita-giving in each category:
• I - Rotary Club of Sandy Springs
• II - North Columbus Rotary
• III - Rotary Club of Dunwoody
• IV - Rotary Club of Thomasville
Rotary Club of Sandy Springs President Megan Harris presented the Frank E. Bentley GRSP Leadership Award in honor of Frank E. Bentley, Sr. to Joe Jones from the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs. Joe was named a GRSP Endowment Trustee in 1991 and served as the Endowment Chair from 2001 to 2021. Joe was the first president of the GRSP Foundation Inc., from 2021 to 2023 and was named Trustee Emeritus at the 2023 GRSP Summer Trustee Business Meeting. In his 32 years serving GRSP, he 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 have served as a host family to several students.
The Frank E. Bentley GRSP Leadership Award is presented to a District 6900 Rotarian who has displayed outstanding Leadership in the promotion of the Georgia Rotary Student Program. Frank E. Bentley, Sr. passed away in December 2000 after a year-long battle with Leukemia. Frank selflessly served Rotary in many capacities including President of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs, District Governor of District 6900 (1983-1984), and Georgia State Endowment Chairman for the Georgia Rotary Student Program. Sandy Springs contends many Rotarians have contributed to the tremendous success of GRSP, but few have shown more love and concern for the GRSP than Frank E. Bentley, Sr.
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