THE DISTRICT 9350 ROTARY FOUNDATION
AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAMME

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D9350 TIMELINE FOR SELECTION PROCESS

To select students for:

• Northern Hemisphere year of academic study: August 2011 – July 2012 or
•  Southern Hemisphere year of academic study: January 2012 – December 2012
• January to June 2010:  
• Candidates can download information off the Rotary Foundation website, do appropriate research and prepare application forms. Candidates also need to find a local Rotary Club to interview them and to receive sponsorship for application from a Club. List of D9350 Clubs: http://www.rotary9350.co.za/Clubs/default.asp
  
• Clubs: Rotary Clubs and Rotarians should also use this time frame to recommend a likely candidate of their acquaintance who, after being interviewed by their Club, may be sent on to be interviewed by the District committee. Please remember that direct family members do not qualify for this and other Rotary Foundation scholarships.
  
• 22 June 2010:
• Final date for applications to be received by the sponsoring Club. (Each Club selects its own deadline. We suggest it be at least 2 weeks before the district deadline to allow the District selection committee the opportunity to review applications).
• What is required at the time of the Club Interview?:
• 1 completed hard of application forms with all supporting documents. Club interviewing panel should use the criteria in the profile of the ideal candidate (found below) as the guideline in endorsing a candidate.
  
• If the applicant meets club approval, then a hard copy needs to be: either hand delivered or posted by registered mail/couriered to: Dr Tony Davidson, 6 Stern Close, Camps Bay 8005 AND
• An electronic copy of the candidate’s application forms and essays – emailed preferably in PDF format to tondav@iafrica.com or faxed to: 086-684-0908.  Supporting documents such as copies of IDs, certificates and academic transcripts are not required electronically.
  (Make and keep one complete copy of your whole application for your own future use.)
  
• July 8 2010:
• All Club-sponsored applications need to have been received by the selection committee. PLEASE NOTE: NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED
  
• July 18 2010 :
• District interviews of selected finalists will be held in Cape Town
  
• July 25 2010:
• All applicants notified of outcome of interviews
  
• Early December 2010:
• Applicants receive notification of outcome from Rotary Foundation.
  

• February / March 2011:

• Orientation weekend for Ambassadorial Scholars

Please note:
It must be strongly emphasised that applicants must have access to additional money as the $26 000  scholarship award is often inadequate for students to pay all living expenses after academic expenses and airfares have been paid.