Indiana Rotary clubs are accepting applications for a $40,000 All-Indiana Global Grant Scholarship that will enable a scholar to study one to four years in a graduate program at any qualified university outside North America.

The 2026-27 program is open to students who have graduated – or will graduate by May 2026 – from a four-year Indiana college -- or who maintain a legal residence in Indiana – and who plan to pursue graduate-level studies at an overseas university.

The program supports exceptional scholars dedicated to pursuing a career in an area of great humanitarian need and who demonstrate a long-term commitment to measurable, sustainable change. Scholars must present a plan of study and a career commitment that align with one of Rotary’s seven areas of focus.

The $40,000 global grant scholarship is funded through $24,000 in District Designated Funds (DDF) from Districts 6540, 6560, and 6580 ($8,000 from each) and $16,000 from The Rotary Foundation’s World Fund.

Global Grant Scholar Qualities – A successful applicant:

• Possesses excellent leadership skills and potential
• Has a proven record of success in his/her academic field or vocation
• Demonstrates a personal commitment to community service
• Has well defined and realistic educational and career goals
• Has concrete ideas as to how he/she will advance in his/her chosen career
• Is sincere about maintaining a lifelong relationship with Rotary after the
  scholarship year

Questions? Contact Scholarship Committee at apply@rotaryglobalscholar.com.

Application deadline: December 20, 2025.