Ambassadorial Scholarships

Incoming Scholars

The following incoming Scholars will be attending either Nottingham University or Trent University during the Academic/Ambassadorial Year 2010-11.

• Tapua Selina Miambo, Zimbabwe, Field of Study - Special Education Needs. Counsellor Koshy Mathew (Rotary Club of Sutton- in- Ashfield)

• Yuko Homma, Japan, Field of Study - Applied Linguistics. Counsellors Trevor and Lynn Martin (Rotary Clubs of Beeston and Wollaton Park)

• Jessica Bruce, USA, Field of Study - Economics. Counsellor Graham Barnes (Rotary Club of Clay Cross)

• Mari Nakamura, Japan, Field of Study - English Language. Counsellor Ian Ward (Rotary Club of Dronfield)

• Ruixue Gong, China. Field of Study - Social Welfare. (no more details as at 22-07-2010)

The Counsellors will organise their speaking commitments. Please bear in mind that in the first few weeks the students will need to orientate themselves to Nottingham and the University as well as attending the Link Weekend in Oxford (24th-26th September) and the Southport Conference (1st-3rd October) where they are expected to make an input. They will also attend the District Foundation Seminar (11th November) and the Link Evening (10th March 2011)

Keith Pollard (Rotary Club of Chesterfield Scarsdale)

About Ambassadorial Scholarships

The Rotary Foundation's oldest and best-known program is Ambassadorial Scholarships. Since 1947 nearly 37,000 men and women from 100 nations have studied abroad under its auspices. Today it is the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program. More than 1,000 scholarships were awarded for study in 2003-04. Through grants totalling approximately US$428 million, recipients from some 70 countries studied in more than 70 nations.

The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries. The program sponsors several types of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While abroad, scholars serve as ambassadors of goodwill to the people of the host country and give presentations about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups. Upon returning home, scholars share with Rotarians and others the experiences that led to greater understanding of their host countries.

Generous contributions from Rotarians worldwide represent continued faith that the students who are Ambassadorial Scholars today will be tomorrow's community and world leaders.