Rules of Eligibility

All Ambassadorial Scholarship candidates must meet the following requirements:
• Candidates must have completed at least two years of university or college course work at the time the scholarship period begins or have a secondary school education with employment in a recognized vocation for at least two years.
• Candidates must be citizens of a country in which there is a Rotary club.
• Candidates cannot be Rotarians, honorary Rotarians, or employees of a club, district, or other Rotary entity or of Rotary International. Spouses, lineal descendants (child or grandchild by blood or legal adoption), spouses of lineal descendants, and ancestors (parent or grandparent by blood) of persons in the foregoing categories are also ineligible. Please note that Rotarians and their relatives remain ineligible for scholarship awards for 36 months after a Rotarian has discontinued club membership.
• Application must be made through a local Rotary club in the applicant’s legal or permanent residence or place of full-time study or employment.
• Study or training must be undertaken in another country or territory where there are Rotary clubs, but not in the sponsor Rotary country or district. (Recipients of donated scholarships may study in the donating district.)
• There are no age or gender restrictions on Ambassadorial Scholarships.
• Rotaractors are eligible and encouraged to apply, provided they meet all other eligibility criteria.
• Persons with disabilities are eligible for Foundation awards. If otherwise qualified for the scholarship, such applicants should not be overlooked. With the support of Rotarians in the sponsor and host districts, students with disabilities have served as successful Ambassadorial Scholars in the past.