1. Georgia Rotary Student Program

2. What is GRSP?

3. GRSP
Scholarship Program
Mission
Host Families
History

4. A Scholarship Program One year
Purpose: To promote world peace and understanding through the means of education.
Usually a non-degree seeking program

5. What GRSP is not:
Not an exchange program
Not needs based

6. RECIPROCAL SCHOLARSHIPS
GRSP CLASS of
Oslo International Scholarship
Three scholarships (1 per district).
University of Oslo in Norway
Language – English
Six week Summer Scholarship

7. GRSP
Scholarship Program
Mission
Host Families
History

8. Promote peace through understanding.
GRSP
MISSION
Promote peace through understanding.
Encourage the exchange of cultural and social experiences.
Advance the ideals of Rotary.
Create opportunities for friendship.
Envision a world where peace is a reality.

9. GRSP
Scholarship Program
Mission
Host Families
History

10. HOST FAMILIES The most important Rotarian to the student
Each student has one or more host families.
Host family is literally the student’s USA Family.
Good relationship between GRSP student and Host Family is key to a successful experience for both the student and supporting Rotary club(s).
One of the strongest parts of GRSP.

11. HOST CLUB RESPONSIBILITY
Communicate with student before they arrive.
Meet the student at the airport.
Club provides student with essentials for dorm room including towels, sheets, computer.
If student is shared between clubs, it is important that the student gets to visit all of the clubs several times each year.

12. GRSP
Scholarship Program
Mission
Host Families
History

13. History:
Will Watt

14. History of GRSP Approved at District Conference in 1946.
First 4 students arrived in 1947
Today over 3,000 students have been Rotary Scholars

15. Organization Trustees Student Selection Finances
How Does GRSP Work?
Organization
Trustees
Student Selection
Finances

16. How Does GRSP Work?
Organization
Trustees
Student Selection
Finances

17. CURRENT LEADERSHIP
GRSP is governed by a Board of Trustees made up of Officers, Directors, and Trustees.
GRSP Administrator Janis Comer
GRSP Assistant Barbara Lariscy
Chair Terry Gordon
Vice Chair Bert Guy
Secretary Mike Emanuele
Treasurer Johnny Dukes
Parliamentarian
Directors 2/District, IPDG, DG, DGE
District Chairs Bill Smith (D6900)
Al Hombroek (D6910)
Gerald Smith (D6920)
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18. Standing Committees:
Executive
Office
Endowment
Investment

19. How Does GRSP Work?
Organization
Trustees
Student Selection
Finances

20. What Do Trustees Do?
The Trustee is the liaison between the club and the home office and the GRSP student.
Trustees make sure that the student is being cared for in an acceptable manner.
They also promote GRSP at the club level.

21. STUDENTS GRSP Get to know them Support them Transport them
Call them – stay in touch!
Take them to dinner
Invite them over
You are the liaison between them the clubs

22. GRSP
ROTARY CLUBS
Visit your clubs regularly so that they know their GRSP Trustee.
The success of GRSP depends on a good relationship between the student and their sponsoring clubs. Do what needs to be done to make this work.
Be sure the home office has current contact information on all your Club presidents and host families.

23. Al’s Suggestions Suggestions for hosting a student Meet with hosts
Visit club to thank

24. How Does GRSP Work?
Organization
Trustees
Student Selection
Finances

25. STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS
STUDENT SELECTION
STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS
Married Status: Must be single.
Age: Must be 18 by August 1st but not 25 by August 1st of entry year - undergraduates.
Academic & English fluency requirements.
Applicant is disqualified if having studied previously in USA for more than 4 months.
If applicant is rejected by school, the offer is withdrawn.

26. STUDENT SELECTION
In November, the GRSP Book of Applicants is sent to each Trustee fro delivery to each club’s President Elect.
With the assistance of the Trustee, the clubs narrow down their list of desired students.
Trustees meet and draft students for clubs at annual draft meeting in late January in Savannah.
After the student selection weekend:
-GRSP office notifies the applicants.
-GRSP office submits entrance forms to
schools.
-Club Trustee notified after applicant
accepts and school issues I-20 form.

27. STUDENT SELECTION GRSP CLASS of 2013-2014
118 Georgia Rotary clubs committed to participate in the GRSP program in
155 applications received for the class.
47 students selected (17 Males & 30 Females)
Students from 23 different countries chosen.
25 different Georgia colleges and universities will be attended.

28. Countries Represented in CLASS of 2013-2014
STUDENT SELECTION
Countries Represented in CLASS of
Brazil
Honduras
Romania
Colombia
Hungary
Scotland
Czech Republic
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Denmark
Moldova
Sweden
Ecuador
Montserrat
Wales
El Salvador
New Zealand
England
Norway
France
Pakistan
Germany
Poland

29. Student Responsibilities
Conduct
Visit sponsoring clubs
August Conclave
District Conference
Weekend Conclaves

30. STUDENT SELECTION
STUDENT CONDUCT
GRSP students are expected to conduct
themselves in a higher manner than other
students as they are representing GRSP,
Rotary and their home country.

31. Visit Sponsoring Clubs
Introductory visit
Two talks
September
April

32. CONCLAVE FALL CONCLAVE Mandatory meeting for students.
Students arrive on Friday afternoon and meet each other for the first time.
Training provided for the students on life in the USA, expected conduct, and indoctrination into the GRSP program.
Training provided for Host Families.
Dinner on Saturday night followed by talent show provided by students.

33. District Conference
Each student is required to attend their respective District Conference

34. STUDENT WEEKENDS September Clayton County Rotary Club
October Savannah Rotary Club
November Sandy Springs/Alpharetta
March Pelham Rotary Club
April Camden County Rotary Club

35. How Does GRSP Work?
Organization
Trustees
Student Selection
Finances

36. BY THE NUMBERS WHERE THE COMES FROM
First class: $1 per GA. Rotarian ($4000).
Now each Georgia Rotarian gives $7 as part of annual dues.
Early in the program, the clubs paid for 100% of the student’s expenses.
Endowment Fund (EF) established in 1979 to help reduce the club costs.
For the GRSP Class, the EF supplement will provide $4500/student. In addition for those clubs who support the endowment there will be an additional credit.

37. Financial Responsibilities of Students
$3,000 spending money
Airline fare to Georgia and return home
Medical insurance
Any taxes imposed on the scholarship by the US Government

38. GRSP Alumni
Success Stories

39. GRSP ALUMNI http://www.grspalumni.org/
Over GRSP Alumni from 104 countries.
GRSP Alumni Organization was started in 2004 by Kay Knestrick (RC-Clayton County) and Ali Chauhan of Pakistan (GRSP Class of ).
Supported by GRSP Board of Trustees.

40. Success
By Ralph Waldo Emerson

41. Success To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people & the affection of children;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better;
To know one life has breathed easier because you have lived; is to have succeeded.

42. Examples of Success: Class of 1979-1980
GRSP ALUMNI
Examples of Success: Class of
Anne Hödnebö (RC-Dublin) senior neurologist in Norway.
Gunn Reinertsen (RC-Griffin) started as a copy editor for the Norwegian edition of Reader’s Digest and now works as editor-in-chief of an important Norwegian publisher.
Uwe Korber (RC-Brookwood, North DeKalb) became a lawyer in Germany and served during the German reunification process and as a spokesmen for the German ambassador at the United Nations.
Dorte Krogsgaard (RC-Marietta, Brookwood, North DeKalb) studied journalism and has become a well-known TV journalist in Denmark.
Jun Kigoshi (RC-Gwinnett County) has worked at the Japanese Finance Ministry and presently works with a Japanese bank in London.
Fabienne Kissian (RC-Conyers, South DeKalb) works as an interpreter at the European Union headquarters in Brussels.
Reidun Heiene (RC-Northlake, Stone Mountain) is a veterinarian and works with the U.N. cattle program in Ethiopia.

43. Georgia Rotarians should….
4/1/2017
Georgia Rotarians should….
Be Proud of GRSP’s past…
Have a Passion for GRSP’s present…
Be Poised for GRSP’s future. 43

44. GRSP
Class of
Grsp Class of 11-12
GRSP Class of