3. Proposal on Rotary Foundation Scholarship restrictions

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

To allow Rotarians; honorary Rotarians; employees of a club, district, or other

Rotary Entity or of Rotary International; or spouses, lineal descendants (child

or grandchild by blood, legal adoption, or marriage without adoption), spouses

of lineal descendants, or ancestors (parent or grandparent by blood) of persons

    in the foregoing categories to be eligible for Rotary Foundation Scholarships if they  

meet all of the other requirements.

Proposed by the Rotary Club of Comox.

Endorsed by District 5020 through email balloting.

WHERAS, current Rotary Foundation qualifications for Rotary Foundation  Scholarships currently restrict Rotarians, Rotarian family members, Rotarian associates, and Rotarian employees from an award of scholarship, and

WHEREAS, part of the Four Way Test states, “Is it Fair to All concerned”, and

WHEREAS, another part of the Four Way Test states, “Is it Beneficial to All concerned, 

IT IS RESOLVED by Rotary International that the Board of Directors of Rotary International consider requesting the Trustees of the Rotary Foundation to amend Section 7.030 of the current Rotary Foundation Code of Policies and Section 9.3 of the Rotary Foundation Bylaws to eliminate all restrictions from Rotary Foundation Scholarships against Rotarians, their descendants, their relatives, associates, and employees.  

The proposed change to page 124 of the 2010 MOP is as follows:

Qualifications

A candidate for a Rotary Foundation Scholarship must demonstrate

outstanding potential as an ambassador of goodwill, which can be

measured through leadership skills, communication skills, and commitment

to service. Applicants must have completed at least two years of university

or college coursework, or must have a secondary education and have been

employed in a recognized profession for at least two years when the scholarship

begins. Applicants must be citizens of a Rotary country. Candidates cannot

be Rotarians; honorary Rotarians; employees of a club, district, or other

Rotary Entity or of Rotary International; or spouses, lineal descendants (child

or grandchild by blood, legal adoption, or marriage without adoption), spouses

of lineal descendants, or ancestors (parent or grandparent by blood) of persons

in the foregoing categories. Initial application must be made through a Rotary

club in the applicant’s legal or permanent residence or place of full-time study

or employment.