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Rotary Foundation alumni

Each year, thousands participate in Rotary’s educational and youth programs, all known for fostering international understanding and friendship. But the experience doesn’t have to end when the program is over.

Participants chose Rotary because of its commitment to world understanding. As alumni, they have an extended network of people who share a common bond. They'll always be part of the family of Rotary.

Rotary Foundation Educational Programs have a way of forging bonds between alumni and Rotarians that can last a lifetime. Former Ambassadorial Scholars, Rotary World Peace Fellows, and Group Study Exchange team members are often interested in joining a Rotaract or Rotary club, or a Foundation alumni association. Many Rotaract and Rotary clubs, in turn, are interested in inviting alumni to become members.

More than 105,000 people call themselves Rotary Foundation alumni. They include former participants of the following programs:

• Ambassadorial Scholarships
• Carl P. Miller Discovery Grants
• Group Study Exchange
• Rotary Grants for University Teachers
• Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program
• Rotary World Peace Fellowships (Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution)
• Volunteer Service Grants

Foundation programs enrich the lives of participants and spread Rotary’s vision of peace through person-to-person contact, friendship, study, service, and cross-cultural exchange.

Program participants serve as goodwill ambassadors not only when they’re abroad but also when they return to their home countries. The experience of living, learning, and serving in a land other than their own encourages Foundation alumni to advocate for Rotary’s ideals.