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Rotary Grants for
University Teachers
Rotary International and
the local Manhattan Rotary Club invite applications for the
Rotary Grants for University Teachers. This competitive program
provides $12,500 to be used for travel abroad for 3-5 months to
teach and consult in a low-income country. Applications must be
in the District Office by August 4, so the local applicant
should contact the local club no later than July 15, 2006 in
order to work with the local club to prepare an application.
Last year the applicant
from K-State, Dr. Sunanda Dissanayake, was awarded a grant to
teach and consult in Sri Lanka, and she will be leaving this May
for that assignment. Dr. Dissanayake, a transportation
engineering specialist, will be working with the University of
Peradeniya and Sri Lankan civil authorities to address
transportation problems that were caused by the tsunami of
December, 2004.
Information about the program and a list of eligible destination
countries is located at
http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/un_teach/applicant/index.html
For more information and a brochure explaining this year’s
competition, and to apply, contact Betty Stevens
bstevens@k-state.edu
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