A WINCHESTER organisation is urging students to apply for the chance to study in America with their support.
The Georgia Rotary Student Program is open for applications for its 2024 to 2025 scholarship. The Winchester Rotary Club is hoping to sponsor multiple students £1,000 to study in Georgia for a year, with the rest of the fees being paid by Georgia Rotary.
Applicants, recommended by their home Rotary club from across the world, are given the opportunity to study whatever course they like. They live in student accommodation on campus but are hosted by local Rotary families.
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Steve Feeney, who coordinates the project for Winchester Rotary Club, said: “Students can try out courses and make sure they’re making the right choice for a degree. It puts them ahead of other students.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity and not one to be missed. Parents have said how life-changing and transformative it has been for their children.
“If more students can afford the £1,000 sponsorship then we can also help them with the process.”
Rob O'Connor, of Andover Road, spent last year at the University of Georgia, in Athens, studying Philosophy, African History and Theatre Studies
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Rob, 19, said: "To say the GRSP experience is life-changing would be an understatement. Not only do I now have a second home in Georgia, but with my international friends, I have 44 new homes all around the world too."
Fellow Georgia graduate supported by Winchester Rotary, Nancy Meldrum, who now lives in Devon, said: “Ten months in Georgia not only opened my mind to the world, but introduced me to its people in the realest sense - I now have friends and family from five different continents. Applying to GRSP is the best decision I have ever made.”
Nancy spent her year at Georgia Gwinnett College studying Intermediate French, Beginners' Spanish and Art Appreciation.
Applicants must be 18 to 24 and unmarried. To apply go to https://www.ismyrotaryclub.org/App/?ID=124
And for more information on sponsorship from Winchester Rotary contact Steve Feeney at steve.feeney.mail@gmail.com. Applications close on October 31.
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