Group Study Exchange - GSE

The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 and in the early years of their professional lives. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

For each team member, The Rotary Foundation provides the most economical round-trip air ticket between the home and host countries. Local Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district.

Updates:

• The newly revised GSE News Kit is now available in on-line format only. Go to the Download Center to download a copy of the Group Study Exchange News Kit (251-EN). The kit offers ideas and tips on how your Rotary Club can attract qualified GSE team member candidates and promote the GSE program in your community.

 

Information for Rotarians

Information for Prospective Team Members

Information for Current Team Members

Information for Alumni

District 6600 through The Rotary Foundation will be sponsoring a Group Study Exchange Team to District 3130 in India during the 2007-2008 Rotary Year. District 3130 is located in the western Indian state of Maharashrta. We will be visiting the Pune District of which Pune is the capital. Pune is located about 130 miles south east of Mumbai (Bombay). The team will travel for a period of approximately 4 weeks during January-February, 2008.zz

We are soliciting applications for team members. The requirement for the team are:

• Be between the ages of 25-40
• Be employed full time in a recognized profession
• Must be able to be away from employment for 4-5 weeks
• May NOT be a Rotarian, Honorary Rotarian, or lineal descendant or spouse of lineal descendant
• May not be a spouse of a team member
• May NOT be an ex-Rotarian or the lineal descendant or spouse of an ex Rotarian who resigned less that 36 months before the time of the application

Applications may be obtained from Jeanne McKibben, GSE District Chair or from

Information for Prospective Team Members

The applicant must be sponsored by a club in District 6600. It is our intent to have all applications in by June 25, 2007 and a team selected by June 30, 2007.

If you would like to find out more about our next Group Study, please contact:

W. Jeanne McKibben
GSE District Chair
(440-775-0696
E-mail: wjmckibben@aol.com