Royce and Jean Abbey Award and Scholarship

 

Royce Abbey Award

The Royce Abbey Award and the Royce and Jean Abbey Vocational Training Team Programme (“the Scholarship”) were established in recognition of Royce Abbey’s contribution to Rotary as an inspirational Rotary member and leader since 1954 and his role as President of Rotary International in 1988-89.
 
Royce and Jean Abbey Scholarship
The earnings of the Fund are used for Humanitarian programmes and in particular to fund individuals and teams from the Asia Pacific Region to undertake practical training in Australia in the areas of food production, forestry, agriculture, environmental research and community development.
 
The Royce Abbey Award recognises Rotarians who show Enthusiasm and Commitment to the Object of Rotary. The selection is made by the President of the Rotary Club to encourage the Awardee to continue to enjoy his or her Rotary membership and contribution to the local and International Community.
 
The Award represents a contribution of AUD$1,000.00 by the Rotary Club to the Royce and Jean Abbey Endowed Fund within the Foundation of Rotary International which provides funding for the locally administered Royce and Jean Abbey Scholarship.
 
The training is intended to equip the successful candidates to impart the knowledge gained to their own communities. The scholarship covers travel, accommodation, tuition and practical training up to US$10,000 for each individual team member.
 
Criteria, timelines and application forms for both the Award and Scholarship can be found on the Royce Abbey Website:  http://www.royceabbey.com/
 
Bruce Barber, Past District Governor, is representing D9700 on the Royce and Jean Abbey Scholarship Committee. The Rotary Club of Geelong sponsored Elijah Sarigari from Sariri Village in 2011 as the first scholarship winner from that District. Many clubs have supported the Sariri Project and have met Elijah and the value in the scholarship can be seen in the work Elijah is doing in Sariri at the present time.
 
Clubs are also involved in many projects in the Asia Pacific Region and it would be great if we could identify a prospective candidate who could meet the scholarship criteria. Scholarship Applications close on 31 January and 31 July each year so there is time now to get an application together for the 2016 year.
 
Please check the web page or contact Bruce Barber at barberbruceruth@bigpond.com if you would like more information.