This section is dedicated to helping each District 6630 Club
understand the Youth Exchange Programs and
the processes that are required for your Club. 

 

Any general Question may be directed to 

Patrick Kelley, RYE General Chairperson at:

ryepatrickkelley@gmail.com  *  330-233-7200 or 216-759-2105

 

Any Inbound or Hosting Question may be directed to 

Shelia Hedrick, Inbound Chairperson at:

ryesheliahedrick@gmail.com  *  330-414-2501


Any Outbound Scholarship question may be directed to 

David Lariviere, Outbound Chairperson at:

rye6630.david@gmail.com *  330-421-2225

 

Any Short Term Question may be directed to 

Susan Colville-Hall, RYE STEP Chairperson  at:

rye6630susan@gmail.com  *  330-714-3765

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2024-2025 ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
 
The District’s Youth Exchange Committee has announced the availability to each District club of partial foreign non-monetary scholarships for American high school students to study for one year in a foreign country. As part of Rotary International’s Youth Exchange Program, foreign Rotary Clubs will provide your sponsored teenager their room, board and tuition with an estimated worth up to and sometimes in excess of $25,000. Rotary’s program has earned the distinction as one of the highest quality International programs that any middle-class student can easily afford.

The District has a large number of scholarships available for the 2024-2025 school year. (This number could be increased if more clubs participate in the program.  Last year, Ohio Rotary Clubs could have given 300 scholarships to Ohio teenagers but actually only awarded less than 50) The only cost to your Rotary Club to award this $25,000+ scholarship through the District is the cost of the student’s attendance at your Club meetings and events and about $1,500 to host a foreign student in your local community and high school. There is always at least one teenager at your local high school that has dreamed of the adventure of studying in a foreign country but didn’t know you could make this opportunity happen for them through this Rotary scholarship program.  They must be between 15 and 18½ on September 1, 2024; generally in the upper 1/3 of their class (but many exceptions are regularly made for otherwise outstanding teens.  The exchange experience often opens the eyes of this latter group who become much better students on their return.)  Parents will only need to cover travel expenses, organizational fees and additional spending money as their child needs it and help their child complete the Hosting Recommendation Sheets.


This is NOT a Rotary Foundation program, so children or relatives of Rotarians may participate in this Rotary program. With very little work, you have the ability to provide an unbelievable opportunity to your local teens with real financial savings and benefits for them. Most Rotarians don’t know or truly realize this. Boarding School Review at www.boardingschoolreview.com indicates that the average tuition cost of boarding schools covering the same things as Rotary’s program is $43,000 per year.

 

The District Candidate Interviews will be on, December 10, 2023, applications will need to be submitted by Clubs to the District by January 30, 2024 this year. 

Although not controlling, four important qualities for an Exchange Student are:

 Adaptability,

 Internal Motivation,

 A Sense of Humor,

 Ability to Tolerate Set-backs and keep moving forward with a positive attitude