Questions to Ask Candidates

QUESTIONS TO ASK CANDIDATES

Rotary Foundation staff and previous schol­arships committee members have found the following questions useful in helping to deter­mine the overall knowledge and suitability of Rotary scholar candidates.

Candidate’s knowledge of his/her own country and the world:

• What do you consider a major problem fac­ing your country today? What possible solu­tions to this problem would you propose?
• What changes would you like to see take place in your own country?
• What image of your country do you hope to convey to others? How would you accom­plish this?
• What do you consider to be major world problems? Can you suggest solutions?
• Can you answer these questions in the lan­guage of your first-choice country?

 
Candidate’s knowledge of Rotary and Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships:

• What is the worldwide goal of Rotary International?
• What are Rotary’s objectives in providing scholarships, and how do you plan to help further these objectives?
• What is your definition of the term “ambassador of goodwill”?
• What is your understanding of your respon­sibility to Rotary before, during, and after your year abroad?
• What is your purpose in seeking a Rotary scholarship as opposed to another type of scholarship?
• What are your expectations of the scholarship?
• What do you expect to “give” to Rotary in return?