Sample Questions for Semi-finalists

Rotary Ambassadorial and Cultural Scholarship Competition

Rotary District 5950

--Rotary places a great deal of emphasis on the term “Ambassador of Good Will”. What could this mean to you?
--Give two recent examples of public speaking you have done in the past two years.
--How will a Rotary Scholarship fit in with your personal and career goals?
--What do you do for fun?
--Could you tell a joke, sing a song, or relate a short story?
--Our government is currently engaged in a war against terrorism.
----How do you feel these issues might impact your year abroad if you were
selected for the scholarship?
----If confronted in a social function you attend with criticism about US
foreign policy, how might you handle the situation?
--How do you usually deal with conflict? Give a recent example of your conflict resolution style.
--Tell us about a book you've read recently that has influenced your perception of the world or your future career choice.
--What role do/could media have in global communications, social justice,
and peace research?
--Why did you pick the university (or country and language) you listed first on you application? How will this choice fit in with you career goals?
--What qualities might your best friend use to describe you?
--If you aren't selected today for this scholarship, how do you plan to make your dream happen?

--If selected for a scholarship, how do you propose to give back to Rotary
after you return from your Ambassadorial or Cultural Scholarship?

--Whom do you consider to be a personal hero and how has this relationship
affected your life?
--Knowing there are many worthy candidates here today, what things in your
background or personal qualities do you believe makes you the one we should
select for a scholarship?

--What could cause you to give up your opportunity at a Rotary ambassadorial or cultural scholarship to benefit or help out one of the other candidates whom you consider strong and worthy?
--Describe what has been the most important challenge you have faced in the
past year.

--What do you consider the major problem facing the USA?
--What do you consider the major problem facing the country you chose to go to if awarded an ambassadorial or cultural scholarship?