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Global Grant Proposal Form for Project G-3666 Last updated by Rollin Abernethy <rollinh47@gmail.com> on 21-Apr-25 Project Title Summer Holeman Global Schlshp Type of Project [ ] Humanitarian [ ] VTT [X] Scholarship Primary Host Partner Information
Primary International Partner Information
Grant Host Committee
Grant International Committee
Do any of these committee members have potential conflict of interest? If so, please briefly explain. None Tell us a little about your project. What are the main objectives of the project, and who will benefit from it? Summer Holeman has been accepted to the PhD in Health in Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh starting Sept 2025. The scholarship grant will be used to pay her first year tuition as an international student in the UK. Her research will focus on connections between theoretical physical activity health intervention research with a form of widely recognized real-world application supporting the ability of healthcare services, providers, and policymakers to create meaningful, sustainable improvement to long-term health outcomes. Holeman is particularly interested in benefits to socioeconomically disadvantaged communities facing an increased risk of poor health outcomes. Which area of focus will this project support?
Which goals of this area of focus will your project support? - How will you measure your project impact?
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Scholarship Estimated departure July 30, 2025 and return in September 2028
Cooperating Organization (Optional)
Why did you choose to partner with this organization and what will its role be? - Partners (Optional) List any other partner that will participate in this project. - Volunteer Travelers (Optional) Provide name, email of traveler(s). - Describe this person's role in the project. - Scholarship Candidate Provide name and email for the scholarship candidate. Upload the candidate's admission letter. Summer Holeman. s.holeman212@gmail.com Academic Institution Provide the name and address of the academic institution. University of Edinburgh Old College, South Bridge Edinburgh EH8 9YL, Scotland UK Rotarian Participants Describe the role that host Rotarians will have in this project. The host club members will host Summer at club meetings and support her integration into Rotary activities as her time allows. Also, assist her with other supports as she might need. Describe the role that international Rotarians will have in this project. The International Sponsor club will assist Summer with preparation of the the Rotary International Global Scholarship Grant and its implementation, maintain the grant account and reimburse eligible expenses, essentially international student tuition at U Edinburgh. She has already attended a club meeting and will attend additional meetings and periodically provide program updates. What is the budget for this grant?
Tell us about the funding you have secured for your project.
Humanitarian Projects - Project Planning Describe the community needs that your project will address. - How did your project team identify these needs. - How were members of the benefiting community involved in finding solutions. - How were community members involved in planning the project. - Humanitarian Projects - Project Implementation Summarize each step of your project's implementation.
Will you work in coordination with any related initiative in the community? If yes, briefly describe the other initiatives and how they relate to this project. If no, please explain. Are local initiatives not addressing these needs? Or, if they are, why did you decide not to work with them? - Please describe the training, community outreach, or educational programs this project will include. - How were these needs identified? - What incentives (for example, monetary compensation, awards, certification, or publicity), will you use, if any, to encourage community members to participate in the project? - List any community members or community groups that will oversee the continuation of the project after grant-funded activities conclude. - Scholarship (See Below for Scholar Profile Questions) Describe the process your team used to select this candidate. Laramie Rotary Club worked with the University of Wyoming International Programs scholars office to identify potential applicants. Two applicants were interviewed in person initially and invited to draft a preliminary application. Summer Coleman was selected from the process by a small committee of Rotarians. How did this candidate's background, studies, and future plans qualify them for a global grant under this area of focus? Summer Holeman has been an honors student at the community college and University of Wyoming. She seeks to support a greater sense of agency and human connection through health. She intends to meet this goal through her PhD research in evaluating the effectiveness of community-based interventions as a high-leverage system for preventive healthcare. Summer's qualifications to receive this scholarship are byproducts of a sense of agency and ambitions to create large-scale change, converging within her personal, professional, and academic development. Summer Holeman's career in behavioral research began when she studied tropical birds in Panama. However, subsequent to that experience she designed her own research after experiencing the transformative impact of community-based fitness as an exchange student in the UK. Summer conducted a study on the UK interventions now forming her doctoral research. She has since presented this study in Oxford and for the University of Edinburgh. Complementing these experiences as a community fitness coach by the application of her research. Summer has obtained certification in Iceland and in Scotland, utilizing these certifications to volunteer for health charities and work in community gyms. In this position she has witnessed the complex challenges to positive health behavior and the powerful influence of human connection on health. Summer will expand on these experiences and serve greater health and quality of life with support from this scholarship. Scholar Applicants Will Answer the Following Questions: List the two educational institutions you have most recently attended - Provide the following information about the academic program you plan to attend: Matriculating educational institution (including city and country): - Language of instruction: - Website: - Academic program: - Academic program start date: - Academic program end date: - List the classes you plan to take and provide any relevant links to information about the program. - How does your educational, professional, or volunteer experience align with Rotary's goals in the selected area of focus? - What are your plans immediately after the scholarship period? - How do your long-term professional goals align with Rotary's goals in the selected area of focus? - Budget Will you purchase budget items from local vendors? Explain the process you used to select vendors. - Did you use competitive bidding to select vendors? If no, please explain. - Please provide an operating and maintenance plan for the equipment or materials you purchased for this project. This plan should include who will operate and maintain the equipment and how they will be trained. - Describe how community members will maintain the equipment after grant-funded activities conclude. Will replacement parts be available? - If the grant will be used to purchase any equipment, will the equipment be culturally appropriate and conform to the community's technology standards? If yes, please explain. If no, describe how the project team will help community members adopt the technology. - After the project is completed, who will own the items purchased by grant funds? No items may be owned by a Rotary district, club, or member. - Funding Have you found a local funding source to sustain project outcomes for the long term? If yes, please describe this funding source. - Will any part of the project generate income for ongoing project funding? If yes, please explain. - Is your economic and community development activity a microcredit project? If yes, upload your microcredit supplement file. - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||