Grupo De Intercambio De Estudios

Group Study Exchange District Application for program year 2012-13
Application for District

4380 Non Pilot

The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program provides travel grants to paired Rotary districts in different countries to exchange teams composed of four to six non-Rotarian professionals (ages 25-40) and a Rotarian team leader. Team members live in local Rotarians’ homes wherever possibleand follow a carefully prepared itinerary throughout the host district. Team members observe their host country’s professional, commercial, and industrial operations; systems of government; and education, health, welfare, and social institutions.

Important
• This application is for NON-FUTURE VISION PILOT DISTRICTS only. • Nonpilot districts participating in the GSE program for the 2012-13program year will need to allocate US$5,000 from their District Designated Fund (DDF) in order to cover a portion of the exchange. Travel expenses and approved reimbursements over the $5,000 costs will be covered by the World Fund; for neighboring country exchanges, districts will need to allocate $2,500 of DDF. • Partner districts may carry out a Group Study Exchange by sending and receiving ateam in the same 2012-13 program year. Please see section I for the different options. • World Fund awards do not accumulate from year to year and cannot be donated to another district. • All funding and travel options are subject to change by The Rotary Foundation Trustees. • To consider your application for pairing, all sections of this form must be completed.

Additional GSE Award
In2012-13, districts may opt to make a District Designated Fund (DDF) allocation through SHARE to cover the expenses of the exchange. The cost for one district to send a GSE team using DDF is US$11,000 (or $6,000 for a Neighboring Country GSE). An exchange must be carried out by both sending and receiving a team in the same program year. Funding must be allocated in the SHARE system through DDF atthe time the district applies to send a GSE team. For further details on the SHARE cycle and various GSE options available, refer to the District Rotary Foundation Committee Manual (300-EN) or contact the SHARE system coordinator at The Rotary Foundation. The Foundation Trustees make every effort to pair districts sending GSE teams through SHARE. However, if such a pairing is not possible, theappropriated DDF will be returned to your district’s SHARE account for future use. Districts may apply to send a maximum of two GSE teams per program year. One GSE District Application must be completed and submitted for each GSE team.

FINDING AN INTERNATIONAL PARTNER
Districts are encouraged to arrange a GSE pairing in advance. However, if you are unable to secure apartnership before the 1 October deadline, the Trustees will match your district with an appropriate partner based on pairing history, availability, and geographical preferences. To prearrange a GSE partnership, contact your district governor-elect (DGE) counterpart to express your interest and seek a commitment. Send e-mails and photos to the DGE or GSE chair of potential partner districts,promoting points of cultural, geographical, historical, and vocational interest in your district. DGEs may also use Member Access on the RI website to contact their counterparts. Only districts that have reciprocally listed each other in section III (Prearranged Partnerships) will be confirmed as partners — do not list potential or preferred partner districts that have not agreed to a pairing withyour district. When seeking a GSE partner, consider • A partner district that is culturally different from your own (e.g., high-income country vs. low-income country, or region where another language is spoken or customs may be significantly different) • A partner located in a geographic area that your district has not been paired with recently • Your district’s international service goals...