Rotary Global Scholar Hikaru Sato has returned to Japan to take up a new role with the Health and Global Policy Institute after successfully completing her Masters Degree in Public Health at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. Hikaru was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Mito in Japan and mentored during her time in Australia by the Rotary Club of Glenferrie, led by PP Teresa Liu. Her tuition and living costs during her eighteen months in Australia were funded by The Rotary Foundation.
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Hikaru made many friends at the club during her time in Australia. At a farewell dinner at the home of PP Teresa Liu, Hikaru commented how much confidence she had gained during her time in Australia, and how much she will miss this country. We will miss you too Hikaru. Thank you for spending time with us. We send you our very best wishes for what we are sure will be a highly successful career in public health.
More about Rotary Foundation Global Scholarships
A Rotary Global Scholarship funds a student's first year of graduate study abroad in one of Rotary's seven Areas of Focus. The scholarship is designed to:
- Promote international understanding and peaceful relations
- Support career-minded professionals
- Align a student's educational goals with their career interests
To be eligible, students must:
- Demonstrate leadership skills and potential
- Have a record of success in their academic field or vocation
- Be committed to community service
- Have well-defined and realistic goals
- Have concrete ideas for advancing in their chosen field
- Be committed to maintaining a lifelong relationship with Rotary
- Present a plan of study and career commitment that align with one of Rotary's seven areas of focus
- Be endorsed by a Rotary Club
- Provide a Letter of Acceptance from the university where they will study
The scholarship is funded by The Rotary Foundation and involves a partnership between the student's home country and the study location. Eligible expenses include:
- Passport and visa
- Inoculations
- Travel expenses
- School supplies
- Tuition
- School fees
- Room and board
- Household supplies
- Language training courses
- Local transportation expenses
The Rotary Global Scholarship is a Peacebuilder Project