Persons interested in doing graduate study abroad are invited to attend an informational meeting at UNLV to learn more about the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships.

The scholarships, which are designed to further international understanding and goodwill, can provide as much as $25,000 toward graduate studies in more than 160 nations. Applications now are being accepted for 2003-04.

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 in the Classroom Building Complex, Room C-313.

Rotary District 5300 - the district to which the Southern Nevada Rotary chapters belong - will award four scholarships for 2003-04.

Any college student residing in the greater Las Vegas area, whether attending UNLV or not, is eligible. Students receiving those scholarships will begin their graduate studies no earlier than July 2003.

During their studies abroad, Rotary Foundation Scholars act as "ambassadors of goodwill." Through their appearances before Rotary clubs and districts, schools, civic organizations, and other forums, scholars represent their homelands and further international understanding.

The scholarships are for one academic year abroad and provide funding for round-trip transportation, tuition and fees, room, board, some educational supplies, and needed language training up to a maximum of $25,000. The application deadline will be in early 2002.

For more information or to obtain an application, contact Jim Frey, dean of UNLV's College of Liberal Arts, at 895-3401 or by sending an E-mail to frey@unlv.edu, or contact Patrick Carlton, professor of educational leadership, at 895-1896 or by sending an E-mail to carltonp@nevada.edu.

The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship program is the world's largest privately sponsored international scholarship program. Focused on humanitarian service, personal diplomacy, and academic excellence, the program has sponsored more than 30,000 Rotary scholars abroad since its inception in 1947.