Project Description Region: North America Country: USA Location: San Diego Total Budget: $32,000 Area of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment With increasing Rotary and worldwide emphasis on global health, there is a serious need for more educated professionals in this area to guide and direct global health initiatives. This grant will be to fund a scholar for one year in the PhD program at San Diego State University studying global health, specifically disease prevention and treatment, which is one of TRF's areas of focus. The total amount will be $32,000. These funds will be used to cover living expenses for the scholar. This scholar will be in San Diego and can participate in Rotary events and interact with clubs and Rotarians. The head of the department is Dr. Tom Novotny and is willing to come speak to Rotary Clubs as well. Primary Host Partner District: 5340 Rotary Club of: La Mesa Primary Contact: John Fistere Email: johnfistere@gmail.com Primary International Partner District: 4750 Rotary Club of: Niterói Primary Contact: Joao Carvalho Email: joaocarlosrcniteroi@hotmail.com Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by The Rotary Foundation. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2015-16 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #1530900.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total District 5340 DDF 24-Aug-14 - $16,000 $16,000 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $0 $16,000 $16,000 Total $32,000 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 20-May-13 System Entry Creation of project page. 24-Aug-14 System Entry Pledge of $500 by Janice Kurth of the Rotary Club of Del Mar, District 5340. 2-Jul-15 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 8-Jul-15 System Entry Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access. 8-Jul-15 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 8-Jul-15 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 19-Jul-15 by Marge Cole District 5340 Rotary Foundation Committee approved $16,000. in DDF for this Global Health Scholar to attend San Diego State University. This Scholar will come from Brazil and will spend one year in the US as part of this grant. Action taken at July 13, 2015 Committee meeting 23-Jul-15 by John Fistere The project has been Authorized and Submitted to TRF. (For administrative reasons the Host Sponsorship of this project has been transferred to La Mesa Rotary.) 23-Jul-15 System Entry Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access. 28-Jul-15 System Entry Application approved by The Rotary Foundation. 10-Aug-15 by John Fistere Project Account Bank Information has been entered. The next step is for the two club presidents to sign the Legal Agreement on the RI website. 26-Sep-15 System Entry Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation. 14-Mar-16 System Entry Final Report sent to The Rotary Foundation. 14-Mar-16 System Entry Final Report approved by The Rotary Foundation.