For more than 65 years, the success of AFS exchange programs has depended on a network of volunteers who generously donate their time and talents. The Galatti Award was established in 1983 to recognize these contributions, and it is presented each year to community volunteers who have provided long-term support at the grassroots level. The award is the most prestigious commendation granted by AFS, celebrating the accomplishments of outstanding volunteers as well as the positive impact that volunteerism has on the community.
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2012 Galatti Award
Raylene Sommerville – AFS in New Zealand
Karoly Rosta – AFS in Hungary
Victor Oporto – AFS in Argentina
View the official announcement by the AFS Intercultural President, Vincenzo Morlini
What Does the Winner Receive?
Galatti Award recipient(s) will receive an engraved plate and a certificate, and the winner's local chapter will receive a partial scholarship in his/her name.
Partial AFS International Diversity Scholarship Guidelines
Purpose:
The Galatti Award Partial Diversity Scholarship is a partial scholarship awarded to the AFS Chapter that produced a Galatti Award winner. The partial scholarship award is meant as recognition of the exemplary work done by the AFS Chapter’s Galatti Award winner.
Beneficiary of the Partial Scholarship:
The scholarship is intended to be applied to the total cost of an AFS program for a participant selected from the Galatti Award winner’s AFS chapter. There are two requirements that should be met as part of the selection criteria:
- Demonstrated financial need: The participant would not be able to participate in an AFS program without the financial assistance provided by the partial scholarship.
- Diversity: The partial scholarship award is intended to encourage and enable the AFS Chapter to increase the diversity, in all of its dimensions, of AFS participants in their region and add to the cultural mix of those who participate in an AFS program.
Partial Scholarship Grant Amount:
The partial scholarship amount associated with the Galatti Award is determined by the availability of AFS International Diversity Scholarship Funds in any given year. For the 2012 Galatti Award year, the amount of the partial scholarship will be USD 2,500.
Partial Scholarship Recipient Selection:
The national AFS Partner organization will coordinate the partial scholarship participant’s selection process. AFS International encourages the Galatti Award winner and the constituents of the Galatti Award winner’s chapter to be involved in the selection of the partial scholarship award recipient, working with the national AFS Partner.
Claiming the Scholarship:
Once a participant has been selected, a representative of the national AFS Partner will be required to send the following information in an email with the subject line “Galatti Award – Partial AFS International Diversity Scholarship” to the attention of Carlos Porro at AFS International:
- Participant’s name.
- Program information (the program and cycle for which the applicant has been selected).
- A short description of how the applicant meets the selection criteria outlined in item number 2 (two) above.
Once this information is received and reviewed, AFS will notify the AFS Partner to request the scholarship award through the Financial Module.
Feel free to contact Leslie Hutchings, Manager, Marketing and Communications (leslie.hutchings@afs.org) if you have any questions or doubts.
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