What
are Rotary Peace Fellowships?
Each year, Rotary
selects up to 100 individuals from around the world to receive fully funded
academic fellowships at one of our peace centers. These fellowships cover
tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship
and field-study expenses.
In just over a
decade, the R
otary Peace Centers have trained more than 900 fellows for careers
in peace building. Many of them go on to serve as leaders in national
governments, NGOs, the military, law enforcement, and international
organizations like the United Nations and World Bank.
Checkout the Rotary Peace Map to see where our alumni are creating
positive change.
Two types of peace
fellowships are available.
Master’s
degree
We offer master’s
degree fellowships at premier universities in fields related to peace and
conflict prevention and resolution. Programs last 15 to 24 months and require a
practical internship of two to three months during the academic break. Each
year, we award up to 50 master’s degree fellowships at these institutions:
- Duke University
and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA (fact sheet) - International
Christian University, Japan (fact sheet) - University
of Bradford, England (fact sheet) - University
of Queensland, Australia (fact sheet) - Uppsala University, Sweden (fact sheet)
Professional
development certificate
For experienced
professionals working in peace-related fields who want to enhance their
professional skills, we offer a three-month program in peace and conflict
prevention and resolution at Chulalongkorn University in
Thailand (fact sheet). This program
incorporates two to three weeks of field study. We award up to 50 certificates
each year.
We are now accepting
applications for the 2017-18 Rotary Peace Fellowships program. Candidates have
until 31 May to submit applications to their district. Districts must submit
endorsed applications to The Rotary Foundation by 1 July. Find everything you need to complete the
application process.
Peace
profile: Path Heang
Path spent part of
his childhood toiling in the rice fields of a Khmer Rouge camp. The experience
left him determined to help his country heal from the years of brutality that
killed around two million Cambodians. Path is a former peace fellow now working
as chief of a UNICEF field office. “I am in a senior position because of the
analytical skills and tools I learned as a Rotary Peace Fellow. Now I can
influence national policy for the poor in Cambodia.”
Is
a peace fellowship right for me?
We select fellows
through a globally competitive application process, based on the applicant’s
ability to have a significant, positive impact on the world. Learn more about eligibility requirements
and restrictions.
The application
process begins online, where you’ll find information about working with your
sponsor Rotary district and the supplementary materials you’ll need to complete
your application. The deadline for submitting your application to a local club
can vary (generally March–June), but the deadline for submitting to Rotary
International is 1 July.
I
want to support the Rotary Peace Centers
You can support the
Rotary Peace Centers program with your gift. Help us raise $150
million by 2017 to build a permanent endowment for the program. Many naming opportunities are
available.
Find ideas for recruiting candidates andpromoting the program
Peace
profile: Maria Effendi
Maria is a former
peace fellow now working as an assistant professor in peace and conflict
studies at National Defense University (NDU) in Islamabad: “I teach courses on
conflict analysis, applied conflict resolution, conflict transformation, and
peace-building in the master’s program. NDU is the pioneer institution that
introduced peace studies and conflict resolution as a discipline to Pakistan’s
education system in 2008, and I joined the NDU team in early 2009 to further establish
the department and curriculum.”
