About this Program

The Rotary Peace Fellowship is designed for leaders with work experience in peace and development. Our fellows are committed to community and international service and the pursuit of peace. Each year, The Rotary Foundation awards up to 50 fellowships for master’s degrees and up to 80 for certificate studies at premier universities.

Eligibility

• The candidates must be proficient in English.
• The candidates must have an extraordinary record of building projects.
• The candidates must be able to exhibit their academic achievements as well as a record of personal or community service.
• The students who are pursuing for master’s degree must have completed their bachelor’s degree.
• For master’s students, at least three years of relevant experience is required starting from the date of their most recent degree to the start of the fellowship program.
• Candidates who are currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs are not eligible.
• The candidates who are applying for the certificate program must have fulfilled all the above requirements, however, the experience required for these candidates is five years.
• The certificate candidates must be able to explain their plan of action.
• Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
• The candidates who have attended a certificate program or a global grant scholarship must have a three-year gap before applying for a master’s under this fellowship.
• Active Rotary members, employees of the Rotary Club, Rotary International, or other Rotary entities are ineligible.

Program Levels

• Master’s Degree Program
• The professional development certificate program

Universities

• The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
• University of Bradford, Bradford, England
• International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
• Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
• Duke University and the University of North Carolina, Durham and Chapel Hill, USA

Components of the Rotary Fellowship Program

• Academic Training
• Applied Field Experience
• Networking
• Workshop Series
• Final Seminar

How to Apply

• Applicants need to register in the application form: (https://my.rotary.org/en/peace-fellowship-application)
• Applicants must follow its instructions to finish all the required application procedures.
• Applicants must submit the application in the system as requested within the application period.

Application Deadline

Application Deadline is on the 15th of May 2024.

For more information, you could go to the Official Website.