Rotary World Peace Fellowships
The Club actively recruits Rotary World Peace Fellows. They are awarded to individuals for study in masters degree and professional certificate programmes at one of the six Rotary Centres for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution.
Rotary World Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national and international co-operation, peace, and the successful resolution of conflict throughout their lives, in their careers, and through service activities. Each year up to 100 Rotary Peace Fellowships are offered on a competitive basis.
Fellows can earn either a master’s degree in international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies, conflict resolution, or a related field, or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict resolution. The fellows will participate in a Rotary Center seminar and will commit to a career related to international relations, peace and conflict resolution.
A Rotary Peace Fellowship funds study at one of the six Rotary Centres for International Studies, located at prestigious universities worldwide.
- Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (professional development centre)
- Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
- Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Fellowship funding is for up to two academic years and limited to tuition fees, a standardised room and board stipend, transportation, contingency expenses, and an applied field experience. Rotary World Peace Fellows must locate funds to pay for all expenses that are not specifically funded by their fellowships, such as mandatory health insurance.
Applicants for the Rotary World Peace Fellowships should have:
- Bachelor of Arts or equivalent at time of application to a Rotary Club
- Training, academic background, and work experience in a relevant field required for a master's programme at the Rotary Centre university partners
- A minimum of three years combined paid or unpaid full-time work experience in a relevant field at the time of application
- Proficiency in more than one language
- Excellent leadership skills
- A demonstrated commitment to international understanding and peace through their professional and academic achievements and/or personal and community activities.
Rotarians, spouses and lineal descendants/ancestors and their spouses are ineligible.
Applications are through the Club, the process is shown below.
