DEADLINE: 15 MAY 2024
The fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowship, which covers tuition and living expenses, increases the capacity of existing leaders to prevent and resolve conflict by offering academic training, field experience, and professional networking. Rotary Peace Fellows are selected every year in a globally competitive process based on personal, academic, and professional achievements. Fellows earn either a master’s degree or a post-graduate diploma in peace and development studies at one of the Rotary Peace Centers located at leading universities around the world.
Each year, Rotary awards fully funded fellowships for dedicated leaders from around the world to study at one of their peace centres. Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities, the Rotary Peace Centers program develops the capacity of peace and development professionals to become effective catalysts for peace.Â
Master’s degree programs
Accepted candidates study peace and development issues with research-informed teaching and a diverse student body. The programs last 15 to 24 months and include a two- to three-month field study, which participants design themselves:
Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USAÂ - master's degree in international development policy
International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan - master’s degree in Peace Studies within the Department of Public Policy and Social Research
University of Bradford, Bradford, England - several master’s degrees related to peace, conflict, security, and development
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia - master’s degree in international studies and peace and conflict studies at the Graduate Centre of Governance and International Affairs
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden - The Department of Peace and Conflict Studies offers a master’s degree in social science
Professional development certificate
â–ª Yearlong program for working professionals that blends online learning, in-person classes, and an independent project. Candidates who are from Africa, have worked in Africa, or work with African communities or initiatives outside the continent can apply for the certificate program at Makerere University in Uganda
â–ª Intended for social change leaders with extensive experience working in peace-related fields
â–ª 40 fellows will be selected to earn a post-graduate diploma in peace and development studies at Makerere University
â–ª Interdisciplinary program includes a two-week online preliminary course, 10 weeks of on-site courses with field studies, a nine-month period during which fellows implement a social change initiative (with interactive online sessions), and an on-site capstone seminar
ELIGIBILITY
The ideal candidate is academically strong, has a bachelor’s degree in a related field, and has work experience in peace and development. Master’s degree candidates must also:
Be proficient in English
Have a bachelor's degree
Have a strong commitment to cross-cultural understanding and peace as shown through professional and academic achievements and personal or community service
Have the potential for leadership
Have at least three years of full-time relevant experience in peace or development work
Candidates must have a gap of at least three years between the completion of their most recent academic degree program (undergraduate or graduate degree) and their intended start date for the fellowship. Please write to rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org with questions.