Fully Funded Rotary Peace Fellowship - International Scholarships

Up to 130 fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowship for committed leaders from around the globe to study at one of our peace centers are given out by Rotary each year. The fellowships pay for lodging and board, round-trip transportation, internship, and field-study costs, as well as tuition and fees.

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Host Country	Various
Host Institute	Various
Level	Master’s degree/Professional development certificate program
Eligible Nationality	All
Fellowship Type	Fully Funded
Duration	15 to 24 months (master’s degree), 1 Year (Certificate program)
Closing Date	15 May 2024

Summary of the Fully Funded Rotary Peace Fellowship

Leaders with prior experience working in the fields of peace and development are eligible for the Rotary Peace Fellowship. Our fellows are dedicated to serving their communities, around the world, and to promoting peace. Up to 50 fellowships for master’s degrees and up to 80 fellowships for certificate programs at prestigious universities are given out annually by The Rotary Foundation.

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Rotary Peace Fellowship

The Rotary Peace Fellowship is an esteemed program that was started in 2002 by Rotary International with the goal of developing leaders in the fields of peacebuilding and conflict resolution. The fellowship, which is based on Rotary’s mission to promote international understanding and goodwill, provides chances for professional growth, fieldwork, and academic instruction to people who are committed to resolving the most urgent issues in the world. Rotary Peace Fellows gain the skills and knowledge necessary to advance peace and reconciliation in communities all over the world via demanding academic coursework, real-world experience, and a global network of peers and mentors.

The Rotary Foundation grants up to 80 scholarships for certificate programs and up to 50 fellowships for master’s degrees.

Master’s degree programs

Candidates who are accepted study peace and development issues with a diverse student body and research-informed instruction. The programs go from 15 to 24 months, and part of them is a self-designed two- to three-month field study.

Eligibility

The applicants to the Master’s degree programs must fulfill the following criteria:

Possess fluency in English
Possess an undergraduate degree
Possess a strong dedication to fostering peace and understanding between cultures, as demonstrated by your accomplishments in the workplace, classroom, and community.
Possess the capacity for leadership
Possess a minimum of three years of appropriate full-time experience working for peace or development
The time between the end of the applicant’s most recent academic program—undergraduate or graduate—and the desired start date of the fellowship must be at least three years. Applicants who are enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programs right now are not eligible to apply.

Host Universities

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA (fact sheet)
International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan (fact sheet)
University of Bradford, Bradford, England (fact sheet)
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (fact sheet)
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (fact sheet)

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Professional Development Certificate Program

Experienced peace and development professionals from a variety of backgrounds learn useful skills to advance peace in their communities and regions throughout the course of the one-year blended learning program. In addition to doing fieldwork, fellows create and implement social change projects. Working professionals are the target audience for this program. Fellows who successfully complete the program are awarded a post-graduate diploma.

Eligibility

The applicants to the Professional Development Certificate program must fulfill the following criteria:

Possess fluency in English
Own a bachelor’s degree.
Possess a minimum of five years of relevant full-time experience working for peace or development
Possess a strong dedication to fostering peace and understanding between cultures, as demonstrated by your accomplishments in the workplace, classroom, and community.
Show off your leadership abilities.
Able to articulate how their strategy for fostering peace fits with Rotary’s mission
The time between the end of the applicant’s most recent academic program—undergraduate or graduate—and the desired start date of the fellowship must be at least three years.

Eligible Countries

Applicants at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, should either be native Africans, have experience working there, support African communities or initiatives outside the continent, or exhibit a strong desire to learn about regional peacebuilding techniques.

Aspirants to Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey should either be native to the Middle East or North Africa, have experience working there, work abroad with communities or projects that have a connection to these regions, or show a strong desire to learn about regional peacebuilding strategies.

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Benefits of the Fully Funded Rotary Peace Fellowship

The Rotary Peace Fellowship covers:

Tuition and fees,
Room and board,
Round-trip transportation,
and internship and field-study expenses.

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Deadline

Applications for the Rotary Peace Fellowship for the 2025–2026 academic year are now closed. The application for 2026-27 will be accessible online starting February 2025.

Application Procedure

To prepare a competitive Rotary Peace Fellowship application, follow these steps:

Check the eligibility requirements.
Examine the curricula and initiatives offered by each Rotary Peace Center. If you match the requirements for both programs, you will be asked to rank the two centers you prefer for the master’s degree.
Apply between the first of February and the fifteenth of May. Once submitted, all applications are deemed final. Before submitting your application, make sure your district or Rotary club references (if applicable) and academic and/or professional recommendations are entered.
Await the outcomes of the qualification process and the selection. The Rotary Peace Center where your studies will take place will be communicated to you in November if you are chosen for a fellowship.
Apply to the university where your Peace Center is located for admission (master’s only). Being granted a fellowship does not guarantee admission to a university.

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