PEACE FELLOWSHIPS


 

ANY CLUB IN DISTRICT 5440 CAN SUBMIT A PEACE FELLOW CANDIDATE

If you know of a potential candidate for a Rotary Peace Fellowship, have them take the Eligibility Quiz under Links on this web page to see if they are eligible.   If they are eligible, have them fill out an online application at https://my.rotary.org/en/peace-fellowship-application  Please note that the applications are not available until January.   After your club is satisfied with the application, notify the district with the name and contact information of your candidate at rotary5440@yahoo.com no later than May 31.  The district Peace and Conflict Resolution committee will then set up an interview with the candidate and submit their endorsement to the Rotary Foundation by July 1.  The candidates will be notified in November regarding their selection.

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 Rotary 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.
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:

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 under Files). This program incorporates two to three weeks of field study. We award up to 50 certificates each year.
The application cycle for the 2018 Rotary Peace Fellowship program is now closed. The application for the 2019 Rotary Peace Fellowship program will be available in mid-December, 2018.
 

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.
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

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.”