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Get Involved - Peace Fellowships
Are you looking to make a significant impact on the world by promoting tolerance and cooperation? Rotary selects some of the world’s most dedicated and brightest professionals to receive fully funded fellowships to study at our Rotary Peace Centers. 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.
Check out the Rotary Peace Map on the Rotarian Action Group for Peace website to see where our alumni are creating positive change.
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2016-17 Rotary Peace Fellowships program. Applications for 2017-18 fellowships will be available early December.
Learn about the application process on the Peace Fellowships Application page.
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. 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:
  1. Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA (fact sheet)
  2. International Christian University, Japan (fact sheet)
  3. University of Bradford, England (fact sheet)
  4. University of Queensland, Australia (fact sheet)
  5. Uppsala University, Sweden (fact sheet)
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 (). This program incorporates two to three weeks of field study. We award up to 50 certificates each year.