The Rotary Foundation accepts applications for the Peace Center Fellowships until the 31st of May. You can apply for either a Master’s Degree Program or a Professional Development Certificate Program. The former lasts 15 to 24 months, the latter 3 months. The fellowship will be implemented in one of the 5 peace centers worldwide. The goal of the fellowship is to build the leaders in the field of peace of tomorrow and strengthen the leaders of today. In the following article, we provide you with all the necessary information to win a Rotary Foundation Peace Center Fellowship.
To apply for the Rotary Foundation Peace Center Fellowship, you need to be fluent in English and preferable one other language. To apply for the Master´s Program, you need to fulfil the following requirements:
To apply for the Professional Development Certificate Program, you need to fulfill the following requirements:
The Rotary Foundation Peace Center Fellowship funds a 15 to 24 month Master’s program in one of the Peace Centers. The Centers are in Chapel Hill, USA, Tokyo, Japan, Bradford, England, Brisbane, Australia, and Uppsala, Sweden. The program includes three months of field research.
The Professional Development Certificate Program includes a three-month intensive course for professional development in Bangkok, Thailand.
If you are eligible for the Rotary Foundation Peace Center Fellowships, you can apply online until the 31st of May. You need an endorsement of the local Rotary Club, so you should start preparing for your application much sooner. Furthermore, you should check carefully if you fulfil the requirements of the universities, as a fellowship is only valid, if registration with the university can be carried out.
With your application you have to submit:
You also need a district endorsement from your Rotary Club, that you should organize as soon as possible. You can propose two Peace Centers that you would like to study at in your application, so make sure you know which ones are your favorites.
For more information and detailed guidelines, please see the homepage.
If you are looking for different training opportunities, check out our database for trainings worldwide.
Best of luck with your application.
Eva is based in Germany and has worked for nearly a decade with NGOs on the grassroots level in Nepal in the field of capacity development and promotion of sustainable agricultural practices. Before that, she worked in South America and Europe with different organizations. She holds a Ph.D. in geography and her field of research was sustainability and inclusion in development projects.
Great work. appreciable work.I want to be part of this but I havenot still completed my Bachleors degree.
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