Fully Funded Rotary Peace Fellowships

Rotary Peace Fellowships 2023-24 (Fully Funded)

Offered by:  Rotary Peace
Degree level:  Masters, Short Courses
Scholarship coverage:  Fully Funded
Fellowship Duration:  1 Year, 3 Months
Eligible nationality:  All Nationalities

Financial Benefits:

•  Tuition and Fees
•  Room and Board
•  Round-Trip Airfare Transportation
•  Internship & Field Study Expenses
•  field-study expenses will be covered.
•  Health insurance will be covered

Fellowships will be offered in these Countries:

•  University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
•  University of Bradford, Bradford, England
•  International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
•  Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
•  Duke University and the University of North Carolina, Durham and Chapel Hill, USA

Selection process

Between July and October, the Rotary Peace Centers Committee, composed of Rotarians and university representatives, screens applications and selects the finalists based on the following criteria:
Commitment to peace and development
Leadership potential
Compatibility with fellowship objectives and fit with Rotary
Academic record and compatibility with preferred university program
Feasibility and impact of Social Change Initiative (certificate only)

Eligibility restrictions

Rotary Peace Fellowships may not be used for doctoral study. The following people are not eligible for the fellowship:
Active Rotary members, or Rotaract members who are also Rotary members

.Employees of a Rotary club or district, Rotary International, or other Rotary entity
Spouses, lineal descendants (children or grandchildren by blood or legal adoption), spouses of lineal descendants, or ancestors (parents or grandparents by blood) of any living person in these categories
Former Rotary members and their relatives as described above (within 36 months of their resignation)
Rotaract club members who are not also Rotary club members are eligible to apply.
Candidates must have 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. Candidates currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program are not eligible to apply.
Rotary Peace Fellows who have completed the certificate program, Master’s program, or a Global Grant Scholarship, must wait three years between the end date of that program and their intended start date for the fellowship.

Official link: https://my.rotary.org/en/peace-fellowship-application

Deadline: 15 May 2023