Master’s degree programs

Accepted candidates study peace and development issues with research-informed teaching and a diverse student body.

The programs last 15 to 24 months and include a two- to three-month field study, which participants design themselves.

Professional development certificate program

During the one-year blended learning program, experienced peace and development professionals with diverse backgrounds gain practical skills to promote peace within their communities and across the globe.

Fellows complete field studies and design and carry out a social change initiative. This program is intended for working professionals. Fellows earn a post-graduate diploma upon completion of the program.

About Rotary

Rotary started with the vision of one man — Paul Harris. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on 23 February 1905, so professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships.

Benefits

Requirements

• Be proficient in English.
• Have a bachelor’s degree.
• Have a strong commitment to cross-cultural understanding and peace as shown through professional and academic achievements and personal or community service.
• Have the potential for leadership.
• Have at least three years of full-time relevant experience in peace or development work
• Candidates must have a gap of 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, or a Global Grant Scholarship, must wait three years between the end date of that program and their intended start date for the fellowship.
• We encourage people with disabilities and people from other diverse backgrounds to apply. we provides reasonable accommodations as needed to people with disabilities.
• You are not eligible if you are an active Rotary member or an employee of a Rotary club, Rotary International, or other Rotary entity.

Interview date, Process and Venue for master’s degree programs

• 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)

How to Apply

May 15, 2023