The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the fully-funded 2021 Rotary Peace Fellowship. 

In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 1,000 fellows for careers in peacebuilding. Many of them are serving as leaders at international organizations or have started their own foundations.

Each year, the Rotary Foundation awards up to 50 fellowships for master’s degrees and 50 for certificate studies at premier universities around the world.

  • Master’s degree programs: Last 15 to 24 months and require a practical internship of two to three months during the academic break.
  • Professional development certificate program: For experienced professionals and lasts three months with two to three weeks of field study.

Rotary Peace Centers

Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Fellows can earn either a Master in International Development Policy from Duke or a master’s degree in various departments from the University of North Carolina. In addition, Fellows at both Duke and UNC can earn a graduate certificate in international peace and conflict resolution from the University of North Carolina.

International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan

The Department of Public Policy and Social Research offers master’s degrees in social sciences, natural sciences, and interdisciplinary studies.

Fellowship recipients may not study at a Rotary Peace Center in their home country, with the exception of candidates from Thailand, who may attend the center at Chulalongkorn University.




University of Bradford, Bradford, England

The Department of Peace Studies at Bradford is the largest in the world and offers several master’s degrees.

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Fellows earn a master’s degree in international studies and peace and conflict studies in the Graduate Centre of Governance and International Affairs.

Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

The Department of Peace and Conflict Research offers a master’s degree in social science. It is internationally renowned for its free and globally accessible collection of data related to conflict.

Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

The professional development certificate is awarded to experienced professionals who complete the university’s intensive three-month program in peace and conflict prevention and resolution.

Application deadline 31 May. 

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1 Response

  1. Un Soky says:

    How to apply Rotary Peace Fellowship as you didn’t put the application link?

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