The Rotary Peace Fellowship is designed for leaders with work experience in peace and development. The fellows are committed to community and international service and the pursuit of peace. Each year, The Rotary Foundation awards up to 50 fellowships for master’s degrees and up to 120 for certificate studies at premier universities.
Benefits
The fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and internship and field-study expenses.
Requirements
Choose the program that’s right for you
Master’s Eligibility
Master’s degree candidates must also:
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
Master’s 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, or who will be enrolled in the upcoming academic year, 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. Rotary 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.
* Rotaract club members who are not also Rotary club members are eligible to apply.
Professional development certificate Eligibility
Certificate candidates must also:
Be proficient in English
Have a bachelor’s degree
Have at least five years of full-time relevant experience in peace or development work
Have a strong commitment to cross-cultural understanding and peace as shown through professional and academic achievements and personal or community service
Demonstrate leadership skills
Be able to explain how their plan to promote peace aligns with Rotary’s mission
Candidates for Makerere University: Either be from Africa, have worked in Africa, work with African communities or initiatives outside the continent, or demonstrate a compelling interest in learning about peacebuilding approaches within the region.
Candidates for Bahçe?ehir University: Either be from the Middle East or North Africa, have worked in the region, work elsewhere around the world with communities or initiatives related to the Middle East or North Africa, or demonstrate a compelling interest in learning about peacebuilding approaches within the region.
Candidates for Symbiosis International University: Either be from Asia, have worked in Asia, work with communities or initiatives outside Asia, or demonstrate a compelling interest in learning about peacebuilding approaches within the region.
Candidates currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, or who will be enrolled in the upcoming academic year, are not eligible to apply.
Rotary Peace Fellows who have completed the master’s degree 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. Rotary 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.
* Rotaract club members who are not also Rotary club members are eligible to apply.
Method of Application
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Application Deadline: May 15, 2026.