Rotary clubs play a key role in recruiting and recommending Rotary Peace Fellow candidates. Each year, The Rotary Foundation awards fellowships to leaders in peace and development to study at one of the Rotary Peace Centers at premier universities around the world. The fellows can earn a master’s degree or a postgraduate diploma through the professional development certificate program. The application will be open 1 February through 15 May, and the peace fellows who are selected will begin their studies in 2025.
Help midcareer change-makers and young professionals who have peacebuilding experience apply for a fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowship. Among the applicants who are accepted this year will be members of the first cohort at Rotary’s newest peace center, Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul, Turkey. The new center will offer a certificate program in peace and development studies for candidates who plan to focus on peacebuilding in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Since the Rotary Peace Centers program began in 2002, more than 1,700 fellows have graduated. They are now working on peace and development initiatives in more than 140 countries. Many serve as leaders in government, nongovernmental organizations, education and research institutions, peacekeeping and law enforcement agencies, media and the arts, and international organizations such as UNICEF, the United Nations, the World Bank, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Follow the Rotary Peace Centers’ Facebook page for updates about peace fellows’ work.