Rotary Peace Fellowships

A Program Overview

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Rotary Peace Centers Program Vision:

The Rotary Peace Centers program has a vision of sustainable peace: encompassing a network of

peacebuilders and community leaders dedicated to preventing and resolving conflicts across the global

community.

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Rotary Peace Centers Mission

EMPOWER

GLOBAL IMPACT

BE A CATALYST

BUILD CAPACITYACADEMIC TRAINING

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Two Options for Study

Professional Development Certificate

“Strengthening the leaders of today”

Master’s Degree“Building the leaders of tomorrow”

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Master’s Degree

Five centers at six universitiesFifteen to 24 month course

Ten new fellows at each center every year

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Structure of the Master’s Program

Core courses in peace and conflict resolutionSpecialized courses and research

Applied field experience (AFE)Annual peace seminar

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Professional Development Certificate

One centerThree month course

Two sessions per yearUp to 25 fellows in each session

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Uppsala University – The Rotary Peace Center

Rotary Peace Center 2012One of the worlds top 100 universitiesHosted at The Department of Peace and Conflict ReseachCourses in Leadership and Conflict Resolution, New Military and Non Military Threats to Security, etc

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Alumni

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Rotary Peace Fellow alumni locations around the world

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Take Action – Recruit Applicants

1. Recruit qualified Rotary Peace Fellowship applicants2. Advertise the Rotary Peace Fellowship3. Promote the fellowship on social media4. Meet with community partners

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Application TimelineJanuary - June

Districts interview, select and endorse applicants and

send to The Rotary Foundation for processing

All Applications Due by 1 July!

June- SeptemberTRF processes applications.

Districts will receive confirmation email when completed application is

received.

October Fellows selected in a

world-competitive selection process by

the selection committee

January- AprilClubs and

Districts recruit applicants

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Thank You!

For general information, please contact rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org