Rotary Peace Fellowships

A Program Overview and Update

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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

Partnership with 7 leading universities around the world

Empower

Academic Training

Global Impact

Be a Catalyst

Build Capacity

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Rotary Peace Center Programs: 2 Options for Study

Master’s Degree

Empowers the leaders of tomorrow

• Five centers, six universities• 10 fellows assigned to each of

the 5 master’s centers (50 total)• 15 to 24 month course

Professional Development Certificate

Strengthens the leaders of today

• One center, one university• Up to 25 fellows in each session, maximum of up to 50 per year

• Three month course

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Rotary Peace Centers University Partners

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Applicant Profiles 2015

   All Applicants Selected Fellows

(Just Masters)Selected Fellows(Just Certificate)

Gender 60.3% Female39.7% Male

60% Female40% Male

54% Female46% Male

Citizenship from Low-Income Country 54.8% 48% 56%

Average Age 33 Years 29 years 41 Years

Average # of years of work experience 8.3 Years 5.7 Years 14 Years

Previous Work Experience

NGO or MLI: 38% Government: 12%Education: 23%Law: 8%Other: 19%

NGO or MLI: 52%Government: 12%Education: 14%Law: 4%Other: 18%

NGO or MLI: 44%Education: 8%Government: 16%Law: 12%Other: 20%

Average IELTS 6.9 7.5 n/a

Average TOEFL 96 105 n/a

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Rotary Peace Fellow alumni locations

• 34% North America• 22% Asia

• 20% Europe• 9% South America

• 6% Africa• 6% Australia/Oceania

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Alumni Updates

Alumni Update• 95% work in peace and conflict

resolution• Approximately 900 alumni (2015

statistic)

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Peace Fellows in the field

Ali Reza EshraghiDuke-UNC (2010-12)District 5160

Iranian-born journalist Ali Reza Eshraghi is the Iran project manager at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting and a teaching fellow in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. .

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Peace Fellows in the field

Nai LambInternational Christian University (2005-07)District 5770

“The Rotary World Peace Fellowship has connected me to Rotary peace fellows and Rotarians worldwide. You are making a difference in eliminating polio, and this time, you are making a difference in world peace. I truly feel that this world is a better place because of Rotarians’ efforts.”

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Peace Fellows in the field

Cody GriggersUniversity of Queensland (2010-12)District 5790

Favorite part about being a Rotary Peace Fellow: “Knowing that I have a community of fellows which I can call upon for professional, moral or other support as we all have such diverse expertise and experiences--it is really an unparalleled community that I remain closely connected to, as our paths continue to cross.”

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Take Action

1. Recruit qualified Rotary Peace Fellowship applicants2. Advertise the Rotary Peace Fellowship3. Support the program by encouraging your district to become a

Peacebuilder District4. Support the Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative5. Join the Rotarian Action Group for Peace

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Recruit Applicants

• Promote the Application Checklist Video

• Shop.rotary.org (brochures and print material)

• Social Media:

• Subscribe to the Peace in Action newsletter

• Send out a press release

• Meet with community partners

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Application Timeline for Districts

RECRUIT• Clubs and Districts

recruit applicants• December - May

INTERVIEW AND ENDORSE APPLICANTS• REQUIRED for Districts• OPTIONAL for Clubs• Once an application is received,

interview and select which candidates you would like to endorse

• 31 May applications are due to district

APPLICATION DEADLINE• All endorsed applications

are due to TRF by 1 July

TRF Processing• Districts will receive

confirmation that the application has been received

Selection Committee• Finalists and Alternates will be

selected in November

Announcements• Applicants, Clubs and

Districts will be notified about results in November

Did you know? Your district may endorse multiple qualified applicants to the Rotary Peace Centers!

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How to send out a press release

1. Create a localized press release

• Templates are available in all Rotary languages. Email Becca Holloway, Rotary Peace Centers Coordinator, at rebecca.holloway@rotary.org for the template.

• Feel free to customize your press release by adding your club or district’s specific deadlines, contact information, and information about past Peace Fellow alumni from your district.

2. Send the press release to local news sources

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Rotary Peace Centers Funding

The Rotary Peace Fellowship is a life-changing financial award. The financial support for the Rotary Peace Centers generously provided by Rotary, individual donors, and the University Partners makes the program possible. This support is funding the future of peace!

Funding the Rotary Peace Fellowships is a global effort, with districts worldwide contributing their District Designated Funds to a “pool” of funds that supports the fellowships and has been directly responsible for transforming the program into one of the most distinguished and elite peace scholarships in the world.

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Peacebuilder Districts

A select group of districts have made DDF contributions to support the Rotary Peace Fellowship program:

Peacebuilder districts support the Rotary peace Centers by allocating a minimum of $25,000 annually.

Districts committed to building peace continue to donate US$25,000 a year to maintain their Peacebuilder standing.

Each Peacebuilder district will receive a peacebuilder district banner, peace pins and a certificate.

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Gifts and Commitments

As of 31 January 2015, there have been $118,803,233 million in gifts and commitments to the Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative:

• US$59 million in bequest and insurance commitments;• US$15 million in life income agreements;• US$49 million in outright gifts and pledges;• US$3.7 million in Districts giving DDF to endowed funds

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Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative

• A goal of US$150 million by 30 June 2017 to support the program. • Emphasis on gifts of US$50,000 or more• 85 gifts of US$250,000 or more have provided 75 percent of the support to

date• DDF to endowment is counted toward this initiative

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Rotarian Action Group for Peace: PeaceHUB map

• Rotarian Action Group for PeaceMission: Serve as a resource to Rotarians, Rotary clubs,

and districts by supporting the peace work of Rotarians worldwide.www.Rotarianactiongroupforpeace.org

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Resources

For Rotarians:Program Guide for RotariansPDF ApplicationHow to donate funds

For future applicants:Application Worksheets (Master’s & Certificate)Application FAQsTips to improve your applicationRecommendation FormsFellowship Guides (Master’s and Certificate)

Visit www.rotary.org/en/peace-fellowships to access resources

Application Checklist Video

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Questions?

For general information, please contact rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org