Rotary International
Rotary Peace Fellowship, master's degree
- Projected date
- Projected
- Funding
- Partial funding
- Level
- Master’s
- Language
- English
This Rotary master's fellowship is for experienced professionals who want to specialize in peacebuilding and development. Applications are submitted online through Rotary’s platform during the annual spring window. The file rests on a bachelor’s degree, relevant experience, and documents in English, with the university choice affecting the English requirement.
Verified on 28 October 2026
This master's program is designed for experienced professionals seeking to specialize in peacebuilding and development: applications for the next cycle will open in February 2027, with a recurring annual deadline on May 15. Projected date, inferred from previous years: 15 May 2028. Re-check before committing.
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Expected opening: 1 February 2027.
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Conditions
Blocking requirements
Expérience requise : Pour le master: exigence d'expérience professionnelle pertinente (voir guide) et la page de synthèse indique aussi une attente d'au moins trois ans entre l'achèvement du diplôme le plus récent et la date de début prévue
Non éligibilité pour certains statuts Rotary
“The following people are not eligible for the fellowship: * Active Rotary members, or Rotaract members who are also Rotary members* * Employees of a Rotary club or district, Rotary International, or other Rotary entity * Spouses, lineal descendants (children or grandchildren by blood or legal adoption), spouses of lineal descendants, or ancestors (parents or grandparents by blood) of any living person in these categories * Former Rotary members and their relatives as described above (within 36 months of their resignation)”
Required degree
“A bachelor’s degree and English proficiency is required for both the master’s program and the professional development certificate program.”
Langue des matériaux
“All materials must be in English.”
Délai entre diplôme récent et début
“Master’s candidates must have 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.”
To be confirmed
Période de candidature annuelle
“Submit your application between February and 15 May.”
Assets
Expérience professionnelle pertinente
Drawn from the published conditions, to be confirmed with the organiser.
Watch points
Séparation entre sélection et admission universitaire
“Candidates selected for the fellowship will then apply for admission to the university where their Peace Center is located. Being selected for the fellowship does not mean you have been admitted to the university.”
Dr Kafoutchoni’s reading
The real trap here is the gap between Rotary selection and university admission: being selected does not mean you are admitted to the host center. The difference-maker is the pair made of relevant experience and a three-year gap since the last degree, because that is where applications often stop. Then English is set by the chosen university, not by a single program-wide standard, so you need to pick the most realistic center early. Build the proof of your path first, then align the English test and the university target before opening the form.
Dr Medard Kafoutchoni · PhD in Genetics & Bioinformatics · Scholarship Strategist.
Deadlines
| Intake | Deadline | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | La page indique une date limite fixe annuelle au 15 mai: « Submit your application between February and 15 May » | Projected |
| 2028-2029 | Inferred from previous years, not published to date.La page indique: « The 2028-29 Rotary Peace Fellowship application will be available online through this webpage in February 2027 » et la règle annuelle de clôture au 15 mai s'applique | Projected |
| 2027-2028 | La page indique que la candidature 2027-28 est close et que l'édition 2028-29 sera disponible en février 2027 | Closed |
Countries covered
Applicants of any nationality may apply, except for the categories explicitly excluded by Rotary. A recommendation from a Rotary club or district is optional but strongly encouraged, and for the master’s degree the file is judged above all on relevant professional experience and enough time since the last degree.
Application pathway
A short path from reading the brief to submitting a properly prepared application.
Check the conditions
Read the exclusions and blocking requirements before investing time in the application.
Prepare the documents
Gather the documents below and confirm what the programme actually requests.
Submit on the official site
Use the official application link and respect the deadline for the relevant cycle.
Track the cycle
Keep proof of submission and watch for follow-up requests from the provider.
Documents to prepare or confirm
This list helps you prepare; it does not replace the programme’s official checklist.
- CV / résumé
- Recommandations académiques et/ou professionnelles
- Vidéo de déclaration personnelle et essais
- Relevés de notes des établissements postsecondaires (master's only)
- Résultats de test de compétence en anglais (master's only)
- Social impact plan (certificate only)
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What we verified
Each statement below was checked against the official source on the date shown.
La page d'application indique une période annuelle de candidature se terminant le 15 mai
Method: Lecture du texte de la page « Peace Fellowship Application » où il est indiqué « Submit your application between February and 15 May. » · 28 October 2026
Les exigences de score en anglais dépendent de l'université de première préférence
Method: Recoupement entre la page d'application et la feuille de référence des scores qui liste des minima par université · 28 October 2026
See the sources
- Page officielle du programme (my.rotary.org)Primary source
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