The more than 900 fellows trained by the Rotary Peace Centers are making a significant impact on the world. Recruiting dedicated and bright professionals with potential to become leaders is key to the program’s success, and we’ve got great examples to share with you. You’ll hear from four alumni about their careers before and after the fellowship, learn a little bit about recruitment, and test your new skills in an eligibility game. Moderator: Brian Farr, Rotarian Action Group for Peace Secretary, Rotary Club of Bountiful, Utah, USA

1. Profiles of Successful Rotary Peace Fellow Applicants
Moderator: Brian Farr
Panelists: Roberta Rodrigues, Wisdom Addo, Yuri Haasz, Ana Laura Zavala Guillen
Date: 8 June 2015
Location: Anhembi Parque, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Introductions
Moderator
Brian Farr
Alumni Panelists
Roberta Rodrigues Wisdom Addo
(USAL 2006-08), Brazil (Chula February 2012), Ghana
Yuri Haasz Ana Laura Zavala Guillen
(ICU 2009-11), Brazil (Bradford 2011-13), Argentina

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Objectives
1. Enhance understanding of the Rotary Peace
Fellowship and what makes a qualified
applicant
2.Share alumni stories
3.Inspire Rotarians to find qualified applicants

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Refresher: About the Rotary Peace Fellowship
 100 fully funded peace fellowships for either….
Master’s degree program (50):
Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
International Christian University, Japan
University of Bradford, England
University of Queensland, Australia
Uppsala University, Sweden
OR
Professional development certificate (50):
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
 Fellows are selected through a globally competitive application process, based on the
applicant's ability to have a significant, positive impact on the world.
 The program is currently in its 13th year with over 900 program alumni.

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What were the panelists doing before the fellowship?

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Before the Fellowship…
Roberta
Professor at
Universidade
Federal do
Espirito Santo
Yuri
Lecturer at
Uniamerica
University
Aikido Instructor
Wisdom
Executive
Director of the
West Africa
Center for Peace
Foundation
Ana Laura
Attorney Federal
Unit with the
Attorney
General’s Office
in Argentina

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Activity: Qualified or Unqualified?

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Refresher: Eligibility Requirements
• A strong commitment to international understanding and peace
demonstrated through professional and academic achievements and
personal and community service activities
• Excellent leadership skills
• For certificate program:
– Minimum five years of relevant work experience with full-time employment in a
mid-level to upper-level position
– Proficiency in English
– Strong academic background
• For master’s degree program:
– Minimum three years of combined paid or unpaid full-time relevant work
experience
– Proficiency in English and recommended second language proficiency
– Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

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Refresher: Eligibility Restrictions
Rotary Peace Fellowships may not be used for doctoral study. And the following people
are not eligible for the master's degree program:
• Active and honorary 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)
Recipients of Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships or professional development certificate
fellowships must wait three years after completion of the scholarship or fellowship to
apply for the master's degree program.
Rotary Peace Fellows who have completed the master's degree program must wait five
years to apply for the certificate program.

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Let’s Start the Game!
Qualified or Unqualified?
For each scenario (there are 20) . . .
1. Everyone stands up
2. A volunteer reads the prompt
3. In your head, determine whether the
applicant is qualified or unqualified
4. If qualified – stay standing
If unqualified – sit down

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Qualified or Unqualified?
1
Applicant lived in Thailand for 10 months as an ordained
Buddhist Monk. He has 5 years of English teaching
experience in Japan with the JET program. Applicant is
involved with communities in his home town
(Minneapolis) and Japan through mediation trainings.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
1
YES

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Qualified or Unqualified?
2
Applicant completed her MS from the UNC School of Medicine in 2008.
Current Position: Business Development Specialist. Background:
Pharmaceuticals. Citizenship: Turkey. Applicant aims to use her
expertise in pharmacy to provide better access to medication in Turkey
(home country) and to lower the cost of healthcare/medicine. She is
currently in the United States on a spousal visa and would like to apply
to the Master’s degree program at the University of North Carolina.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
2
NO

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Qualified or Unqualified?
3
Applicant is a senior in college/university. His anticipated
graduation date is May before the application deadline.
Applicant has interned every summer of his/her college
career. Applicant spent 1 year studying abroad in
Argentina and speaks Spanish and French with fluency.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
3
NO

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Qualified or Unqualified?
4
Applicant has Ph.D. and is working as a professor at a
University. He/she has 20+ years of experience as a
lecturer, researcher, and writer.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
4
YES
But not an ideal candidate

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Qualified or Unqualified?
5
Applicant received undergraduate degree in 2013 after
which she worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia
for 2 years . She is interested in international
development.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
5
NO

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Qualified or Unqualified?
6
Applicant received undergraduate degree 2006-2010. Applicant
received master’s degree in international development in 2010-2012.
Applicant received second master’s degree in business administration
in 2012-14. All internships, volunteer work, and part-time work add
up to 3 years of relevant work experience. However, applicant has no
full-time professional experience.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
6
YES
But not an ideal candidate

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Qualified or Unqualified?
7
Applicant does not have a Bachelor’s degree. He has
worked with UNHCR for 6 years as well as with 3 non-
profit organizations dedicated to community development
for 4 years.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
7
YES
But Chula only

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Qualified or Unqualified?
8
A Rotarian with 7 years of experience working in international
development hears about the Rotary Peace Fellowship and is
persuaded that the master’s degree program is the perfect fit for
him/her. The Rotarian possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Middle
Eastern Studies and hopes to further his/her education and career
through a Master’s degree in peace and conflict resolution and
prevention.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
8
NO
But can pay for Chula; eligible to
apply/participate at own cost, NOT eligible
for funding

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Qualified or Unqualified?
9
Applicant is a niece of a Rotarian. She has a bachelor’s
degree in international relations and has worked as a
guidance counselor for 4 years at a Chicago Public School.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
9
YES

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Qualified or Unqualified?
10
Applicant has been a receptionist at an International
Organization for Migration for the past year. Her prior
work experiences include other administrative positions
within a law firm and PNC Bank.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
10
NO

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Qualified or Unqualified?
11
Applicant is a Rotaractor in Tokyo, Japan. She received
her undergraduate degree from Temple University in 2012
and has been working since October 2012 with a
grassroots organization dedicated to community
development.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
11
YES

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Qualified or Unqualified?
12
Applicant is the granddaughter of a former Rotarian. Her
grandfather was a member of Rotary from 1989-2009.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
12
YES

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Qualified or Unqualified?
13
Applicant has been working with international non-profits
for the past 6 years. She is very dedicated to Rotary’s
mission and was awarded a Global Grant in 2013.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
13
NO

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Qualified or Unqualified?
14
Applicant was selected for and participated in the master’s
degree program in 2009. He is now applying for the
professional development certificate.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
14
YES

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Qualified or Unqualified?
15
Applicant is an operations and training officer for the East
Timor Army. He has 10+ years of military experience in
East Timor.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
15
YES

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Qualified or Unqualified?
16
Applicant from Yemen, where there are no Rotary clubs or
districts.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
16
YES

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Qualified or Unqualified?
17
Applicant expects to receive her undergraduate university
in May 2015. She is 29 years old and went back to school
after working for 5 years after high school.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
17
YES

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Qualified or Unqualified?
18
Applicant is 54 years old with 20+ years of relevant work
experience. He is interested in applying for the
professional development certificate fellowship.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
18
YES
There are no age restrictions

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Qualified or Unqualified?
19
Applicant is 28 years old and began working as a
community activist straight out of high school. He has had
no time to receive his undergraduate degree due to his
commitment to peacebuilding but is now interested in
earning a master’s degree.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
19
NO
A bachelor’s degree is required for the master’s degree.
This applicant could consider the certificate program,
however.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
20
Applicant co-founded the Albanian Cultural Organization
in 2013. He has extensive experience working on volunteer
projects with Rotaract and seems dedicated to
peacebuilding; however, his professional career prior to
2013 was focused on architecture.

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Qualified or Unqualified?
20
MAYBE
This depends on how many hours per week this applicant
has worked as a co-founder. We consider 30 hrs/week as
full time, so if he were to have worked 60 hrs/week for 2
years, he would be eligible. If he worked 30-40 hrs/week
for 2 years, however, he may not be eligible since his
architecture experience is not considered relevant.

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Summary
Qualifiers:
 3 years work experience (master’s
program)
 5 years work experience (professional
development certificate program)
 Work in/with… education, non-profit,
government, human rights, social
justice, youth, underprivileged
minorities, marginalized communities,
public health, public safety etc.
 Dedication to Peace and Conflict
Prevention & Resolution (PCPR)/
Humanitarian and social justice efforts
 Bachelor’s degree for Master’s
Common disqualifiers:
 Less than 3 or 5 years of full-time
relevant work experience depending on
the program
 Work experience unrelated to peace
and conflict or humanitarian/social
causes such as… finance, accounting,
banking, real estate, engineering,
architecture*
 Active Rotarians and their spouses,
lineal descendants, spouses of lineal
descendants, parents, or grandparents
by blood or legal adoption
*If an applicant can demonstrate, however, how their
experience in some of these seemingly unrelated fields relates
to a category under “qualifiers,” then their work experience
now becomes relevant. Ex: civic engineering and architecture
can overlap with the field of urban planning, which IS related
to PCPR efforts

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Questions?
Contact Information:
Rotary Peace Centers
rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org
Website:
www.rotary.org/en/peace-fellowships
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/Rotarycenters

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Thank you!