CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OF THE PEACE SCHOLARSHIP TO BE AJUDICATED AND AWARDED BY THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
The Rotary Foundation has announced a call for applications for the 2010-12 Rotary World Peace Fellowships (RWPF) and January 2010 Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies (RPCS) Program session.
By means of these scholarships, Rotary is creating the leaders of tomorrow and is giving them an unequalled opportunity to foster world peace and understanding and good relationships between people of all colours, races and creeds in all nations around the world as well as advancing their own education and careers.
The deadline for completed applications to both types of Peace Programmes described below to be submitted to the District 9350’s Selection Committee is FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009, 17h00 (GMT +2Hours).
Programmes available:
1. Two Year Programme A two year programme from 2010 to 2012 offers fellowships for Master’s degree study fields related to peace and conflict resolution. Beyond academics, the Rotary World Peace Fellows who participate in this program will also gain practical skills in conflict resolution appropriate to their individual careers.
Up to 60 Rotary World Peace Fellows each year enroll in the six Rotary Centers for International Studies based at leading universities in five countries: JAPAN (International Christian University); ARGENTINA (Universidad del Salvador); UNITED KINGDOM (University of Bradford); AUSTRALIA (University of Queensland); and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (University of California-Berkeley, California)(Duke University)(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N.C.).
2. The Three Month Programme A three month professional development program to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, in JANUARY 2010 in terms of which up to 30 participants embark on three months of intensive study instructed by some of the leading specialists in the peace and conflict resolution fields. The customized curriculum has been crafted by specialists in the field to capitalize on the experience of both participants and lecturers while balancing theoretical and practical learning.
Ideal for busy professionals, the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program’s customized curriculum helps promising leaders expand their global outlook, strengthen their negotiation skills, and ultimately make a positive impact on future peace and conflict resolution efforts worldwide.
Please DOWNLOAD the application form at: http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/083en.pdf and forward it to info@stellenboschrotary.org.za on or before the 15th of May 2009 (17h00). No late applications will be accepted. Final district interviews will take place on SUNDAY 31 MAY 2009.
Terms and conditions:
Applicants may be citizens of any country, but no applicants who have already applied for or have already been awarded any other scholarships / bursaries will be considered to be interviewed.
PLEASE NOTE that the scholarship is a partial scholarship and prospective applicants should have sufficient additional funds of their own available to augment the scholarship money awarded to them, should they are successful. Rotary International does not encourage successful awardees to work overseas to augment their money resources. Applicants should show tangible evidence of reserve funds of their own before they will be considered for an interview by the District Interviewing Committee.
Scholarships will not be awarded to applicants who are in any manner whatsoever related to Rotarians or who are members of Rotary Clubs. Rotoractors and non-Rotarian alumni of the Ambassadorial Scholarships, Youth Exchange and GSE programmes ARE eligible as candidates for these scholarships.