Eligibility criteria
Applicants must
- Hold an earned undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university or its international equivalent (based on a four-year curriculum)
- Be proficient in a second language (including the language of the proposed host university)
- Possess excellent leadership skills
- Demonstrate a commitment to peace and international understanding through service, academic, or professional achievements
- Have a minimum of three years combined paid or unpaid full-time work experience in relevant field
- Be a citizen of a country where there is a Rotary club
Applicants must apply through a Rotary club in the area of their legal or permanent residence or place of full-time study or employment. People with disabilities and members of Rotaract clubs are eligible and encouraged to apply.
The following people are ineligible for Rotary World Peace Fellowships:
- Active and honorary Rotarians
- Employees of a club, 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 the categories above
- Former Rotarians and their relatives as described above (within 36 months of resignation)