Educational programs

 

Rotary Peace Fellows learn Arabic at Duke University. Durham, North Carolina, USA. Photo by Monika Lozinska-Lee / Rotary Images.

Rotary has a long tradition of fostering peace and international understanding through education.

Since 1947, Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships have given more than 41,000 men and women the opportunity to study abroad. Although the program will come to an end in 2013, new scholarship opportunities through the Foundation's district and global grants will give Rotarians greater flexibility to sponsor scholars.

Rotary Peace Centers offer a master's degree in international relations, sustainable development, peace studies, and conflict resolution, or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict studies.