Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center

What Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center does

The Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center is a jointly-administered graduate fellowship program established in 2002 as one of seven Rotary Peace Centers worldwide, co-located at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy in Durham and UNC-Chapel Hill's Global Affairs office in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It offers up to 10 fully-funded master's-level fellowships annually to mid-career professionals pursuing graduate studies in peace and conflict resolution, international development policy, and related interdisciplinary fields; fellows may pursue Duke's Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) or master's degrees across multiple UNC schools including Global Studies, Public Health, Education, Journalism, and Social Work. Selection is governed by a dual-track admissions process requiring both Rotary International endorsement and admission to a participating academic program.

The center operates with a small professional staff (approximately 11 employees including a Managing Director, Program Coordinator, two Faculty Directors, and a Director Emerita) funded primarily through The Rotary Foundation, supported by donations from Rotary clubs worldwide and in-kind infrastructure from both universities. Revenue mechanics are grant-funded rather than commercial: Rotary Foundation donations and endowment contributions finance tuition and living stipends for the 2-year program, with the universities providing facilities, faculty instruction, and academic credentialing. The program includes an Applied Field Experience (AFE) component and an annual conference convening fellows, alumni, and peacebuilding practitioners. The product offering is essentially a credentialed, fully-funded graduate fellowship with embedded experiential learning, targeted at mid-career professionals (typically 5-15 years of experience) from government, NGO, humanitarian, and civil society sectors. Alumni span 25 graduating cohorts representing 70+ countries, with current cohorts (Class 24 and Class 25) covering academic years 2024-2026 and 2025-2027 respectively.

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Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center

Legal name

Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center

Website

https://rotarypeacecenternc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center is a jointly-administered graduate fellowship program co-located at Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill, offering up to 10 fully-funded master's-level fellowships annually to mid-career peacebuilding professionals from 70+ countries, funded by The Rotary Foundation.

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Chapel Hill

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United States

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North America

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Revenue model

1. Rotary Foundation Funding: The Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center is funded through The Rotary Foundation. Donations can be made payable to The Rotary Foundation with 'Peace Centers' noted in the memo, or online through my.rotary.org by choosing 'Endowment' and then 'Rotary Peace Centers'.

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Core offering

The Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center runs a Rotary Peace Fellowship program that funds up to 10 master's-level seats per year for mid-career professionals pursuing degrees in peace and conflict resolution and international development policy. Training is delivered through Duke's Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) and UNC-Chapel Hill's graduate programs, plus a Graduate Certificate in International Peace and Conflict Transformation, with fellows taking courses at both universities and completing an Applied Field Experience.

Product overview

The Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center offers a unified fellowship program consisting of the Rotary Peace Fellowship for master's level studies, the Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) at Duke University, and a Graduate Certificate in International Peace and Conflict Transformation at UNC-Chapel Hill. The program includes an annual conference and is one of seven Rotary Peace Centers worldwide, selecting fellows annually based on their ability to impact world peace and conflict resolution.

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Products and services

• Rotary Peace Fellowship Program A Rotary-funded fellowship offering up to 10 fully funded master's-level seats per year for mid-career professionals to study peace and conflict resolution at Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill, with the goal of preparing them for careers advancing world peace and conflict resolution.
• Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) An interdisciplinary master's degree at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy for mid-career professionals planning careers in policy-making and public service in and for developing countries; serves as the degree track for Rotary Peace Fellows hosted at Duke.
• UNC Graduate Certificate in International Peace and Conflict Transformation A graduate certificate program at UNC-Chapel Hill supporting the Peace Center's academic portfolio in international peace and conflict transformation.
• Rotary Peace Center Annual Conference An annual gathering where Rotary Peace Fellows present their research to Rotarians, faculty, and community members, supporting peer learning and external engagement with the Peace Center community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fellows complete 2-year graduate programs and pursue careers in peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and international development across 70+ countries

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Duke University - Sanford School of Public PolicycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three equal partners in the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center. Hosts the Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program through the Duke Center for International Development (DCID). Duke faculty and staff provide academic instruction and administrative support.
• UNC-Chapel Hill - Global AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three equal partners in the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center. Fellows study across various UNC departments including Global Studies, Public Health, Education, Journalism, and Social Work. UNC Global Affairs provides administrative home for the center.
• Rotary InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization overseeing the global network of Rotary Peace Centers. Coordinates fellowship application process through my.rotary.org, provides branding and programmatic standards, and connects fellows with Rotary club support worldwide.

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Direct peers

• International Christian University: Hosts one of the seven Rotary Peace Centers worldwide in Tokyo, Japan, offering master's-level peace studies. Operates the identical Rotary Peace Fellowship model with comparable curriculum, admissions process, and funding structure.
• Uppsala University - Department of Peace and Conflict Research: Hosts one of the seven Rotary Peace Centers worldwide in Sweden, combining the Rotary Peace Fellowship with a world-renowned academic department in peace and conflict research, offering an integrated degree-granting model.
• University of Bradford - Peace Studies: Hosts one of the seven Rotary Peace Centers worldwide, offering master's-level peace studies with the same Rotary Foundation funding model. Operates in the UK and serves a similar cohort of mid-career peacebuilding professionals with comparable admissions and curriculum structure.
• Makerere University: Hosts one of the seven Rotary Peace Centers worldwide in Uganda, offering the same Rotary Peace Fellowship program with a regional focus on African peacebuilding contexts and similar mid-career professional target audience.
• University of Queensland: Hosts one of the seven Rotary Peace Centers worldwide in Australia, offering the same Rotary-funded master's-level peace studies program to international mid-career professionals with comparable admissions selectivity.
• Universidad del Salvador: Hosts one of the seven Rotary Peace Centers worldwide in Buenos Aires, Argentina, offering the same Rotary-funded master's peace studies program with a Latin American regional focus and comparable curriculum structure.
• SIT Graduate Institute: Offers master's degrees in Conflict Transformation with a practitioner-oriented, experiential learning model similar to the Duke-UNC program's AFE component, serving mid-career professionals in the peace and development field.
• University of Notre Dame - Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies: One of the most prominent university-based peace studies programs globally, offering master's degrees in peace studies with similar interdisciplinary training and applied peacebuilding focus, though not part of the Rotary network.
• George Mason University - School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR): A leading US-based graduate school dedicated entirely to conflict analysis and resolution, offering master's and doctoral programs with comparable applied focus on peacebuilding practice and similar target student profile.

Others

• Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA): A leading US international affairs school offering concentrations in international security and conflict resolution, comparable in prestige and target audience though broader in scope than Duke-UNC's specialized peace focus.

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