Profiles of Successful Rotary Peace Fellow Applicants and How to Find Them

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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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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1

YES

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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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2

NO

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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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3

NO

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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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4

YES

But not an ideal candidate

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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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5

NO

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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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6

YES

But not an ideal candidate

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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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7

YES

But Chula only

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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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8

NO But can pay for Chula; eligible to

apply/participate at own cost, NOT eligible

for funding

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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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9

YES

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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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10

NO

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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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11

YES

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12

Applicant is the granddaughter of a former Rotarian. Her

grandfather was a member of Rotary from 1989-2009.

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12

YES

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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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13

NO

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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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14

YES

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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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15

YES

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16

Applicant from Yemen, where there are no Rotary clubs or

districts.

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16

YES

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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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17

YES

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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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18

YES There are no age restrictions

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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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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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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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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:

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