Greetings from Evanston!
The Rotary Peace Centers are excited to announce the launch of the 2019 Rotary Peace Fellowship application.
We look forward to working with you as you complete the endorsement process for your district’s candidates.
As the 2019 fellowship application cycle begins, we would like to share important preliminary information about the 2019 application cycle.
Timeline 1 February 2018: Application Launch February-May: Districts recruit and mentor potential Rotary Peace Fellowship candidates 31 May 2018:
Applications due to districts for endorsement consideration 1 July 2018: District endorsement decisions due to The Rotary Foundation (Please note that all candidates must be interviewed by the district in order to be approved for district endorsement) Mid-November: Selection decisions released
District endorsement process Districts access their applications through the Embark online platform. Rotary Peace Centers staff will create Embark profiles for all District Governors, District Rotary Foundation Chairs, District Rotary Peace Fellowship Subcommittee Chairs, Scholarship Subcommittee Chairs, and Grants Subcommittee Chair to allow officers to log into Embark and access submitted applications to the district. Login credentials will be provided in a separate email.
All qualified candidates applying to the district should be interviewed and considered for district endorsement. Districts are expected to provide an endorsement decision (yes or no) on each candidate they consider. If your district is unable to interview and endorse candidates, please notify Rotary Peace Centers staff as soon as possible. We will connect your district’s candidates with an alternative district willing and able to consider their applications for endorsement. Upcoming district officer trainings Rotary Peace Centers will offer a webinar training on March 6 to review the endorsement process and familiarize officers with the Embark platform.
The webinar is called, “The Important Role of Rotarians & Turning Candidates into Fellows” and will be offered in English and Spanish. You can register for the English webinar here and the Spanish webinar here. Additionally, an email will be sent in the coming weeks with webinar registration links. Test Application If you are interested, you can create a test application here. Creating a test application is a great way to better understand what each candidate is required to submit to TRF. A Kind Request As you may be aware, it is our goal that every district in the world have a District Rotary Peace Fellowship Subcommittee Chair by February 12, 2018. District Governors- If you have not done so already, please log into MyRotary and designate this role as soon as possible.
Rotary District Peace Fellowship Subcommittee Chairs are an invaluable resource because they can help respond to candidate inquiries, liaise with our team here at RI Headquarters, receive notifications related to the peace fellowship application, and more! Thank you for the important role you play as a district officer involved in the Rotary Peace Fellowship endorsement process. If you have any questions about the role of the district or the endorsement process, please contact Rotary Peace Centers Coordinator,
Lauren Pugliese at lauren.pugliese@rotary.org.
ONE ROTARY CENTRE 1560 SHERMAN AVENUE
EVANSTON ILLINOIS 60201-3698 USA