Rotary
International: 100 Peace Fellowship Scholarships | CoreTech Foundation: Apps for Humanity
Competition
PS: Kenya's Dr.Sellah Nasimiyu King'oro of NCIC (National Cohesion and Integration Commission)
sponsored by The Rotary Club of Westlands-Nairobi reported at the Rotary Peace Centre on 4th January in Bangkok having
cliched one of the 100 competitive scholarships in 2015. Due to the competitive nature of this award, for consideration, applicants in Rotary District 9212 (Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan) are favorable with over 8years experience.
Peace
Fellowship Application
Each
year, Rotary funds some of the world's most dedicated and brightest
professionals to study at Rotary Peace Centers. Through training, study, and
practice, Rotary Peace Fellows become leaders and catalysts for peace and
conflict resolution; many go on to careers in national governments, NGOs, the
military, law enforcement, and international organizations like the United Nations
and World Bank.
"The world is in great need of more peace fellows who can
work hand in hand with governments and communities to counterbalance the
outbreak of war and conflict." – Abu Sufian Taj Elassfia,
2011-13 Rotary Peace Fellow
Application process
See the steps you need to take to
complete your application process.
We
are now accepting applications for the 2017-18 Rotary Peace Fellowships
program. Follow these steps to ensure that your application receives
consideration.
2.
Thoroughly research the curriculum and
programs at each of the Rotary Peace Centers before starting your online
application. You will be asked to rank the centers in order of importance.
3.
Master's degree applicants: Collect
all academic transcripts, test scores, and any other documents required by
preferred universities as noted on the fellowship application. All
supplementary materials must be in English. Certificate applicants:
Academic transcripts or scores are not needed.
4.
Inform your local Rotary
district that you are applying for a peace fellowship, and request an
interview. District endorsement is required to complete the application
process. TIP: Your local Rotary club can help you connect with your
district. Use Club
Finder to locate the club nearest you. Club interviews and endorsements are
strongly encouraged but not required for applicants who have district support.
5.
Prior to interviews, fill out the application
form, attach the required supplementary materials (test scores, academic or
professional recommendations, essays), and submit them to your Rotary
district no later than 31 May.
6.
Complete an interview with district
representatives. Districts must submit endorsed applications to The Rotary
Foundation by 1 July.
7.
Receive notice of selection results in
November. If you are chosen for a fellowship, you will receive the name of the
Peace Center where you will study.
8.
Apply for admission to the university
where you will study. Being chosen for a fellowship does not mean you have been
admitted to the university.
Eligibility
requirements
The
Rotary Peace Fellowship is designed for professionals with work experience in
international relations or peace and conflict prevention and resolution. Our
fellows are committed to community and international service and the pursuit of
peace.
Applicants
must also meet the following requirements:
- Proficiency in English; proficiency in a second language is
strongly recommended
- Strong commitment to international understanding and peace as
demonstrated through professional and academic achievements and personal
or community service
- Excellent leadership skills
- Master's degree applicants: minimum three years of related
full-time work or volunteer experience, bachelor's degree
- Certificate applicants: minimum five years of related
full-time work or volunteer experience, strong academic background
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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Hey innovators! Have an idea to
solve a humanitarian issue? Can it be built using our open source tools? Submit
your ideas to win $20,000 USD.
Overview
CoreTech Foundation built an application
platform called CORE to help nonprofits, developers, and entrepreneurs build
applications that easily scale to impact hundreds of millions of lives. Thanks
to the open source movement, we're placing traditionally expensive and
sophisticated technology in the hands of the nonprofit world so they can
implement virtually any software-driven solution using our scaling
platform. HeroX has an awesome vision for social innovation and their
reach is incredible. Partnering with HeroX allows us to get CORE in the hands
of some of the world's smartest people, so we're excited to see amazing ideas
come from around the globe.
The Problem
We want to see
nonprofits - the organizations that are dedicated to solving the world's
pressing problems - create a large scale and lasting impact using technology.
1. Technology is
expensive and nonprofits can't afford many existing solutions.
2. Tech companies typically focus their efforts on for-profit organizations.
3. Nonprofits don't know or don't think they need technology to achieve
results.
The Challenge Breakthrough
We want
innovative technology solutions to become commonplace in the nonprofit world,
helping to solve issues that affect humanity.
Duration
There will be two
phases to the challenge: the ideation phase and the implementation
phase. The ideation phase will last for three months, from
the time registration opens until the final winner is announced. The
implementation phase will last for six months, from the time registration
opens until the final winner is announced.
How to Win the Challenge
The winner must
submit an innovative and executable idea that helps solve an important issue
affecting humanity. The winning submission will effectively describe how it
uses our CORE software platform to build out the proposed solution, what the
idea adds to complement our platform's functionality, and how the idea differs
from existing solutions aimed at addressing the same problem. NOTE:
This competition is equally open to non-developers, who may submit high level
explanations of how our software can help build out the proposed
solution.
The winning idea
will be used to create the second part of the challenge: the implementation
phase. The finalist and any other developers are welcome to build out the
winning idea. At that time, contestants will have an opportunity to use the
CORE platform. Ultimately, our goal is to have a fully functioning final
product that can be deployed for use by relevant nonprofits.
the deadline for
the Apps for Humanity Challenge is Feburary 15, 2016