What do you mean by 100 projects for peace?
The Davis Projects for Peace (originally known as "100 Projects for Peace") is an initiative for all students at the Davis United World College Scholars Program schools to design their own grassroots projects for peace that they themselves will implement anywhere in the world during the summer of 2008. Through a competition on 85 campuses, 100 projects will be selected for funding at $10,000 each.

Who is funding this and why?
Now in its second year, Davis Projects for Peace was funded by Kathryn Wasserman Davis, a lifelong internationalist and philanthropist (who earned a B.A. from Wellesley, an M.A. from Columbia, and a Ph.D. from the University of Geneva) in honor of her 100th birthday. She is the mother of Shelby M.C. Davis who funds the Davis UWC Scholars Program currently involving 85 American colleges and universities. Mrs. Davis felt some urgency to spark initiatives for building prospects for peace in the world and so has committed $1 million to fund one hundred $10,000 projects for peace. She believes that today’s youth – tomorrow’s leaders – ought to be challenged to formulate and test their own ideas.

What do you mean by “projects for peace”?
Intentionally, no clear definition is offered so as not to limit the imagination. We leave it up to the students to define what a “project for peace” might be. We hope to encourage creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. The overall program (all 100 projects) is to be worldwide in scope and impact, but specific projects may be undertaken anywhere and as grassroots as desired, including in the U.S.

Who is eligible to design a “project for peace”?
Undergraduate students at each of the 85 Davis UWC Scholar schools (including seniors who would complete their projects after graduation) are eligible – so long as the president of their institution has signed and returned the grant agreement form. While the schools included are restricted to those in the Davis UWC Scholars Program, all undergraduates (not just Davis UWC Scholars at those schools) are eligible. Groups of students from the same campus, as well as individual students, may submit proposals.

How does the funding for these projects work?
Mrs. Davis has committed $1 million to fund 100 projects for peace in 2008. While Davis funding per project is limited to $10,000, projects with larger budgets are welcome as is co-funding from other sources (such as other philanthropists, a college or university, foundation, NGO/PVO or students’ own fundraising).

How are these proposals submitted and judged?
Each involved campus has a designated official (the Davis UWC Scholar Program campus contact) to coordinate the process on each campus. This official, in ways s/he deems appropriate, will guide the internal campus procedures for: announcing and promoting the opportunity to students; organizing the selection committee to evaluate the proposals submitted; communicating results on a timely basis to the Davis UWC Scholars office; and distributing the awarded grant funds for the winning proposal(s) on campus. Final review and approval of all recommended proposals from individual campuses rests solely with the office of the Davis UWC Scholars Program which will then forward the appropriate grant funds to each school with winning project(s).

How will the 100 grants be awarded?
The intention is to fund 100 projects, with at least one at each of the 85 Davis UWC Scholar schools. Therefore, all involved schools are invited to select and submit one proposal for funding and one or two additional proposals as alternates that might be funded as well. Final decisions on all grants are made by the Davis UWC Scholars Program office. Grants are made upon assurance that the project proposed will, in fact, be undertaken during the summer of 2008.

1) Prepare a written statement which describes the project (who, what, where, how) including expected outcomes and prospects for future impact (not to exceed two pages), and should include pre-approval of all involved parties and organizations involved in the project; plus

2) A budget (one page).

3) The three-page proposal should be submitted electronically in PDF or Word format to Karen Moldenhauer in the Dean's Office.

Please note: Questions are to be directed to Associate Dean Elizabeth Ciner or to Assistant Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Christopher Tassava only; communication between students writing proposals and the Davis UWC Scholars office is prohibited.

Internal Deadline is Monday, January 14, 2008 by 5 p.m.