Purpose:

The Davis Projects for Peace award is a $10,000 prize to students for projects that promote peace anywhere in the world, including the U.S., during the summer of 2010.

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. The program funds students to design and implement their own grassroots “projects for peace” anywhere in the world during the summer of 2010. Through a competition on 85 campuses, 100 projects will be selected for funding at $10,000 each.

Question and Answer:

Who is funding this and why?

What do you mean by “projects for peace,” and who is eligible to apply?

How does the funding for these projects work?


How are these proposals submitted and judged?

At Carleton, Associate Dean Elizabeth Ciner coordinates the application and selection processes.  However, 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 project at each of the 85 Davis UWC Scholar schools. Therefore, all involved schools are invited to select and submit one proposal for funding as well as one or two additional, alternate proposals that might be funded as well. Grants are made upon assurance that the project proposed will, in fact, be undertaken during the summer of 2010.  Awardees must submit final reports – with photographs – to the Davis UWC Scholars office in fall 2010.

To Submit a Proposal:

To be considered, students must:

* Prepare a written statement--not to exceed two pages--which describes the project (who, what, where, how), specifies the expected outcomes and prospects for future effects of the project, and (if necessary) includes pre-approvals of all parties and organizations involved in the project (for instance, a hosting non-profit or NGO).

* Develop a one-page budget that includes all significant costs, such as airfare, lodging, food, and materials.

* Submit the proposal as a PDF or Word document to Karen Moldenhauer in the Dean's Office by 5 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2010.

* Note: While recommendations from faculty are not required, working with a faculty member who knows you and knows something about the area of the world you are hoping to work in or the project you are hoping to accomplish is always a good idea. If you do consult with a faculty member, please ask them to send a brief email endorsing you and/or your project to Elizabeth Ciner or Karen Moldenhauer.

One or more projects will be selected.  Carleton will submit its selections to the Davis UWC Scholars office by February 15, 2010.  Davis promises to announce final decisions by March 15, 2010.

For More Information:

** Communication between students and the Davis UWC Scholars office is prohibited.

Faculty Adviser: Associate Dean Elizabeth Ciner, Laird 131, x4300

See Davis Projects for Peace official website

2009 Prize Recipient: "Project SHAKTI" by Lipi Gupta '10. Lipi set up programs designed to empower young girls and to encourage them to stay in school in the village of Nagla Kharga, India.

2008 Prize Recipients: “Talking With Our Hands: Personal Expression Through Puppetry Arts” by Emily Litwin ‘09 and Melissa Mayer ‘09

2007 Prize Recipients: “The Napkin Project" by Michael McCulloch '07 and Nazish Zafar '07