Projects for Peace is an initiative for all students at the Davis United World College Scholars Program partner schools to design grassroots projects for the summer of 2019 – anywhere in the world – which promote peace and address the root causes of conflict among parties. We encourage applicants to use their creativity to design projects and employ innovative techniques for engaging project participants in ways that focus on conflict resolution, reconciliation, building understanding and breaking down barriers which cause conflict, and finding solutions for resolving conflict and maintaining peace. Through a competition on over 90 campuses, projects will be selected for funding at $10,000 each.
To be considered, a student (or group of students) must 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) as well as a budget (one separate page). All written project proposals require a heading to include the following: name of the participating institution, name of all student participants, title of project, dates of the project, country where the project will be performed. Proposals should include pre-approval of all involved parties and organizations involved in the project. The two-page proposal and one-page budget should be submitted electronically to the committee at Middlebury, Alex Brockelman (abrockelman@middlebury.edu). Students with queries may direct them to Alex Brockelman as communication between students writing proposals and the Davis UWC Scholars office is prohibited.
Staff at the Innovation Hub will be hosting an information session on October 24th at 4:30pm in their conference room, located at 118 South Main Street. We encourage you to attend a session for advising on important components of a successful application. Innovation Hub staff will also discuss previous funded projects and answer any questions students may have. Applications are due Friday, November 30th, 2018 to abrockelman@middlebury.edu