Projects for Peace
Every year, one undergraduate student or a team of students is awarded a $10,000 grant to implement a Project for Peace, typically between May and August. The application deadline for next year's project (Summer of 2025) is November 3rd, 2024.
The program encourages young adults to develop innovative, community-centered, and scalable responses to the world’s most pressing issues. Along the way, these student leaders increase their knowledge, improve their skills, and begin to see themselves as agents of change.
GW students are invited to design grassroots projects that promote peace and address the root causes of conflict in a particular community anywhere in the world. Applicants should use their creativity to address the root causes of conflict among parties, focusing on conflict prevention, resolution, and reconciliation. These projects must be implemented during the summer immediately following acceptance of the grant and may take place anywhere in the world (pending GW approval).
Projects selected will receive a $10,000 grant to advance their ideas for building peace. You may submit as an individual or as a group of GW students. You may also raise funding from other sources to advance the project.
- Students must be enrolled at one of our participating partner institutions at the time of application and nomination;
- U.S. or international students are eligible;
- Students may be of any age, any major, or any year in school: this includes seniors who intend to complete their projects in the summer after graduation.
- Students may implement the project alone or with others;
- The project may take place anywhere in the world, including in the U.S.
This initiative is part of a $1 million endowment in honor of the late Kathryn W. Davis, an accomplished philanthropist, and advocate for peace. You must address each question in this application and provide an additional budget and timeline using the templates provided. The narrative part of the application should focus on how your project is connecting to conflict resolution and peacebuilding in your selected community.
Deadline: November 3, 2024
Looking for Inspiration?
Check out the Project Archive of all the previous winning projects!
Stories from Grant Recipients
Not Just a Number: GW Students Amplify Voices of Ukrainian Refugees and NGOs
Undergraduates Nataliya Layer, Lydia Miller, Liana Moldovanu and Anja Ree spent six weeks in Eastern Europe documenting the human toll of war through personal narratives.
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
Innovative Senior Fights against Gender-Based Discrimination in Puerto Rico
