Undergraduate Students: Project Funding Opportunity: Davis Projects for Peace
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Posted by , October 31, 2007
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The Davis United World College Scholars Program has established an initiative for students to design grassroots “projects for peace”. Projects must be implemented by students during summer 2008. Through a competition on 76 campuses, 100 projects will be selected for funding at $10,000 each.
Students can submit proposals individually or as group, and should 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 page). Proposals should include pre-approval of all involved parties and organizations involved in the project. The three-page proposal should be submitted electronically to the Office of the Dean at cas@simmons.edu by December 15th, 2007. Email cas@simmons.edu or call 2091 with questions.
Intentionally, no clear definition is offered so as not to limit the imagination. Students are free to define what a “project for peace” might be. Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship are enouraged. 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.
100 Projects for Peace is being 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) who is now over 100 years old. She is the mother of Shelby M.C. Davis who funds the Davis UWC Scholars Program currently involving 76 American colleges and universities. Mrs. Davis feels some urgency to spark initiatives for building prospects for peace in the world and so is committing $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.
