Apply for a $10,000 grant to implement a Project for Peace in the summer of 2010
What do you mean by “Projects for Peace”?
In its fourth year, Davis Projects for Peace, is an invitation to undergraduates at the American colleges and universities in the Davis United World College Scholars Program to design grassroots projects that they will implement during the summer of 2010. Through a competition on over 90 campuses, the most promising projects will be selected for funding at $10,000 each. At least one project from St. Olaf will be selected.
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 is to be worldwide in scope and impact, but specific projects may be implemented in the United States or abroad.
How will the grants be awarded?
The intention is to fund 100 projects, with at least one at each of the Davis UWC Scholar schools. Therefore, all involved schools are invited to select and submit one proposal for funding and one alternate proposal that might be funded as well. Final decisions on all grants are made by the Davis UWC Scholars Program office.
Eligibility
- Undergraduate students (including seniors who would complete their projects after graduation) are eligible
- Individual students, as well as groups of students from the same campus may submit proposals.
- Grants are made upon assurance that the project proposed will, in fact, be undertaken during the summer of 2010.
Terms of Agreement
- Grant recipients must complete an academic internship during the summer of 2010 and must follow the guidelines for either a Domestic Academic Internships or an International Academic Internship (tuition for a 0.5-credit academic internship will be covered by the college).
- Grant recipients will work with the Center for Experiential Learning to explore strategies for sharing their experience with the St. Olaf community during the fall of 2010.
- Each funded project must submit a final report to the Davis UWC Scholars office by September 17, 2010. The final report is to be limited to two pages of narrative using the final report form for 2010 posted on the website. It also includes a separate one-page accounting of the funds expended. Students have the option of including up to 3 digital photos, attaching them to the end of their two-page final report. Final reports are submitted on disk to the Davis UWC office by the authorized campus contact. Reports will be posted on the program’s website for all to see and learn from.
Proposal Deadline and Process
Submit a proposal that 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) on-line via OleRecruiting by Wednesday, January 20th, 2010. If students are applying as a group, the proposal should include names of all students who are participating. St. Olaf grant recipient and alternate proposal will be determined by February 15th, 2010.
* Apply through OleRecruiting – by Wednesday, January 20th
1) Save your proposal and budget to a common location.
2) Log into OleRecruiting. Click on the Documents tab across the top of the screen. Upload each of your documents. *Upload your proposal as a "Resume" and your budget as an "Writing Sample"
3) Click on Employers (tab across top), enter St. Olaf College as a keyword, click on St. Olaf College, choose Available Positions, and click on Davis Project for Peace.
4) Use the drop down buttons on the right side of the description to select your proposal and budget. Then click on Submit. If you have successfully applied, you will see “You have submitted an application for this position” written just under Application Status on the top right.
Assistance uploading documents is available at the Center for Experiential Learning.
Informational Workshop:
Grassroots Grant and Proposal Writing Workshop
Tuesday, November 10th from 6:00-7:00pm in BC 143
Please click here for a list of previous grant recipients and their respective proposals.
Click here for more information on the program!
Additional questions may be directed to Nate Jacobi, Associate Director, Civic Engagement (jacobi)