Thank you for your interest in Projects for Peace!

The following guidance represents baseline requirements and should be carefully reviewed by prospective applicants and campus liaisons; details can be found in the linked documents.

Interested student applicants are advised to contact their campus liaison for information about the program and to learn about campus-specific requirements and deadlines. 

See information about student eligibility here.

Deadlines

See the current grant timetable on this website for program deadlines.

Campus liaisons will establish procedures and deadlines specific to their college or university. Student applicants and grantees should contact their campus liaison for more information.

Application

A Projects for Peace proposal has two parts: a narrative and a budget spreadsheet. 

Campus liaisons should work with the applicant to ensure the submitted materials conform with guidance.

Materials not conforming to guidelines will be returned for revision, which may result in missed deadlines.

1. Proposal Narrative:

  • Keep in mind that successful proposals may be made publically available on the Projects for Peace website. Therefore, submitted proposals should not include content considered to be sensitive or private.
  • The ideal length of the proposal is two pages; it must not exceed three pages.
  • The proposal narrative must follow the guidance provided here:

2024 Proposal Submission Instructions

2. Proposal Budget:

  • Projects for Peace funding is $10,000 per project.
  • The proposal budget must show anticipated expenditures of the full $10,000, according to the categories provided. Explanatory notes of particular expenses may be added to the budget form, or included in the proposal narrative.
  • All funds are to be reported in US dollars.
  • Applicants are free to seek additional funding from other sources to support or sustain their Project for Peace.
  • The budget should use the following template (or similar, based on campus liaison guidance):

Budget Form Template 

  • Instructions for the template are provided here:

Budget Template Instructions

Funds Disbursement

  • Each partner institution with a successful proposal must submit a signed Partner Institution Funding Agreement.
  • Each student named in a successful proposal must submit a signed Participating Student Funding Agreement.
  • Grant funds are disbursed directly to participating partner institutions.
  • Partner institutions distribute the awarded funds to student grantees according to their institution’s policies and guidelines.

Final Reflection

A Projects for Peace final reflection has three parts: a narrative, an expense report, and photos of the project, with captions.

Campus liaisons should work with the grantee to ensure the submitted materials conform with guidance and accurately represent the project.

Materials not conforming to guidelines will be returned for revision, which may result in missed deadlines.

1. Final Narrative:

  • One final narrative per project is required.
  • Keep in mind that final narratives may be made publically available on the Projects for Peace website. Therefore, submitted proposals should not include content considered to be sensitive or private.
  • It is not possible to revise final narratives after submission.
  • The ideal length of the final narrative is two pages; it must not exceed three pages.
  • The final narrative should describe any major deviations from the activities or expenses described in the submitted proposal and budget.
  • The final narrative must follow the formatting and content guidance provided here:

Final Report Submission Instructions

2. Expense Report

  • One expense report per project is required.
  • The expense report must show expenditures of the full $10,000, according to the categories provided. Explanatory notes of particular expenses may be added to the expense form, or included in the final report narrative.
  • Cash donations to an existing organization or to a fund meant to sustain the project after the implementation period are strongly discouraged.
  • All funds are to be reported in US dollars.
  • The expense report must use the following template (which is the same as the budget form template):

Budget Form Template 

  • Instructions for the template are provided here:

Budget Template Instructions

3. Photographs

  • At least three and no more than five photos are required and must be accompanied by a brief description of each photo. 
  • Photos should be representative of the project.
  • Keep in mind that submitted photos may be included in digital and print publications:
    • Do not submit photos with sensitive or private content.
    • Do not submit photos of any persons unless they have given informed consent: that is, the individuals understand their photo will be sent to Projects for Peace in order to document the project and that the photo may be included in digital and print publications.
  • See final report submission instructions, linked above, for detail.

Health and Safety

  • In all cases, Projects for Peace supports partner institutions in prioritizing the health and safety of grantees. The health and safety context of the proposed project site should be kept in mind as students develop project ideas and as campus liaisons screen proposals. Expertise regarding health and safety issues should be sought from institutional colleagues, as needed. 
  • Should modifications to the proposed project design become necessary due to emergent health or safety issues, student leaders and their partner institutions are encouraged to think creatively about how the student(s) may best implement the project while protecting their own health and safety. All modifications to the original project design should be described in the final report. 
  • Should a project need to be deferred or withdrawn, campus liaisons must contact staff at Projects for Peace to discuss the timeline of a deferral or the possibility of funding the alternate proposal submitted by the institution. 
  • Projects for Peace reserves the right to modify program plans or timing as appropriate due to emergent safety or health issues.

Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Yes. The lead student must be an eligible student from a participating partner institution and will be the recipient of the grant, but they are free to collaborate with other students of their choice.
  • Project teams can be composed of students from the student proposer’s own school and/or students from other schools, even those that are not Projects for Peace partner institutions. 
  • Each team member and their school should be listed on the Projects for Peace proposal.
  • Each team member of a winning proposal must complete a Participating Student Funding Agreement.
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  • No. The submission of two proposals for the same project is prohibited.
  • When more than one partner school is involved, the respective campus liaisons may work together to determine the best representation of the proposal to allow for the determination of remaining proposals.
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  • Any team members that were not listed on the proposal should complete and submit a participant agreement form through the project’s campus liaison.
  • A signed participant agreement must be on file for each team member listed on the final report.
  • If the agreement is not on file when the final report is received, that team member’s name will be removed from the final report and therefore not recorded as a participant.
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  • Yes.  But the proposal must be for a new project, not a continuation of the completed project.
  • Projects for Peace does not fund projects for a second year, as the intention is to incubate and launch projects, not sustain them.