Proposals for Projects for Peace are now being accepted by the University of Oklahoma.
Email proposals to: uwcscholars@ou.edu
The deadline for submission is January 21st, 2024.
Projects for Peace grants are open to any individual or group of undergraduate students at participating universities to design and implement a project to promote peace. These are meant to be grassroots projects planned for implementation during the summer of 2024. The objective is to encourage and support today’s motivated young adults "to develop innovative, community-centered, and scalable responses to the world’s most pressing issues."
The projects judged to be the most promising and attainable will be funded at $10,000 each. An OU student has received one of the $10,000 awards in every year the university has participated in the Projects for Peace program.
No specific guidelines are offered, so the possibilities are endless. In general, projects should be building blocks for a sustainable peace. It is up to students to define what a “project for peace” might be and what the building blocks for peace will look like. Projects for Peace is global in scope and impact, and projects may be undertaken anywhere around the world.
Any undergraduate students currently enrolled at OU are eligible to submit proposals. Seniors who will complete their projects in the summer after graduation may also apply.
Project teams can be composed in any combination of students from OU, other participating parner institutions, or non-partner institutions. Although each team member and their school need to be listed on the proposal and final report, the project lead must be an OU undergraduate in order for projects to be considered,
To be considered, a student, or group of students, must prepare a proposal that may not exceed three (3) pages.
The format of the propsal:
Proposals should include pre-approval of all parties and organizations involved in the project. The two-page proposal and one page budget should be submitted electronically to the OU UWC Scholars Program office at the email address listed below. If the budget exceeds $10,000, the proposal must identify the sources of funding to cover the additional costs.
For full proposal guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions:
Communication between students writing proposals and the Davis UWC Scholars office or Projects for Peace office is prohibited.
For information and examples of past projects, visit the Projects for Peace web site.
For general questions or to submit proposals, please email uwcscholars@ou.edu.
