Davis Projects for Peace Proposals
What is the Davis Projects for Peace Grant?
Every year, 125 or more student leaders are awarded $10,000 grants each to implement a Project for Peace, typically between May and August.
The program encourages student leaders to develop innovative, community-centered, and scalable responses to the world’s most pressing issues.
Along the way, student leaders increase their knowledge, improve their skills, and begin to see themselves as agents of change.
Eligibility
Applicants must be enrolled as full-time students at Wartburg College at the time of application and nomination.
Both U.S. students and international students are eligible to apply. Applicants may be of any age, major, or year in school. This includes seniors who intend to complete their projects in the summer after graduation.
Applicants may implement the project alone or with eligible students from Wartburg College or other participating Projects for Peace partner institutions.
The project may take place anywhere in the world, including in the U.S. Please note: As you consider potential sites for your proposed project you should keep in mind matters of personal safety for yourself and others involved. Applicants considering international projects are advised to visit the U.S. State Department website and consult with the Wartburg College Study Away Office in WBC 118.
Application Process
The proposal application and supporting budget must be submitted by noon on January 7, 2025. Applicants must use the application form and budget template provided on this website.
Please note: It is not possible to save and return to your online application. Prepare your responses in another format and transfer your final responses into the fillable form when you are ready to submit the entire application.
Selected applicants will be notified by mid-January and then have approximately 2-3 weeks to further develop their proposal and budget in consultation with Scholarship and Fellowship Adviser Kathleen Sihler before the national deadline of February 5, 2025.
Selection
Applicants are expected to review program details and guidance available to guide their submission of competitive proposals of high quality.
Please contact Wartburg College Projects for Peace campus liaisons Kathleen Sihler or Molly Astarita with questions about the campus process.
A Wartburg College Projects for Peace selection committee will review applications and select up to two applicants – a priority applicant and alternate – to advance for national application review.
Final selections are made by national Projects for Peace reviewers using criteria shared on the Projects for Peace website.