100 PROJECTS FOR PEACE

University of Florida students have once again been invited to participate in 100 Projects for Peace. This is an opportunity for all undergraduates on campus to design grassroots "projects for peace." The top 100 submissions nationally will be granted $10,000 each and implemented during the summer of 2009. This grant program aims to motivate college students to create and implement plans for building peace in the twenty first century.

100 Projects for Peace is made possible by Kathryn Wasserman Davis, an accomplished internationalist and philanthropist who celebrated her centennial birthday in 2007 by committing $1 million to fund 100 Projects for Peace. Upon the occasion of her 100th birthday in February of 2007, Mrs. Davis, mother of Shelby M.C. Davis who funds the Davis UWC Scholars Program, chose to celebrate by committing $1 million for one hundred Projects for Peace. “I want to use my 100th birthday to help young people launch some immediate initiatives – things that they can do during the summer of 2007 – that will bring new thinking to the prospects of peace in the world,” says Mrs. Davis. Because of the many marvelous achievements made by students in the summer of 2007 and 2008, Mrs. Davis is continuing the Davis Projects for Peace during summer 2009. Davis earned a B.A. from Wellesley, a M.A. from Columbia, and a Ph.D. from the University of Geneva.

The application deadline is January 9, 2009. Informational sessions will be held on Tuesday, November 4 at 7:00 PM in JWRU 287 and Wednesday, November 5 at 6:00 PM in JWRU 278-279. Additionally, the winning 2008 UF project “Protein Malnutrition in Rural Swaziland” team will present their final report on November 5 at 7:00 PM in JWRU 278-279.

GUIDELINES FOR 100 PROJECTS FOR PEACE

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

PROJECTS FOR PEACE
No specific guidelines are offered for candidates, as such stipulations may limit imagination. The students must define a “project for peace” on their own terms. The project should encourage creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. 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 the U.S.

ELIGIBILE STUDENTS
Undergraduate students at each of the 76 Davis UWC Scholar schools (including seniors who would complete their projects after graduation) are eligible--so long as the president of their institution has signed and returned the grant agreement form. Groups of students from the same campus, as well as individual students, may submit proposals. (Participation in this initiative is limited to those 76 schools now in the Davis UWC Scholars Program.)

PROJECT FUNDING
Davis has committed $1 million to fund 100 projects for peace in 2009. While Davis funding per project is limited to $10,000, projects with larger budgets are welcome as is co-funding from other sources (such as other philanthropists, a college or university, foundation, NGO/PVO or students' own funding).

STUDENT (OR GROUP OF STUDENTS) PROPOSAL
To be considered, a student (or group of students) must 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 proposal should be submitted electronically to the designated official at each campus as outlined below. Students with queries may direct them to their campus designated official as communication between students writing proposals and the Davis UWC Scholars office is prohibited.

SUBMISSION AND JUDGING OF PROPOSALS
Each involved campus has a designated official (the Davis UWC Scholar Program campus contact) to coordinate the process on each campus. This official, in ways s/he deems appropriate, will guide the internal campus procedures for announcing and promoting the opportunity to students; organizing the selection committee to evaluate the proposals submitted, communicating results on a timely basis to the Davis UWC Scholars office; and distributing the awarded grant funds for the winning proposal(s) on campus. Final review and approval of all recommended proposals from individual campuses rests solely with the office of the Davis UWC Scholars Program which will then forward the appropriate grant funds to each school with winning project(s).

AWARDING OF 100 GRANTS
The intention is to fund 100 projects, with at least one at each of the 76 Davis UWC Scholar schools. Therefore, all involved schools are invited to select and submit one proposal for funding and one or two additional proposals as alternates that might be funded as well. Final decisions on all grants are made by the Davis UWC Scholars Program office. Grants are made upon assurance that the project proposed will, in fact, be undertaken during the summer of 2009.

TIMETABLES FOR PROPOSALS AND DECISIONS