Projects for Peace

Projects for Peace is a global program that encourages students to develop innovative, community-centered, and scalable responses to the world’s most pressing issues. Every year, Projects for Peace awards 125 or more student leaders from over 100 campuses $10,000 grants each to implement a project anywhere in the world over summer break. Projects for Peace was created in 2007 through the generosity of Kathryn W. Davis, and is now hosted at Middlebury College. View the Projects for Peace headquarters website here: https://www.middlebury.edu/projects-for-peace.

Projects

Projects can take place anywhere in the world, including in the U.S. Creativity and an innovative approach to the issue(s) you’re addressing is encouraged. Students are encouraged to think through the following considerations while developing a project.

• How do you define peace? How does your project idea work toward peace as you define it?
• How is your approach innovative? In what ways is your project different than what has been done before?
• What community does your project serve? Who will you work with in that community? How are you centering the community you’re serving in your plans?
• Will it be feasible to complete your project in one summer? What logistical obstacles will you have to overcome as you implement your project?
• Could your project be considered a research project or an internship? If so, Projects for Peace may not be the right fit.

As you develop your proposal, we encourage you to review past successful Trinity Project for Peace proposals at the “Proposal and Report Archives” link at the bottom of this page and to reach out to Gabby Nelson, [email protected], or Mark Hughes, [email protected], to discuss your idea.

Eligibility

Undergraduate Trinity students (including seniors who would complete their projects after graduation) are eligible. Groups of students from the same or different campuses, as well as individual students, may submit proposals.

Apply

Download the 2025 application here. Applications are due January 15, 2025.

Students are encouraged to review several past successful Trinity Project for Peace proposals at the links at the bottom of this page.

Proposals

The following components must be addressed in the proposal.

1. Project summary: What issue(s) will be addressed? What approach(es) will be used? With whom will the grantee(s) work? What is the rationale for these choices?
2. How do you define peace? How does your project work toward your definition of peace?
3. Background: What preceded this proposal in terms of personal experience, forming relationships, developing knowledge, and other preparation?
4. Implementation: What plans have been made for use of funds, use of time, and contingencies?
5. Anticipated Results: What are the potential short and long-term outcomes for participants, community collaborators, and grantee(s)? How will progress be monitored? How will the project contribute to peace?

Outstanding proposals integrate one or more additional elements, for example:  An innovative approach to the issue(s). Appreciation for and sensitivity to the context, communities, and/or cultures where the project takes place. Consideration of the dilemmas, challenges, or conflicts that may underlie the targeted issues or selected approaches. Consideration of sustainability and/or scalability of the approach. Critical self-awareness by the grantee.

Questions

Have a question or want to discuss an idea? Contact Gabby Nelson, Associate Director of the Center for Urban and Global Studies, at [email protected].