The Davis Projects for Peace is an invitation to undergraduates to design grassroots projects that they will implement during the summer. The projects judged to be the most promising and do-able will be funded at $10,000 each. The objective is to encourage and support today’s motivated youth to create and tryout their own ideas for building peace.

The Davis Projects for Peace is made possible by Kathryn Wasserman Davis, an accomplished internationalist and philanthropist. 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, Mrs. Davis is continuing the Davis Projects for Peace for the summer of 2008.

Any Penn undergraduate students are eligible, freshmen through graduting seniors. Students can make proposals individually or the can make group proposals. Groups can include students from other schools.

Qualifications are not those of the student, rather they focus on the project. Questions to be considered include, how well does this project appear to foster peace, how "do-able" is the project and does the project have the necessary pre-approvals.

Students submit complete proposals to CURF. A selection committee will decide which proposal Penn can recommend and will forward them to the Davis UWC Scholars office.

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 separate page). Proposals should include pre-approval of all involved parties and organizations involved in the project. The two-page proposal and one page budget should be submitted electronically to CURF -- curf@upenn.edu.

• January 15, Application due electronically to CURF by 11:59 pm.
• February 15, Penn’s recommendations are forwarded to Davis UWC Scholars office.
• March 15, Final decisions received from Davis UWC Scholars office.
• March 30, Grant payment request letters -- completed by CURF and students - due.
• April, any needed alternates announced.
• Summer, projects begin
• September 15, Final report due to Davis UWC Scholars office.