Projects for Peace


Overview

Application Open: November 8, 2024
Application Due: January 22, 2025
$10,000 undergraduate student grant!


The University of Florida is pleased to be a participating member of Projects for Peace, a program that honors Kathryn Wasserman Davis, a noted philanthropist who was interested in finding new ways to advance world peace. The University of Florida is the only institution of higher learning, public or private, in the state of Florida with this partnership and designation.

Undergraduate students at more than 90 college campuses across the United States, including UF, are eligible to design and submit proposals that serve local, domestic or global communities and address the goal of improving the prospects for peace in the 21st century.

The top submissions from the participating campuses, including at least one from UF, will receive $10,000 in funding to initiate projects anywhere in the world during the summer of 2025.



How to apply

Undergraduate students can apply here: https://ufl.givepulse.com/event/516174

Application components:

  1. Proposal narrative
  2. Proposal budget
  3. Community organization letters of support (not required, but recommended)
  4. Application checklist

INFO SeSSIONS

Attendance at an information session or advising appointment is strongly recommended. 

NOVEMBER 8, 2024 | 2-3 PM
NOVEMBER 18, 2024 | 2-3 PM
JANUARY 17, 2025 | 2-3 PM



Past University of Florida Project Recipeints