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Projects for Peace Alumni Award

Eligibility is limited to individuals named in a Projects for Peace final report. Each participating educational institution may nominate up to two alumni for consideration.

The Projects for Peace Alumni Award seeks to recognize individuals who have demonstrated innovation and commitment in building peace and transforming conflict throughout their career.

The award is intended to celebrate and enhance the achievements of past Projects for Peace grantees.

The $50,000 annual award is made possible through the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation at Middlebury.

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The Award:

  • Winners receive up to $50,000.
  • Winners will attend a multiday Conflict Transformation retreat at Middlebury College, with an opportunity to discuss their work with the Conflict Transformation community at Middlebury.
  • The Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation at Middlebury expects to fund at least one award each year through 2028.

Campus Deadline: February 5 (This includes letters of recommendation)
National Deadline: March 5

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must have implemented a Project for Peace at any time in the history of the program.
  • Applicants must be nominated by the educational institution that supported their Project for Peace.

No direct-apply or “at-large” applications will be accepted.

Application Process

For Applicants

You must submit your application through the online system as indicated above. Please note that you cannot save information in the application and return to it at a later date. You should save your work in a separate document and enter it all at once when you are ready to submit. 

For Letter of Recommendation Writers

Once registered by the applicant in the application portal, writers will receive a link to submit their letter. If you haven’t received an email please follow up with the applicant to ensure that you have been registered to write on their behalf.