Davis Projects for Peace $10K Award

On the occasion of her 100th birthday, Mrs. Kathryn Davis, an international philanthropist alumna of I-House New York, who died in 2013 at age 106, felt some urgency to spark initiatives for building prospects for peace in the world.  She committed $1 million to fund one hundred $10,000 projects for peace as she believed that today’s youth – tomorrow’s leaders – ought to be challenged to formulate and test their own ideas.

Projects for Peace is an initiative open to residents of International House - UC Berkeley to design grassroots projects for the summer of 2019 - anywhere in the world - which promote peace and address the root causes of conflict among parties.  

We encourage applicants to use their creativity to design projects and employ innovative techniques for engaging project participants in ways that focus on conflict resolution, reconciliation, building understanding and breaking down barriers which cause conflict, and finding solutions for resolving conflict and maintaining peace.  Projects will be selected for funding at $10,000 each.

Please note: There are two different applications for 2019 Davis Projects for Peace, each with different eligibility requirments and deadlines described below.

I-House Resident Competition Application

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 11:59 pm

Eligibility: Only I-House residents in good standing for the full 2018-19 academic year are eligible to apply.

For questions about the I-House resident competition,
please email ihprograms@berkeley.edu.

Campus-Wide Competition Application

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Monday, January 21, 2019 at 11:59 pm

Eligibility: Only full-time UC Berkeley undergraduates in good academic standing for the full 2018-19 academic year are eligible to apply.

UC Berkeley Campus-wide Competition
Key Questions to Consider (PDF)

For questions about the campus-wide competition,
please email davis_campus-wide@berkeley.edu

 

Congratulations to the Summer 2018
Davis Projects for Peace winners!

 

Previous Davis Projects for Peace

Award Winners

2017

Repairing the Legacies of the Vietnam War in Vietnam: Sayaka Ri

Building Hope: A Makerspace for a Refugee Camp in Bekaa Valley,
Lebanon: Patrick Thelan

Iwili Project in Burkina Faso: Rassidatou Konate (campus-wide)

2017 Davis Projects for Peace Winners

 

2016

Communicating Peace Youth Conference in Thailand: Hayden Shelby

Empowering Adolescents through Filmmaking in the West Bank in Palestine:
Thanh Mai Bercher (campus-wide)

2016 Davis Projects for Peace Winners

 

2015

Solar Energy for Community School in Mozambique: Diana Quelhas &
Samuel Fernandes

Women’s Leadership Mentoring Camp in Rwanda: Patricie Uwase Mavubi

Capoeira Para Todos: Developing Local Female Trainers to Support Psychosocial Wellbeing in Jordan: Kasandra Kachakji (campus-wide)

2015 Davis Projects for Peace Winners

2014

Recycle Up in Ghana: Manuel Schulze & Torben Fischer

Revitalizing Learning Spaces for Children Affected by Haiyan: Alinaya Fabros

2013

Clicking Together in India: Shiv Tandan & Hannah Yang

2012

Finding Common Ground in Israel/Palestine: Dana DePietro

Light from Below-Panama: Oscar Diaz & Nestor Moreno

Semillas del Futuro-Guatemala: Germán Macias & Catalina Saldivia

2011

Mobile Library for Peace in India: Aravind Unni

Empowering Citizens with Environmental Awareness in Sri Lanka:
Lisa Fleming & Andrew Stokols

2010

Healthy Ka Pamilya in the Philippines: Jacqueline Barin

Outdoctrination in Ethiopia: Jason Atwood

2009

Microblogging for Peace in India: Usree Bhattacharya

 

2008

Peace Camp & Peace Center in Cambodia: Ana T. Villarreal

Writing Workshop in Cambodia: Aaron Sorenson

Safe Water for a Safe World in India: Ayse Ercumen

Sastimasa: Education for Liberation in Kosovo: Sina AkhavaOn