2011 Davis Projects for Peace &
McGill Lawrence Awards Info Session (How to apply)
4:30-5:30 p.m. GCC-D
Monday, November 8

It is rare when applying for a grant to get the chance to talk with those who know how to craft the best proposal possible. If you are considering applying for the Davis or the McGill Lawrence, avail yourself (or yourselves) of this opportunity. It will be an hour well spent. SEEDS and career services staff will be on hand to talk with you about strategies for your application, to help you get a handle on how to tell your story in the most compelling way. Bring your ideas and your questions!

The Davis Projects for Peace: What would you do with $10,000 for peace? For the third year, Reed College has been invited to participate in the Davis Projects for Peace Program. Funded by Kathryn Wasserman Davis, a lifelong internationalist and philanthropist, the project invites undergraduate students (including current seniors) to design grassroots projects for peace. So, in the summer of 2010, one Reed student or group of students will receive $10,000 to implement a project for peace, thanks to the generosity of this initiative: http://web.reed.edu/seeds/volunteer/davispeaceprojects.html. To read successful proposals from last year, visit http://www.kwd100projectsforpeace.org

Davis proposal deadline is Monday, January 24, 2011.

The McGill Lawrence Summer Internship Awards: Designed to offer Reed students the opportunity to complement their academic studies with a summer internship in the public or non-profit sectors, McGill Lawrence awards $3750 for a minimum of eight weeks of full time engagement to eight students. The fund was originally made available by a donation to help cultivate an environment of understanding and respect for multi-cultural issues at Reed. The endowment for this grant has increased in the past years with generous college and Reed student body support. At least fifty percent of the funds awarded through McGill Lawrence fund proposals that bring students in contact with ethnically and culturally diverse issues and populations. Award amounts are $3750 for a minimum of 8 weeks of full time engagement.

McGill Lawrence proposal deadline is Monday, March 7, 2011.

Online applications are open: https://iris.reed.edu/career_grants