Projects for Peace Internal Application Instructions

Students will submit applications to CLBR Fellowships for consideration by an internal committee of staff and/or faculty. Select applications will be invited for an in person or Zoom interview, and then up to one nominee and one alternate will be selected to apply by the external deadline in February.

All applicants are strongly encouraged to meet with a CLBR advisor while in the planning stages of their proposals. Please read all of the directions on this page carefully, along with all of the information on the Summer Grants page for Projects for Peace. Your internal application documents use all of the same guidance that will be used for a final project proposal if you are nominated.

Internal Application Deadline

Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 at 12 PM noon (pacific time)

Internal Application Steps

The full application consists of applying to Projects for Peace in Handshake, and having a Reed faculty or staff member submit a letter of recommendation by email. If you are collaborating on a project as a team with another student or students, we'll need some information from them as well.

Handshake Application

For the Handshake application, you'll need to submit three documents: a resume, a cover letter, and a proposal budget.

Resume

Your one page resume should provide information about your experiences, skills, and interests that qualify and prepare you for success with your project. Your resume might also assist in illustrating your project's relevance to your academic and/or professional goals. Your resume will be viewed by Reed's internal committee only; it will not be forwarded to Projects for Peace. If you are collaborating on a project with another student or students, have them submit a resume by email to clbrfellowships@reed.edu. We'll need a resume from each member of your team.

Cover Letter

Your cover letter is your Proposal Narrative. The ideal length is two pages, and it must not exceed three pages. The content of this letter must adhere to all of the guidance from the 2024 Projects for Peace Proposal Submission Instructions on the Projects for Peace website. Refer to the section called "Part A. Proposal Narrative" for guidance on the content of this document.

Proposal Budget

Follow all directions for the Proposal Budget on the Projects for Peace website. Use their budget template, and upload your budget in Handshake as a pdf. Your budget should include estimates of any flights, visas, accommodations, and living expenses (clothes, food, health, communications, etc.) for your project. You don't need a high level of detail in your budget, but your budget should demonstrate that your project would be feasible with the available funds, and you should have a plan that uses all of the funding.

Apply in Handshake

Letter of Recommendation

Have a Reed faculty or staff member who can speak to your qualifications submit an internal letter of recommendation by email to clbrfellowships@reed.edu. This letter will be viewed by Reed's internal committee only; it will not be forwarded to Projects for Peace. This award allows students to collaborate on a project with other students if they wish. In that case, we need one letter of recommendation per student.

Review this guide to requesting recommendations for helpful tips
Give three to five weeks notice to your letter writer

What Happens Next?

An internal review committee of Reed staff and/or faculty will evaluate the applications. Select applications will be invited for an in person or Zoom interview, and then up to one nominee and one alternate will be selected to apply by the external deadline in February. Interviews and notifications of selection decisions will be made before the end of the semester.

Final applications will be submitted directly to Projects for Peace by CLBR staff. Projects for Peace will make final funding decisions in March. In most years they have funded our nominee's project, but that is not guaranteed. While nominees are considered for funding first, Projects for Peace staff have told us that every year they also fund about a third of the alternate proposals, so it is possible for us to have two separate project grants in one summer.

When Your Project Is Complete

For each funded project, the responsible student(s) must prepare and submit a final report (two pages ideally) in early September following their summer project to the Reed College campus liaison for the Projects for Peace. The requirements for the final report can be found on the Projects for Peace website and photos will be required as well. A deadline for this report will be sent to the project lead(s) in late August.

Recipients of the award who are continuing students may also be asked to share their learning with the Reed community. Additionally, these recipients may be asked to participate in the next year’s applicant review process.

Travel Restrictions

Reed College does not permit college-funded travel to other countries that are categorized as level 4 (do not travel). Travel to countries on a level 3 advisory warning might be allowed on a case-by-case basis, but there would need to be a strong case made in the application for why the travel is necessary to the project, and how it can be done safely. If you want to do a project in a level 3 or 4 country that you are a resident of, exceptions might be made, but you would need to reach out to CLBR well ahead of the internal deadline to discuss this.

Questions? Email CLBR Fellowships