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Moore Research Fellowship at Swarthmore College

Interested in conducting research in the Friends Historical Library or the Peace Collection at Swarthmore College? Apply for the Moore Research Fellowship!

Margaret W. Moore and John M. Moore Research Fellowship
Swarthmore College

SYNOPSIS: The purpose of the Margaret W. Moore and John M. Moore Research Fellowship is to provide a stipend to promote research during the academic year or summer months using the resources of the Friends Historical Library and/or the Swarthmore College Peace Collection.

Deadline(s):      03/31/2015
Established Date: 04/10/2003
Follow-Up Date:   02/01/2016
Review Date:      02/26/2015

Contact: Christopher Densmore, Curator

Address:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399
U.S.A.

E-mail: cdensmo1@swarthmore.edu
Web Site: http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/
Program URL: http://bit.ly/185AMb7
Tel:              610-328-8557
Deadline Ind:     Receipt
Deadline Open:    No

Award Type(s): Facilities-Access To Fellowship Summer

Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: Any/No Restrictions

Locations Tenable: U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories)

Appl Type(s):

Faculty Member
Researcher/Investigator
Graduate Student

Target Group(s): NONE
Funding Limit: $0 NOT PROV
Duration: 0
Indirect Costs: Unspecified
Cost Sharing: No
Sponsor Type: College/University
Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the Margaret W. Moore and John M.
Moore Research Fellowship is to provide a stipend to promote research during the academic year or summer months using the resources of the Friends Historical Library and/or the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Strong preference will be given to projects utilizing resources only available at Swarthmore. Moore fellows will be asked to give a lecture at Swarthmore College subsequent to and based upon their research at a date agreed upon by the Moore Fellowship Committee and the Moore fellow.

ELIGIBILITY
Those eligible to apply include Swarthmore College students and
faculty, as well as faculty, graduate students, and scholars from
outside the Swarthmore College community.

FUNDING
The amount of the stipend will be announced. (jap)

KEYWORDS:

American History
Religious History
Conflict/Dispute Resolution
Social Change
Peace/Disarmament/Amnesty

Deadline for Davis Projects for Peace applications extended!

The deadline for applications for the Davis Project for Peace competition has been extended!

Proposals now due: February 9, 2015, Noon

Open to students from any class year as well as individuals or groups of students, the Davis Project for Peace grant seeks to fund student initiative, innovation, and entrepreneurship that focuses on conflict prevention, resolution, peacebuilding, or reconciliation in the U.S. and around the world.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Magee (jmagee1).

Davis Projects for Peace application deadline January 28

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Just a reminder that the deadline for applications for Davis Projects for Peace funding is coming up January 28, 2014?

Davis Projects for Peace is an initiative for all students at the Davis United World College Scholars Program partner schools (of which Swarthmore College is one!) to design grassroots projects for the summer of 2014 – anywhere in the world – which promote peace and address the root causes of conflict among parties. Through a competition on over 90 campuses, projects will be selected for funding at $10,000 each. Davis Projects for Peace has been funded by Kathryn W. Davis, a renown internationalist and philanthropist.

Eligibility

First years, sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to apply. Groups of students from the same campus, as well as individual students, may submit proposals.

Important Dates

The proposal deadline is Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Final decisions will be rendered by Davis UWC Scholars office to campus officials in mid-March, with funds released in early – mid April. Projects should be completed during summer of 2014, with final reports due September 1, 2014.

Selection Process @ Swat

There will be a two-stage selection process: proposal and, if selected, interview.

1. PROPOSAL

To be considered, a student (or group of students) must prepare a written statement which describes the project (who, what, where, how) including expected outcomes and prospects for future impact (not to exceed two pages) as well as a budget (one separate page). Proposals should include pre-approval (in the form of a letter or letters of support) of all involved parties and organizations involved in the project. The two-page proposal and one-page budget should be submitted electronically as a .doc to Jennifer Magee (jmagee1@swarthmore.edu) by Tuesday, January 28, 2014.

2. INTERVIEW

The selection committee will invite select applicants to interview. The interviews will be held during the first week(s) of February, exact date, time and location is TBD. Then the selection committee will recommend proposal(s) – a first choice and an alternate – to Davis UWC Scholars office for their review and ultimate selection.

What do you mean by “projects for peace”?

The funder hopes to encourage student initiative, innovation and entrepreneurship focusing on conflict prevention, resolution or reconciliation. Applicants are encouraged 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. Some of the most compelling projects to date have reflected one or more of the following characteristics:

ameliorating conditions leading to violence/conflict;
looking for and building on shared attributes among differing peoples, races, ethnicities, tribes, clans, etc.;
fostering diplomacy or otherwise contribute to advancing peace processes underway;
promoting economic opportunity and entrepreneurship among those in post-conflict areas;
finding creative ways to bring people on opposite sides of issues together, such as through art, sports, music or other techniques to promote a common humanity;
developing leadership and mediation skills training for those in conflict or post-conflict societies;
starting or leveraging initiatives, organizations (e.g. education, health)
infrastructure projects to build/rebuild community.

In general, projects should be building blocks for a sustainable peace. Specific projects may be undertaken anywhere in the world, including in the U.S.

To learn more…

1. Attend an information session on Thursday, December 12, 2-3 PM at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility.

2. Read past recipients’ project reports. Email jmagee1 to obtain electronic copies.

3. Contact Jennifer Magee (jmagee1) with questions.

4. Visit Davis Projects for Peace website. **Please note: Communication between students and the Davis UWC Scholar Program is prohibited.**

For examples of past successful projects, visit http://bit.ly/19VrRKf

Davis Projects for Peace info session

The Davis Projects for Peace award successful recipients — individual students or groups of students — $10,000 to complete a creative, innovative and entrepreneurial project for peace in summer 2013. Funded by Kathryn W. Davis, a lifelong internationalist and philanthropist, the selection process is administered by the Lang Center in association with the Peace and Conflict Studies Program.

In previous years, students have been awarded funds to develop sanitation and hygiene practices in rural Madagascar and to develop an educational program in Bogotá, Colombia.

Students from any class year may apply and projects may be undertaken in Summer 2013, anywhere in the world.

INFORMATION SESSION

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

12:30 PM

Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility

Please RSVP to jmagee1, indicating your pizza preference no later than Monday, December 10.