Projects for Peace Summer Grant Campus Nomination Procedures and Timeline
Please be advised that before we nominate you or endorse your candidacy for a fellowship competition, we will perform a conduct and academic honesty check to confirm that you are in good disciplinary and academic standing; a waiver that allows us to do so is part of the Prospective Applicant Form (available below). This check applies to each person listed as a project participant.
2026-27 Campus Timeline
Fall semester: Individually or as a group, develop project plans, secure organizational affiliation(s), and request letter(s) of support; students should reach out to those who will supply letters of support well in advance of the January campus deadline for applications that will be presented to the review committee.
See the Projects for Peace website for program details and titles of previously funded projects.
November 3, 5 p.m. EST: Submit the Prospective Applicant Form and the Projects for Peace Planning Tool. Please choose a single group member who will act as a contact for the group; this member will act as a liaison between the group and the Fellowships Office. After submission, email urfellowshipsasst@ur.rochester.edu to schedule a meeting to discuss your plans.
November 23, 5 p.m. EST: Each applicant/team member must read The Little Book of Conflict Transformation by John Paul Lederach (it’s short!). Write a maximum one-page single-spaced reflection addressing how your project engages with one or two of Lederach’s ideas. Identify and discuss ideas in this text that align with your conceptualization of peace-building and how these concepts are reflected in your project. Please submit your response via our online form.
We expect you to discuss in your committee interview how your project engages with Lederach’s concepts.
December 3, 5 p.m. EST: Submit your draft proposal using this link. Consult the Projects for Peace website for budget instructions. Please submit your budget to the Fellowships Office at urfellowshipsasst@ur.rochester.edu. After submission, please follow up with an email confirming so, and to schedule a meeting to discuss your proposal.
January 10, 5 p.m. EST: Submit the application components online. A complete application includes all of the components listed below.
- Two-page proposal
- One-page budget (must use Projects for Peace budget template; see the "Guidance" section on the Projects for Peace website)
- One letter of support/affiliation from each collaborating organization/partner confirming partnership and the role the partner/affiliate will play in the project
- One letter of reference for each applicant/group member (preferably from URochester faculty or professional staff person, although external letters are acceptable)
- One up-to-date résumé for each applicant/group member
*Letters of support/affiliation should be submitted directly from the recommender or affiliate by email attachment via this online submission form.
Mid-January: Projects for Peace campus interviews and selection of nominees.
Additional Steps for Nominees
Nominees should schedule an appointment with the Fellowships Office to discuss committee feedback and final revision of application materials.
January 30, 5 p.m. EST: Submit final revised proposal and budget online.
Projects Outside of the US
For all projects being proposed in a location outside of the United States, students must familiarize themselves with and use the resources for student travelers available through the URochester Office for Global Engagement.
No project will be considered for nomination to a location deemed too risky according to the professional security standards to which the University adheres—including an applicant's home country. Projects proposed to countries or regions with a US Department of State Level 3 (or higher) Travel Advisory (more at travel.state.gov) will undergo additional scrutiny and will need to be approved by an internal URochester travel review committee. For students whose projects are nominated by URochester, changes in the safety and security situation of the proposed location may require alterations to the original project.