Student project leaders will submit applications to CLBR Fellowships for consideration by an internal committee of staff and faculty. Select project leaders 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 early February.
All applicants are strongly encouraged to meet with a 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 for Projects for Peace. Your internal application documents use the same guidance that will be used for a final project proposal if you are nominated.
Internal Application Deadline
Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at noon pacific time
Internal Application Steps
The full application consists of the student project leader applying to Projects for Peace in SurveyMonkey Apply (SMApply). If you are collaborating on a project as a team with another student or students, we'll need some information from them as well.
SMApply Application
For the SMApply application, you'll need to fill out an eligibility form and an application form. As part of the application form, you'll answer several questions including a short essay, and submit three documents as pdfs: a resume, your proposal narrative, and your proposal budget.
The link to the application portal will be added here once the application is open in SMApply. In the meantime, everything you need to start working on your application is on this page.
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.
Team members
Resumes for any student team members must also be submitted.
Proposal Narrative
The ideal length is two pages, and it must not exceed three pages. The content of this proposal must adhere to all of the guidance and formatting from the Projects for Peace Proposal Submission Instructions on the . Refer to the section called "Part A. Proposal Narrative" for guidance on the content of this document.
Team Members
Any student team members working with you on the project each need to supply you with a short statement of commitment for you to include in your application. The statement should explain what the team member understands their role in the project to be, and why they want to work on it. It also needs to include their name and be no longer than 250 words. There will be a separate question in the application for you to input this information. This information is only used by Reed's internal selection committee.
Proposal Budget
Follow all directions for the Proposal Budget on the . Use their Google Sheet budget template, and upload a PDF copy of the "Required Budget Template" page of the "Projects for Peace Budget Form and Expense Report" to the your application. Your budget should include estimates of any flights, visas, accommodations, living expenses (clothes, food, health, communications, etc.), or taxes (potential income tax, 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.
Short Essay Question
Respond to this question in the application form (500 word maximum): What do you see as the greatest logistical challenge or challenges to carrying out your proposed project? How do you plan to overcome this challenge or these challenges? This information is only used by Reed's internal selection committee.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval
Projects for Peace is not intended as a research grant. However, if your project involves conducting research on a human subject, then you will need to apply for approval from Reed's Institutional Review Board (IRB) in tandem with your Projects for Peace application. Please see the IRB website for more information. If you're not sure if your project involves research, consult your academic advisor or the Institutional Review Board.
Travel Restrictions
91ÁÔÆæ does not permit college-funded travel to other countries that are . 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 of which you are a resident, exceptions might be made, but you would need to reach out to CLBR well ahead of the internal deadline to discuss this.
Next Steps
An internal review committee of Reed staff and faculty will evaluate the applications the week after the deadline. Select project leaders will be invited for an in-person or Zoom interview, and then up to one nominated and one alternate project 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. The nominee and alternate projects will then be able to continue working on their projects until the deadline in early February.
Final applications will be submitted directly to Projects for Peace by CLBR staff. Projects for Peace will make final funding decisions in March. 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 project leader or team must prepare and submit a final report (two pages ideally) in early September following their summer project to the 91ÁÔÆæ campus liaison for Projects for Peace. The requirements for the final report can be found on the Projects for Peace and photos will be required as well. A deadline for this report will be sent to the project leader in late August.
Projects for Peace grantees will be invited to present a poster at the President's Student Showcase in the fall, but will not be required to do so. Additionally, Projects for Peace alumni may be invited to join the campus selection committee in the future.
Questions?
Email CLBR Fellowships with questions any time.