Americas

Reed Announces 2025 Projects for Peace Grantees

Bennett Campbell Ferguson — 2025-06-17T10:38:55-0400

MC Alumna Maryam Iftikhar ’20 Regained Her Passion for Social Justice Through the Renaissance Scholars Program

Peninnah Victor and Ezra Pine — 2025-06-17T10:25:39-0400

Project for Peace alum Maryam Iftikhar has continued her work in diplomacy and peacebuilding through a range of initiatives.

Yale Junior Receives Projects for Peace Award

YaleNews — 2025-06-17T10:16:26-0400

Yale’s Zakira Bakhshi was awarded a Projects for Peace grant for her work focuses on the climate-conflict nexus, particularly in frontline communities.

UF Undergraduates Launch Housing Stability Project in Gainesville, Pensacola

University of Florida IFAS — 2025-06-17T09:58:54-0400

Two UF undergraduates are launching a collaborative project to bring healthcare resources to the unhoused populations in Gainesville and Pensacola by partnering with non-profit organizations and UF departments.

Mariah Jackson ‘27 to Honor her Mother’s Legacy as Union’s Latest Projects for Peace Winner

Union College — 2025-06-17T09:50:36-0400

Jackson’s project aims to address the disproportionality in discipline rates between student groups in the school district and the correlation of suspensions with increased dropout rates and involvement in the legal system.

Two Students Receive Peace Prizes to Expand Possibilities for Young People in their Home Countries

Rebecca Goldfine — 2025-05-10T06:55:43-0400

Ruth Olujobi ’25 and Victor Souza ’26 have each received a Projects for Peace grant to work on self-designed initiatives in Nigeria and Brazil.

UNC students' focus grant on Native American skin cancer prevention efforts

Anthony Locklear — 2025-05-09T11:05:25-0400

Two UNC students, junior Urvi Patel and sophomore Khizra Ahmad, recently received a $10,000 grant from Projects for Peace for their research in skin cancer prevention in Native American communities.

Penn Fourth-Year Annabelle Jin Named 2025-26 Luce Scholar

Penn Today — 2025-04-14T15:20:45-0400

Jin is one of 16 students chosen as a 2025-26 Luce Scholar by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Bard Student Grace Miller-Trabold ’26 Awarded Davis Projects for Peace Grant

Bard College — 2025-04-14T10:51:28-0400

Miller-Trabold’s project will provide resources for youth workshops on Indigenous Oaxacan textile traditions.

Sharing Educational Opportunities To Build a Brighter Future

Mia Lumsden — 2025-04-14T10:22:58-0400

Two WPI juniors get youth in their hometown excited about STEM.