SCHOLARSHIPS

Volunteers For Peace Scholarships are made possible thanks to the generosity of our donors. We appreciate their support of Volunteers For Peace and international voluntary service.

VFP Scholarships are available to volunteers who would like to participate in either a US or an international voluntary service project.

VFP scholarships are intended for volunteers who are not normally able to participate in international voluntary service projects. We encourage underrepresented social and economic groups to apply. Please be advised that we do not award scholarships to students simply because they are "poor.” Every year, approximately 85% of the volunteers we send fit this description.

Sea Turtle Project Mexico 2006

2010 Scholarship Requirements

1. Applicants must be a United States citizen and reside in the United States of America.

2. Volunteers For Peace REQUIRES that the volunteer MUST register for a VFP Project by the end of April or within 30 days of being awarded the scholarship (if after April 1) or the scholarship will be forfeited.

3. Scholarship recipients must purchase a VFP Membership ($30 annual contribution) before or at the time they register.

4. Cancellation by the volunteer after confirmation in a project causes forfeiture of the scholarship.

5. Volunteers For Peace REQUIRES that scholarship recipients write and submit a project report including photos, if possible, within 30 days of return from the International Voluntary Service Project. Report refunds, if applicable, will not be granted for scholarship recipients.

6. Scholarships will not be awarded to the same person in consecutive years.

7. Scholarship applications must be submitted by the end of the business day (5pm eastern time) on MARCH 15th, 2010. Award decisions will be announced within one week of the deadline.

2010 Basic Scholarship

In 2010, VFP has six Basic Scholarships available. This scholarship includes a waiver of the $300 Volunteers For Peace Registration Fee. To apply for this scholarship please download and complete the Basic Scholarship Form then forward it VFP via email, fax or surface mail BEFORE the end of the business day (5pm eastern time) March 15th, 2010.

This scholarship requires applicants to answer three questions in a short essay. These questions are:

1. In what ways do you think that your presence will help create diversity at an international volunteer project?

2. If awarded the scholarship where would you like to volunteer and what would you like to be doing?

3. Describe a past positive learning and/or voluntary service experience.

Please make sure that you read and fully understand the Scholarship Requirements prior to sending in your scholarship form.

2010 Pierre Ceresole Memorial Scholarship

Pierre Ceresole : was a Swiss engineer, known as the founder of the Service Civil International (SCI), or International Voluntary Service for Peace (IVSP), in 1920, an organisation that helped in reconstruction after the First World War with the goal of achieving an atmosphere of brotherhood.

In 2010, VFP has four Pierre Ceresole Memorial Scholarships available. This scholarship includes a waiver of the $300 Volunteers For Peace Registration Fee as well as a $500 travel stipend. To apply for this scholarship please download and complete the Pierre Ceresole Scholarship Form then forward it VFP via email, fax or surface mail BEFORE the end of the business day (5 pm eastern time) March 15th, 2010.

This scholarship requires applicants to answer three questions in a short essay. These questions are:

1. Cultural differences can create misunderstandings and seemingly intractable situations, such as the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Please explain what you know about cultural differences and suggest some ways that understanding them might both prevent and resolve conflict.

2. Please describe your financial need for a VFP scholarship.

3. In what ways do you think that your presence will help create diversity at an international volunteer project?

Please make sure that you read and fully understand the Scholarship Requirements prior to sending in your scholarship form.

A. Sussman Honduras ~ 2003 B. Shealey / Tanzania~ 2009 B. Miller / Iceland ~ 2009 In 2009, VFP was able to grant scholarships to a total of seven volunteers. Through the generous donations of our members these volunteers participated in teaching, renovation and social projects throughout the world in Iceland, Tanzania, Nigeria, Turkey, Peru, and Kenya.

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