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Princeton students have a variety of resources for funding civic engagement activities. If you're considering starting a new project, this information about Planning Your Own Project or Event will help you get started.

USG Projects Board
The Projects Board provides grants to student organizations for programs and events. The Board awards grants only to recognized student organizations.

Special Projects
The Pace Center supports entreprenurial student projects that seek to solve public problems or realize public opportunities. Project proposals are evaluated on the following criteria:

• Significance of and need for project (in the context of other work being done)
• Clarity and completeness of project plan
• Capacity of applicant(s) to execute project
• Sustainability of project (or an explanation of why this is not relevant)
• Benefits for relevant communities
• Benefits for participating students

Students may apply for project funding by completing the online application form.

Community Engagement Group Projects
The Pace Center advises and supports students working together during the summer in community engagement group projects addressing public issues in communities at home or abroad.

Davis Projects for Peace
Davis Projects for Peace is an invitation to undergraduate students to design their own grassroots projects for peace, which they themselves will implement during the summer. Through a competition on over 90 campuses, the 100 most promising and achievable projects are selected for funding at $10,000 each.

Office of the Vice President for Campus Life
Information about funding for individual projects, summer service opportunities, academic projects and activities, and student organizations is available from the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life.

Barfield Fund for Community-Based Independent Work
Awards grants through the Community-Based Learning Initiative to facilitate independent research for the senior thesis or junior paper in partnership with the community.

Class of 1991 Fund
Awards grants to support senior thesis research, independent work, and community service summer internships; applications are available at Maclean House, headquarters of the Alumni Council.