Maurice and Fay Karpf Peace Prize Award supports Brandeis undergraduates’ research, creative projects, and travel to promote universal peace, goodwill, tolerance, and understanding among peoples.
Funder: Brandeis University
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship application)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 stipend for 7–10 weeks of intensive summer project work
Summary: Supports undergraduate research, creative projects, and travel promoting universal peace, goodwill, tolerance, and understanding among peoples.
Key Information: Applicants must be Brandeis undergraduates continuing in the fall and supported by a Brandeis faculty mentor.
The Maurice and Fay Karpf Peace Prize Award supports undergraduate research and travel for projects contributing to the promotion of universal peace, goodwill, tolerance, and understanding among peoples of the earth. Brandeis University offers the award through Undergraduate Research and Creative Collaborations (URCC) as part of its Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships.
The fellowship supports research or creative projects undertaken with a Brandeis faculty mentor. Recipients are expected to devote intensive effort to their projects over seven to ten weeks during the summer. The award connects mentored undergraduate work with its broad purpose of advancing peace and understanding across peoples.