Maurice and Fay Karpf Peace Prize Award
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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 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 stipend for 7–10 weeks of intensive summer research or creative work
Summary: Supports Brandeis undergraduate research, creative projects, and travel promoting universal peace, goodwill, tolerance, and understanding among peoples.
Key Information: Applicants must have a Brandeis faculty mentor and continue as undergraduates in the following fall semester.
Description
The Maurice and Fay Karpf Peace Prize Award supports Brandeis undergraduates conducting research or creative projects that contribute to universal peace, goodwill, tolerance, and understanding among peoples of the earth. The award supports undergraduate research and travel, connecting scholarly and creative work with peace and understanding.
Administered by Undergraduate Research and Creative Collaborations (URCC) since 2025, the award is offered through the university’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships. Students work with a Brandeis faculty mentor and devote 7–10 weeks of intensive summer effort to their projects. The prize originated in a 1982 bequest from the estate of Fay Karpf to support studies and manuscripts contributing to peace.
