Grebel Fund - PACS

MPACS two students talk to each other during a class.
Paul Heidebrecht talks to a group of students during an information session.
Two masters students talk to each other during a class.
A PACS student talks to someone about their research during an exhibition.

Invest in people who are working toward peace, in their communities or abroad. Peace and Conflict Studies students are learning how to transform conflict, work for justice, and build a more peaceful world. Whether working locally or globally, PACS grads are pursuing justice and peace as leaders in law, higher education, government, international development, non-profits, community services, and in public service.

Please consider a gift to the annual Grebel Fund this year. Your donation helps provide scholarships, resources, and internship opportunities for the next generation of peacebuilders and community leaders.

Support Peace and Conflict Studies

Your support for Peace and Conflict Studies will make it possible to:

  • provide students with funds for peace-building work through our undergrad PACS internship program,
  • develop new and innovative academic programs
  • ​fund public education events
  • provide funding for Master in PACS scholarships and internships

Your support for the Grebel Fund will make it possible to:

  • offer quality academic programs
  • nurture leadership development
  • reach our goal departmental goal of $7,500 

"Hearing other people share their own lived experiences, along with their own ideas, has profoundly deepened my learning experience." - Theresa Strutt, MPACS Student

PACS undergraduate students study together

Make a credit card donation on Grebels pledge page. Simply select the fund at Grebel you wish to support and fill in your details. Your receipt for online donations will come from the University of Waterloo. Thanks!

To learn more about how your gift to Peace and Conflict Studies will impact Grebel students, contact Fred W. Martin, Director of Advancement.
519-885-0220 x24381

Give students the opportunity for hands-on peacebuilding.

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Last fall, MPACS student Rafaella worked with the Pacific Centre for Peacebuilding in Suva, Fiji, in the Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership and Restorative Justice program. She supported initiatives that increased awareness and enhanced capacities in gender-sensitive peacebuilding.

Reflecting on her experience, Rafaella shared, “As part of my MPACS degree, the internship component contributed to my professional development by giving me the opportunity to get hands-on experience and learn from talented local mentors working in peacebuilding and conflict transformation in the South Pacific."

Our goal for the 2024-25 Grebel Fund is $380,000 Help us get all the way!
Imogen in residence.
Thursday, June 13, 2024

Grebel Student Achieves Academic Excellence in the Community

Imogen Sloss, an undergraduate student who recently completed a degree double majoring in PACS and Psychology, has been awarded the Governor General’s Academic Silver Medal for the highest GPA of the 2024 graduating Arts students at the University of Waterloo. The award recognizes a student graduating from the Faculty of Arts with the highest overall average. Imogen also attained the top cumulative average of all Arts students who finished in spring 2023, fall 2023, and winter 2024— by extension, she is also receiving the Department Award for Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) and the Currie Scholarship. When asked how it felt to be recognized for such achievements, she shared, “I was shocked to be the recipient of these awards and felt rewarded for my hard work over the past four years.” Imogen continued, “I am someone who loves learning, and have so benefitted from my experience as a student at Waterloo and Grebel.”

Paint as PRotest, 2024 Eby Lecture, November 14 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Paint as Protest: Analyzing Graffiti and Street Art

“Graffiti tells us a lot about what people are thinking about, particularly people who might not have access to wider political or social conversations; people who aren’t in decision-making circles,” explained University of Waterloo Peace and Conflict Studies Professor Eric Lepp. For the 2024 Benjamin Eby Lecture, Lepp will describe how graffiti and street art serve as valuable tools for examining social and political dynamics in conflict-affected societies. This year’s lecture is titled “Paint as a Protest” and will take place at Conrad Grebel University College on Thursday, November 14. The Eby Lecture is an annual event that presents the research of a Grebel faculty member.  

Restorative Justice Workshop
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Healing and Justice – Restorative Justice Specialization and Diploma

The RJ Specialization is open to all Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) Major students looking to pursue an in-depth study of alternative, non-conventional responses to societal harms and injustices, as well as solutions to harms experienced by individuals or groups in schools, faith communities, or social settings. The RJ Diploma is available to all University of Waterloo students enrolled in a degree program or any non- or post-degree academic plan.