THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GRANTS TO STUDENTS ACTIVELY WORKING FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE. THESE NEEDS-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO THOSE DOING ACADEMIC WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL AND WHO ARE PART OF THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT ON CAMPUS AND IN THE COMMUNITY. EARLY RECIPIENTS WORKED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, AGAINST MCCARTHYISM, AND FOR THE PEACE IN VIETNAM. RECENT GRANTEES HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST RACISM, SEXISM, HOMOPHOBIA, AND OTHER FORMS OF OPPRESSION; BUILDING THE MOVEMENT FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE; AND CREATING PEACE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ANTI-IMPERIALIST SOLIDARITY.