Richter Scholarship Program Archive

Project:  Conduct a comparative study of the mining sectors in Chile and Peru, with a focus on labor and environmental conflicts that arise in response to formal and informal mining projects.  (Chile and Peru) Mentor: Hassan Akram, Southern Cone Program – Chile

Project:  Create a documentary film that will explore why coffee and the coffee ceremony is so important for Ethiopians from an economic and cultural standpoint and the impact the coffee ceremony has on the social interactions of the community. (“THE POWER OF ETHIOPIAN COFFEE”) (Ethiopia_ […]

Project:  Learn about and experience traditional Cambodian music first-hand. (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Mentor Elizabeth Clendinning, Music

Project:  Study how Aboriginal artwork is portrayed as an expression of social values, concerns, modernization and Australian national identity through museological studies and historical research.  (Melbourne, Australia) Mentor: Andrew Gurstelle, Anthropology

Project:  Examine the economic impacts and effectiveness of recent efforts to integrate traditional Maori medical practices into the Westernized healthcare system of New Zealand.  (Auckland, New Zealand) Mentor: Christina Dalton, Economics

Project:  A qualitative, comparative research study of New Zealand education and American education, with focuses on numeracy, literacy, technology, and global readiness in public elementary education. Mentor: Ann Cunningham, Education

Project:  study of Sino-Tibetan Buddhist cultural exchange in Yuan Dynasty China (1271-1368); inspecting and analyzing the small but intricate and unique symbols in these artifacts in  Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province;  Rebkong County, Qinghai Province; Xigeze County, Tibet. Mentor: Qiong Zhang, History

Project:  Travel to Japan to explore the Japanese inspiration behind the art and explore the variety of elements that influenced the growth of japonisme to determine which elements Impressionist artists adopt or ignore in the 1870s. Research performed in Tokyo, Japan and Shanghai, China. Mentor: […]

Project:  Exploring the intersection between two narrative conventions: the popular, contemporary narrative of the American endurance journey; and the ancient narrative of the religious pilgrimage in Camino, Spain. Mentor: Joanna Ruocco, English

Project:    Travel to Cape Town, South Africa to study race relations as they are 23 years after the end of apartheid; examining the effectiveness of reconciliation and reintegration efforts by focusing on dialect variables in white and black South Africans. Mentor: Billy […]

Project:   Observational study of Children’s Playgrounds in Copenhagen, Denmark; use design thinking to analyze playground designs and contribute creative and constructive conclusions Mentor: David Finn, Art

Project:  Reviving the sensation of beauty in traditional art works, and consolidating classic aesthetics into contemporary art in Florence, Italy, Switzerland, and France. Mentor: LeighAnn Hallberg, Art

Project:  6 week trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, visiting the Jesuit Refugee Service  and gathering the biographies of individuals on site; ultimately developing an anthology of biographical, bilingual poetry in an attempt to show the movement of culture and language on the camp. (collaborative w/ […]

Project:  6 week trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, visiting the Jesuit Refugee Service  and gathering the biographies of individuals on site; ultimately developing an anthology of biographical, bilingual poetry in an attempt to show the movement of culture and language on the camp. (collaborative w/ […]

Project:   Spend six weeks walking the trail (Camino del Santiago), taking in the experiences of the landscape and fellow pilgrims, while studying classic and contemporary Pilgrim’s Tales, to plumb the depths of my own conciseness and physical capabilities. At the end of each day I […]

Zifeng was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to address the question: China and Japan were both given historic opportunity to industrialize, why only Japan successfully rebuilt itself along western lines and became a major power in the early 20th centuries? What factors impeded China from […]

James was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to address the historiographical debate regarding the impact and changing representations of Scottish Highland culture after the Jacobite Risings in 1745. Questions answered will be how representation of the Highlands manifested itself through British imperial expansion, national pride and/or […]

Dominique was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to chronosequence nutrient rehabilitation in Peruvian Amazon post abandonment at gold mined sites. Mentor: Miles Silman, Biology  

Kyle was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to travel to Managua, Nicaragua and engage and volunteer with the organization — Nica Nadadores — an international youth development organization that uses the sport of swimming to improve academic opportunities and performances in Nicaragua while also empowering young […]

Jeremy was awarded a 2016 Richter Grant to view, photograph, and analyze surviving specimens of ancient Roman and Etruscan “brass” instruments and representations of them in art, architecture, and ancient literature. Mentor: Stewart Carter, Music