Awards Grants Archive

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  

Jeremy was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to study two different natural gas infrastructure projects and how they will affect the energy dynamic and economies of each country upon completion. Mentor: Tom Brister, Politics & International Affairs  

Thomas was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship for an immersive study of the landscapes and language of the English Romantics (spec. London and the Lake District, and the works of Blake, Coleridge, and Wordsworth), the theory of Hannah Arendt, and the relationship of man and […]

Tatiana was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to learn about ethnic Koreans who seem like an illustration to the “successful assimilation /integration” of an ethnic minority into a dominant culture. Learning what the key elements of “successful integration” will be helpful in the future world […]

Rose was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to conduct a study of how refugees arriving at the Italian Consortium for Solidarity in Trieste create a space for themselves, both physically in their living quarters, and socially as members of Italian society. Mentor: Silvia Tiboni-Craft, Romance […]

Sara was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to work on an independent research project on diet induced changes in bone marrow stem cells and how they contribute to liver cancer formation and liver inflammation. The investigation will be carried out in New South Wales at the […]

Tatenda was awarded a 2016 Richter scholarship to examine the question of the historical production and reproduction of a national ‘Zimbabwean’ identity as an ongoing and highly contested process. He will discuss the concepts of narrow nationalism, blackness and whiteness and their impact on the […]

Ashley was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to explore the narrative structure of the bande dessinée, in particular the intersection of visual art and language in the bande dessinée. She will study the narrative structure of the bande dessinée in the national library of France, […]

Samantha was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to travel to the home of every song that she will sing in her Senior (Honors) Recital and to understand the inspiration behind the music. Every song in her Senior Recital revolves around the city of Venice, Italy. She will […]

Jasmine was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to research the choices of recent female grads and the types of influences that helped determine their interest in the workforce. My research will involve looking at data from censuses and conducting interviews with these recent graduates. Mentor: […]

Stephanie was a 2016 Richter Scholarship for an independent research project in Ollantaytambo, a small town in Peru’s Sacred Valley, researching the impact and consequences of fair trade initiatives on local indigenous culture. Mentor: Mary Good, Anthropology  

Meredith was awarded a 2016 Richter Scholarship to paint a public art piece in the arts district regarding a current social problem (lack of green space in the city.) Mentor: David Finn, Art  

Samuel was awarded a Richter Scholarship to investigate Puerto Rico’s need to declare bankruptcy in 2016 and the direct impact on its healthcare. Samuel will focus on Medicare through a series of interviews, surveys, and research methods. By focusing on this major aspect of healthcare; […]