Independent Study
Independent Study Projects are an opportunity to explore an area of scholarly, artistic or creative special interest.
These endeavors require the pursuit of significant learning and should not duplicate on-campus courses, repeat previous study or service projects, or replicate summer job experiences. They are good opportunities to pursue work that will benefit a senior project or to collaborate with a faculty member on his or her ongoing scholarly, artistic or creative work. Projects can take place on-campus or off-campus, in the United States or abroad. By working closely with a faculty member as the project advisor, students will receive guidance and feedback both during the proposal stage and the actual experience.
Independent study projects can take place during Winter Term for credit or during the summer.
A few recent funded projects include:
Winter Term Projects (Douglas B. White Award)
- Illness Representation of Breast Cancer among healthy Asian Indian men and women in India
- Finding the Middle Ground in Thailand
- The Golden Era of Chiang Kai-shek in People's Republic of China, Taiwan
- The Gap Between Female genital Circumcision Eradication and Support in the Kurian Community in Kenya/Tanzania
Summer Projects (Frank W. Howes Summer Grant)
- Microfinance in Ghana
- Dilative cardiomyopathy at Children’s Hospital Boston
- Microfinance implementation in Morocco
- Vaccination clinical trials and epidemiology in Senegal
- Dynamics of science research from an African perspective in Ghana
- Study with the Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Germany
- Environmental Leadership Program 2.0 in Chengdu, China