Foundation Scholar Travel-Study Grant Research Topics 1971 - 2006

• Image of America: The Psychological Impact of U.S. Foreign Policy Abroad
• Cultures of Nations and Their Effects on International Relations
• The Influence of Youth in Foreign Countries
• A Comparative Study of Women's Rights Around the World
• Nationalism in Eastern Europe
• An Investigation of U.S. Defense Security Agreements
• The Grassroots of Nationalism
• The Law of the Sea
• The Role of Women in the World Today
• Urbanization in Third World Countries
• Human Rights in the World Arena
• Study of Exploration and Its Effects
• A Study of Volunteer Agencies Fighting World Hunger
• Value Differences Around the World
• Is The Dollar Becoming Obsolete?
• How Countries Are Meeting the OPEC-Created Energy Crisis
• Can The World Solve The Crushing Refugee Problem?
• A Comparative Study of Mass Transit Systems of the World
• Better Methods of Communicating in a World of Many Languages
• Scientific Efforts to Improve Food Supplies in a Hungry World
• Population Planning
• A Comparative Study of Health Care Programs
• Entrepreneurship in Less-Developed Countries
• Global Villages and the Olympic City
• Challenges and Power of the Media Worldwide: The Fight for the News
• Managerial Philosophies Used in Foreign Countries To Promote Quality and Productivity
• The International Refugee Crisis
• A Study of Regional Strategies for Infrastructure Development
• Food Politics: Analysis of the Mechanics of World Food-Distribution Policies
• The Entrepreneurial Environment
• Cross-Cultural Conflicts and American Business Customs
• International Standards for Refugee Protection: Official and Actual Compliance
• A Survey of World Aquaculture and Fisheries Management
• Economic Development and the Conservation of Natural Resources
• Chinese Immigration to the West
• The Role of Traditional Cultures in the Environmental Movement in Lesser-Developed Nations
• How Government Affects Housing Around the World
• U.S. Correspondents Coping in Developing Countries
• The Politics of Language in Forging National Unity and Identity
• The Promotion of Sustainable Development in the Tropics
• Americanization and Political Change: An Investigation of our Rapidly Changing World’s Political Environment
• Environmental Issues on the Global Front
• Exploring the Use of Community Health Workers by Third World Governments
• The Development of the Democratic Press and Press Freedoms in the World Today
• The Efficacy of Refugee Transit Programs
• The Politics of Education
• Divergent Paths to Progress: Responses by the Agency for International Development and the Peace Corps to Disparate Social Development
• A Comparative Study of Organizational Culture and Managerial Styles
• A Study of the Efficiency and Quality of Airports Worldwide
• An Investigation of Volcanic Regions and Lava Flow
• A Comparison of Economic Systems
• Patterns of Liberalization and Economic Development
• Social Service Agencies: Children in Crises Around the World
• A Comparative Study of the Impacts of Tourism on Natural Conservation Areas Around the World
• Culture and the International System: The Influence of the Arts and Culture on Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Beyond the Cold War
• A Global Study of Primate Care and Research Facilities
• Irrigation and Its Role in the World Competition for Water
• A Comparison Study of Aboriginal Rights Movements in Democratic Nation-States
• Political Party Influence on Social Issues
• The Effects of US Military Installations on Local Populations Around the World
• World Fire: The Competition Between Natural, Anthropogenic, and Industrial Fires
• The Spread of Cellular Telephony in Rural Areas in Developing Countries
• The Internet and Its Impact on Global Communication
• The Effects of the Olympic Games on Host Cities and Countries
• How Conservation Efforts are Integrated in Local Communities Around The World?
• Beyond the Classroom: A Look at Technology-Based Education on the Global Scale
• Assessing Alternative Energy Sources in Rural Electrification
• The U.S. Factory in The Third World
• An International Comparison of Living Costs and Subsidies for Senior Citizens
• Study Community Response to AIDS in Cambodia, China, Russia, Zimbabwe and India
• An Analysis of the Attitudes of Young Elites on American Foreign Policy
• Converging Import and Export Strategies: The Future of Global Energy Cooperation
• Little World: The Influence of the Introduction of Nanotechnologies and Sustainable Development
• The Psycho-social Impact on Children of Armed Conflict in Peru, East Timor, Mozambique, and Croatia
• International Pharmaceutical Drug Trends From Modernized to Third-World Countries
• Multicultural Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Ways to Sustain the Peace Process at the Grass Roots Level
• How Theater is Used as a Communication Tool in Communities around the World to Create Social Change
• To Investigate the General Cultural Problem through a Study Focusing on Museum Volunteers
• Investigate the Perception, Reception and Potential of GMOs (genetically modified organisms)
• NGOs Working to Formalize Informal Markets in Developing Countries
• Sustainable Solutions: A Comparative Study of Six Cities Confronting Challenges of Urbanization, Globalization, and Development through Tourism
• The Role of Nutritional Education in the Advancement of Health: Laudable Legumes
• Political Cartoons and Their Influence on International Political Culture
• Microfinance, Women and Social Capita
• Economic Approaches to Combating Human Trafficking
• Investigating Long-Term Rehabilitation of Poor Communities from Natural Disasters