A World of Project Possibilities
Every Foreword project starts with a student’s own question. Explore six examples of what a Research Fellowship could look like, from STEM and the social sciences to the humanities and the arts.
Can Cities Feed Themselves?
A student curious about where city food comes from reviews the research on urban agriculture to ask whether community gardens and rooftop farms can meaningfully reduce food insecurity.
Safer Water, Smarter Pipes
Using the same modeling software water utilities rely on, a student simulates a town's drinking water system and tests changes that could keep cleaner water flowing to every home.
When Minutes Matter
After learning emergency medicine skills at a summer program, a student analyzes public emergency-response data to see whether ambulance response times differ between neighborhoods.
Rest to Learn
A student with an interest in coding translates sleep hygiene research into a study-planner app that schedules homework around healthy sleep cycles instead of against it.
Open Doors Tutoring
Inspired by the classrooms they saw on a service-learning program abroad, a student designs and launches a teen-run nonprofit offering free peer-to-peer tutoring at their local library.
The Words We Keep
Noticing their grandparents' regional dialect slowly fading during family dinners, a student directs and edits a short documentary investigating why regional languages disappear, and how communities preserve them.