• an art history project requiring travel to study the art in question;
• an anthropology project involving field work in a distant place;
• an historical project depending upon access to manuscript sources located elsewhere;
• attendance at a summer music program aimed at instructing and developing college-aged musicians;
• science research, conducted either independently or a part of a research group;
• an oral history of a particular group of people;
• cross-cultural studies of people's attitudes and beliefs surrounding particular issues;
• an internship in a studio or with an artist;
• participation on an archaeological dig;
• studying gravestones as social documents;
• study the geomorphology of a barrier island and its historical changes for the purpose of understanding its impact on the nesting grounds of loggerhead turtles;
• explore children's illustrations and storytelling that appeals to adults; or
• proglacial sedimentology and geomorphology of a jokulhlaup-affected sandur plain in Southeastern Iceland.

These topics constitute suggestions; other topics are possible. Students are urged to consult with faculty early in the process of drawing up their proposals.