Welcome to the University Honors Program Grants & Fellowships collection. This collection serves as both the destination for Honors grant proposal submissions and the public repository for grants that are funded. Where available, published work that results from grant awards can be reached by viewing the Digital Commons profile of the student awardee.

Proposal Submission Instructions

  1. Take note of the type of grant that you are requesting. You will need to state this selection as part of the submission form. Descriptions of the available grants can be found at https://academics.lmu.edu/honors/academics/research/.
  2. If you have not already done so, you will need to create a profile under the LMU Digital Commons system (it will ask you to do this the moment you click on the Submit button below).
  3. Some fields are applicable only to certain types of grants; read their prompts carefully so that you do not miss items that are needed for your grant.
  4. If your proposal is awarded, it will appear as a public part of this collection.

Letter of Recommendation/Endorsement from Faculty Mentor

Aside from the application and required student documents, you will also need a letter of recommendation from your Faculty Mentor. Your submission will not be considered complete until the letter is sent to the Honors office. Your mentor should send their letter to honors@lmu.edu. Include the student’s name and grant type in the subject line for ease of identification.

To apply for a University Honors Program grant, click on the button at the bottom of this page.

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Submissions from 2022

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Domestic and Geopolitical Realignments: Implications for the ROK-US alliance: A survey experiment of US voters, Veronica Backer-Peral

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The Public vs. Private Healthcare Debate: An exact synthetic control approach., Veronica Backer-Peral

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Feminist Pornography: Exploring Negative Stereotypes About Women in Modern Pornography, Jules Brown

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Caregiver and Youth Inter-rater Assessment Agreement in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Coordination Disorder, Michelle Chernikova

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The Individuality Project - The Neural Basis of Decision Making in Zebrafish, Halley Jeanne Dante

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Examining the Effects of Religion-based Meditation Intervention on Stress Levels in Adult Palestinian Muslims, Dana Elqaq

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Emotions, Environmental Engagement, & Environmental Education, Noemi Flores

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Refugee Health in the United States, Annie Heckman

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Investigating the Role of Base-Triples in the HTLV-1 pro-pol Frameshift Site Pseudoknot, Madison Marie Maille

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Source-specific Biases and Predictors in Online Political News, Elena Martinez, Veronica Backer-Peral, and Andrew Seaman

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The Forbidden Vocation: Exploring the Rise of the Roman Catholic Womenpriests, AnaMichele Morejon

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The Mythos of the Wild West through the Lens of Interactive Horror Media, Abril Orozco

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Multi-Medium Storytelling: Combining Stop Motion and Live Action into a Coherent Film, Brence Platner

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UBTF tandem duplications are highly associated with FLT3-ITD and predict poor outcome in FLT3-ITD+ pediatric acute myeloid leukemia, Leila Robinson

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Morphometric and Taphonomic Change of Late Pleistocene Megafauna from Rancho La Brea, Aaron Shiinoki

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Investigating steric hinderance of phenyl substituents on organic semiconductors as a method for increasing electron mobility Computational quantum investigation of the optical properties of twisted aromatic hydrocarbons, Grace Tully

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Characterization of EUP black holes, Juan Uribe

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Writing Representation: Student Filmmakers and the Challenge of Authentically Depicting Others, Boris Vesselinov

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Self-Improvement Through Self-Tracking: An Analysis of the Quantified Self in Media, Kyla Yein

Submissions from 2021

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Examining Relationships Between Emotion Regulation, Emotion Differentiation, and Mental Health: Does Being an Actor Matter?, Michelle Chernikova

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Carbon Sequestration of Zostera marina Seagrass, Joseph Correy

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The Queer Classroom: Rethinking Power in Pedagogy, Harrison Hamm

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Intimate Partner Violence During the Troubles: Investigation of the correlation between the rates of IPV in Northern Ireland and the period of conflict of The Troubles, Lydia J. Lamm

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Investigating the Role of Base-Triples in the HTLV-1 Pseudoknot, Madison M. Maille

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Portrayals of Stress in Video Games, Grayson McKim, Nathan Wang, Harrison Espino, and Aiden Meyer

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Determining if a cellular molecule regulates HTLV-1 pro-pol programmed -1 ribosomal frameshifting, Cole Melton

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Predictive Coding and Internal Error Correction in Speech Production, Emma Murphy

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Internal Chaos: How Misrepresentation in the Media Leads to Confusion with Latinx Identity, Camila Robles Ruiz

Submissions from 2020

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"A Long Way from the Acropolis", Liam Mitchell Smith Chamberlin

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Distance Learning and the Impact of COVID-19 Across Disciplines, Halley Jeanne Dante

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Examination of the Mesopredator Release Hypothesis between Coyotes and Mesopredators in Culver City, California, Rebecca Davenport

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We Need You to Come In, Kyle Friedler

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Illustrating Spain: Gaudi's Modernism vs Moorish Architecture, Lily Kerns and Calvin Foss

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Honors Summer Research Fellowship, Jeremy Lee

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Creating Artistic Visual Representations of a Circus Performer’s Acrobatic Movement, Fosse Lin-Bianco

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Documenting the Human Ability to Correctly Identify Fake Images Produced by Generative Adversarial Networks, Booker Martin

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History in Crisis: Museum Programming during the COVID-19 Outbreak, Lindsay McConnell

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Individual Political Beliefs During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: An Examination of How Voter Attitudes Respond to a Global Health and Economic Crisis, Riley McCoy and Logan J. Seat

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Establishing Morality through Video Games, Grayson McKim and Booker Martin

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Russia Abroad, Russia At Home: Explaining Russia’s Support for the Far Right, Emma Rose Murphy and Sophia Notter

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"Briefcase": Intelligent Court Transcript Management, Lucille Njoo

Submissions from 2019

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Increasing LGBTQ+ Visibility in Children’s Television, Haley Bulen

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Exploring the Effect of Human Genetic Variation on Gene Regulatory Networks: the Case of Lactase Persistence, Susanne Carpenter

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Sentiment analysis of newspaper headlines that relate to health care policy, Charlotte Cheng

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Predatory Institutions: Metal Detectors in Chicago Public Schools, Siobhan Collins

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Why Walk?: The Pilgrimage Revival, John Louis Darrouzet IV

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Gender Effects on Group Hiring Dynamics, Margaret Gallagher

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Southern Gothic: Origins and Omens from Literature to Cinema, Harrison Hamm

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Maori Cultural Tourism, Kaitlyn Kessler and Jessie Anne Brown

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$UCCE$$: A Social Media Analysis of Australian and American Celebrations of Success, Amanda Meegan

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The Impact of Familiarity and Diet on Death and Differential Diagnosis of European Hemochromatosis, Ellie Pitcher

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THE RETURN OF LOTTE REINIGER: A CONVERSATION OF PAST AND PRESENT, Emily Rawson

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Determination of the Relationship Between Thermodynamic RNA Stem-Loop Stability and Frameshift Efficiency, Leila Robinson

Submissions from 2018

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Immortality Calls for Wine: Dionysian Iconography on Late Imperial Roman Sarcophagi, Samantha Burton

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Laban Movement Analysis and Dance Inequality, Gillian T. Ebersole

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Educational Value of Technology in Museum Exhibits in Central Europe, Haley L. Fletcher

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Desperado: Hyperlink Cinema as a Springboard for Societal Critique, Arun Gulati 5053590

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Antiquity After Repatriation: New Perspectives on the Ownership of Cultural Property, Erin Hood

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Women in Mountain Biking, Quinn M. Lanners

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Tall Poppy Syndrome: Opiate of the Masses, Amanda Meegan and Haley A. Bulen

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Happiness Index in Belfast, Ireland, Lucille Njoo

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Resurrecting the Study of a Forgotten Animator: The Case for Lotte Reiniger, Emily Rawson

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Brushless DC and Squirrel Cage Induction Electric Motors: Increasing the Relative Torque and Energy Efficiency through Variable Magnetic Fields and Dynamic Squirrel Cages, Patrick Utz and Conor James Green

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Captain America and The Winter Soldier: A Template for Gay Superheroes?, Matthew Williams

Submissions from 2017

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Tourism in Sandy Row, Belfast, Kelsey Marie Ang

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Back to the Basics: How Virtual Reality Films Harken Back to the Invention of Cinema, Chukwuemeka E. Azinge and Andrew York

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Tourism in Sandy Row, Bridger P. Caicedo

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Investigating the Relationship between Algae-Feeding Fish Populations and Coral Cover and Diversity in Roatan, Honduras, Mia R. Calhoun Mummert

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A Promotional Video for Women in Sandy Row, Emily Canas

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The Voices of Refugee Integration: a multi-pronged exploration of refugee integration in Greek NGOs, Kenneth J. Cavanaugh

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Living Queer: The Experience of Embodied Resistance in the University (A Literature Review), Richard C. Cavanaugh

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Food Culture and Social Integration in Paris, France, Brooke Duplantier

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Land as Sacred Space: A Creative Synthesis of Environmental Hermeneutics and Painting, Joyce Fehlau

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Assessing competition between invasive and native plant species and investigating life history of Jugulans californica at Ascot Hills Park, Jacquelyn Galvez

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The Evolving Nature of UK Museums in the Era of Brexit, Erin Hood

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South African identity, as exhibited through domestic animation, Steven J. Johnson

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Dancing at my Desk: Examining the Foundations of a Non-Profit Dance Education Organization, Caeli Koizumi

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Creating an ‘Alternative Ulster’: Escapism and Utopia in Northern Ireland Punk Rock, Brian D. Kosewic

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Foundation for International Education Global Leadership Conference, Emma C. Lane

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Northern Ireland Beyond Good and Evil Leadership Grant, Alexandra S. Meek

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PAGES: A Tactile Art Installation, Khanh-Van Isabel Ngo

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Determining Amyloidogenicity of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP) in Animal Species, Shannon M. Pilcher

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Approaches to the Education of Syrian Refugee Children in Greece, Hallie G. Ryan

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Political and Social Complexity of the Irish Border: The Impact of a Post-Brexit Border upon the Lives of Irish and Northern Irish Citizens, Haley M. Schlicht and Nolan Jacobs Walker

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Honors Northern Ireland Leadership Coordinator Internship, Emily Rose Sinsky

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Finding the Optimum Point of Leverage in Real Estate Investment Trusts, Alex B. Stamas

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Piano, Performance, Politics: The World of Classical Piano Competitions in an Increasingly Globalized World, Anna Thompson

Submissions from 2016

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LGBT Art in Context: Characterizing Homophobia in Art and Examining the Effects of Rauschenberg and Twombly’s Romantic Involvement in Art Production, Mitchell Braun

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Greek Performance of Identity in Museums and Monuments, Samantha Burton

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Distant Worlds, Together: Modernization and the Traditions and Cultural Practices of the Shinto Religion and its Relation to Contemporary Japanese Lifestyle and Popular Culture, Ian J. Dizon

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Greek Tourism Efforts and the Resultant Revenue, Alfredo Y. Hernandez

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The Principality of Sealand: Citizens Around the World, Laura Kulik, Elizabeth Holland, and Dawson Taylor

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Cultural Awareness in EMS Training and Practice, Quinn M. Lanners

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Disney Takes On Mainland China, Megan E. Pepi and Wesley Kading

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The Effects of Cation Compounds on Amyloid Proteins in Type-II Diabetes, Shannon M. Pilcher and David Moffet

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The Reel Problem with Digital: The Pixar Process of Preserving their Films from Today to Infinity and Beyond, Nicholas T. Sy