These projects are available for online bids. Explore your interests and learn more about how to apply. The U.S. Department of State has released its full project menu. You can also review our list below, which is organized by topic and world region to make it as easy as possible for you to find the right project for your interests and areas of expertise.
Spring 2023 Project Menu
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Bids will be considered in the order they are received. Faculty are encouraged to apply early.
First round deadline: October 17, 2022
Projects by topic
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- Science, Technology, and Innovation Diplomacy in Africa: Strategic Foresight
- Science, Technology, and Innovation Diplomacy in Africa: Current Opportunities
- “So What?” - Building Buy-In for Arms Control as a Necessary Tool of National Security
- Increasing Connectivity in Colombia
- Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship in the State Department: Assess and Analyze the Risks of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
- A Qualitative Study of the Foreign Service Medical Specialist Assignment Process
- Assessment of Crop Yield Increases and Population Growth
- Top Crops by Nutrition in Africa
- Analysis of Agricultural Production Estimates
- Major constraints to production of "orphan crops"
- Mapping the Digital Economy in Southeast Asia
- Connectivity as a Driver of Immigration
- Mapping Biotechnology Policy with Climate Change Commitments, Emissions, and Impacts
- Cows vs. Keyboards: Quantifying the True Contribution of the United States' Services Imports to Uruguay's Economy
- Haitian Diaspora Resources
- Multilateralism for the Middle Class: APEC for America
- AWE(some) Data Deep Dive in Africa on Women's Entrepreneurship
- Growing Together: The Impact of Temporary Farm Workers on Local Communities
- Mapping the Digital Economy in Southeast Asia
- Evaluating the Efficacy of UN Security Council Arms Embargoes
- Making the Historical Record of Slavery and Antislavery in U.S. Foreign Policy More Accessible
- Advancing Human Rights in Asia Through Coordinated Ethical Investment with Partner Nations
- Supporting Indigenous Rights: The Australian Alliance in Action
- Children’s Issues and Welfare - Safely Resuming Intercountry Adoption in Countries Emerging from Crisis
- Championing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Azerbaijan
- How can Monitoring and Evaluation be used as a tool to promote cross cultural competency and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts?
- Advancing Human Rights in Asia Through Coordinated Ethical Investment with Partner Nations
- “So What?” - Building Buy-In for Arms Control as a Necessary Tool of National Security
- Analyzing the Department of State’s capabilities and processes for responding to crises resulting from the malicious use of cyberspace by state and/or non-state actors
- The Baltics and China in a 14+1 World
- Children’s Issues and Welfare - Safely Resuming Intercountry Adoption in Countries Emerging from Crisis
- Responsible Humanitarianism: Assessing the Impact of Accountability to Affected Persons Efforts on Humanitarian Program Effectiveness and Efficiency
- Catalyzing the Serbian-American Diaspora Community to Improve Serbian-American Relations
- Researching U.S. based international hosting programs for children ("orphan hosting") and the link to intercountry adoption
- Evaluating the Efficacy of UN Security Council Arms Embargoes
- X Marks the What? Mapping Risks for U.S. Citizens in Kenya
- Connectivity as a Driver of Immigration
- Audience Analysis of Burmese Diaspora in Asian Countries
- Assessing the PRC Strategy and Engagement on Law Enforcement and Anti-Corruption Cooperation in the Caribbean
- Identifying What Works to Reduce Violence Against Environmental Defenders
- Know Your Customer Principles to Disrupt Drug Trafficking
- Analyzing the Department of State’s capabilities and processes for responding to crises resulting from the malicious use of cyberspace by state and/or non-state actors
- Congressional Attitudes toward the International Criminal Court over Time
- X Marks the What? Mapping Risks for U.S. Citizens in Kenya
- Multilateralism for the Middle Class: APEC for America
- Disinformation in Conflict Environments
- “So What?” - Building Buy-In for Arms Control as a Necessary Tool of National Security
- Congressional Attitudes toward the International Criminal Court over Time
- The Baltics and China in a 14+1 World
- Mapping the Historical Dynasty of the Longest Serving "Democratically" Elected Leader in the World
- Identifying What Works to Reduce Violence Against Environmental Defenders
- Assessing the UAE's Efforts to Combat Climate Change
- Showing U.S. Climate Leadership in Azerbaijan
- Effects of Climate Change of Agriculture in Absence of Deliberate Crop Adaptation
- The Impact of the Climate Crisis on Low-Income Communities in Urban Brazil: Challenges and Solutions
- The Impact of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act on Global Clean Energy Supply Chains
- Open Access Education on ‘Becoming a Smart Sustainable City’
- Circular Waste Management and Industrial Symbiosis for Eco-innovation in ASEAN and U.S. Cities
- Reducing Methane Emissions in Turkmenistan
- Mapping Biotechnology Policy with Climate Change Commitments, Emissions, and Impacts
- Designing for Diplomacy: Net Zero Energy Building Design
- Making the Historical Record of Slavery and Antislavery in U.S. Foreign Policy More Accessible
- Multilateralism for the Middle Class: APEC for America
- Disinformation in Conflict Environments
- Automated Pipeline for Authentic Language Materials
- Between Academic Freedom and Autocratic Funding: Confucius Institutes at German Universities
- Foreign Service Domain Specific Corpus for Language Curriculum Development
- Task-based Foreign Language Assessment for Diplomats
- Building Institutional Learning Capacity
- Open Access Education on ‘Becoming a Smart Sustainable City’
- How to Attract the Best Lawyers to Pursue a Judicial Career
- Video Oral History of the Early Days of the Embassy of North Macedonia
- How can Monitoring and Evaluation be used as a tool to promote cross cultural competency and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts?
- Understanding Japanese University Students’ Perceptions about Studying Abroad
- Strategic Analysis of Higher Education Participation in Thailand
Projects by world region
- Science, Technology, and Innovation Diplomacy in Africa: Strategic Foresight
- Science, Technology, and Innovation Diplomacy in Africa: Current Opportunities
- AWE(some) Data Deep Dive in Africa on Women's Entrepreneurship
- Mapping the Historical Dynasty of the Longest Serving "Democratically" Elected Leader in the World
- Top Crops by Nutrition in Africa
- X Marks the What? Mapping Risks for U.S. Citizens in Kenya
- Cows vs. Keyboards: Quantifying the True Contribution of the United States' Services Imports to Uruguay's Economy
- Assessing the PRC Strategy and Engagement on Law Enforcement and Anti-Corruption Cooperation in the Caribbean
- Haitian Diaspora Resources
- Increasing Connectivity in Colombia
- Between Academic Freedom and Autocratic Funding: Confucius Institutes at German Universities
- Growing Together: The Impact of Temporary Farm Workers on Local Communities
- The Impact of the Climate Crisis on Low-Income Communities in Urban Brazil: Challenges and Solutions
- Assessing the PRC Strategy and Engagement on Law Enforcement and Anti-Corruption Cooperation in the Caribbean
- Advancing Human Rights in Asia Through Coordinated Ethical Investment with Partner Nations
- Multilateralism for the Middle Class: APEC for America
- Between Academic Freedom and Autocratic Funding: Confucius Institutes at German Universities
- The Baltics and China in a 14+1 World
- Supporting Indigenous Rights: The Australian Alliance in Action
- Mapping the Digital Economy in Southeast Asia
- Circular Waste Management and Industrial Symbiosis for Eco-innovation in ASEAN and U.S. Cities
- Understanding Japanese University Students’ Perceptions about Studying Abroad
- Strategic Analysis of Higher Education Participation in Thailand
- Audience Analysis of Burmese Diaspora in Asian Countries