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EACH HUGO MENTORSHIP COMBINES AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT WITH EXPERT-GUIDED STUDY

Every project is unique, reflecting the students' specific learning objectives and interests. Final projects range from college-level research papers to product prototypes.
Below are examples from hundreds of past Hugo projects that you can filter by subject or project type.
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Hugo mentorships in science, technology, engineering, or math allow students to develop their critical thinking, scientific literacy, and innovative instincts. Through delving deeply into the hard sciences, they investigate solutions to real-world problems and explore the inventive potential of theoretical work. Whether learning a coding language to develop their own machine learning algorithm, designing an original prototype or writing a review paper proposing new solutions to an existing problem, STEM mentorships allow students to set the stage for an impactful future of tackling pressing issues through scientific rigor.

Mentorships in the social sciences turn a critical eye towards our cultural institutions, their structures and foundations to better understand how they function and influence those who live within them. This encompasses the "soft sciences" of political science, public health, economics, psychology, sociology, linguistics, anthropology and more. Through a social science mentorship, students who are drawn to gaining deeper insights into the world around us can turn an academic lens onto the questions that intrigue them, using research to develop and propose concrete solutions.

Advocacy mentorships empower students to create change in the world around them, learning how to become effective advocates for the issues they are passionate about. Students learn to use research to identify and propose policy reforms in everything from education to the environment to social justice, creating advocacy proposals or writing op-eds about why their suggested changes are necessary and how they can best be implemented.

Humanities mentorships allow students to develop their critical thinking, communication, writing and analytical skills, whether delving into great works or analyzing the culture and philosophies of societies throughout the ages. With the guidance of seasoned mentors in fields like art history, theology, philosophy, classics and interdisciplinary studies like comparative literature, students interested in the humanities make connections across time and societies, gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for cultural expression.

Career mentorships allow students to develop and showcase essential skills that set the necessary foundation for a future profession, whether it be in sports management, media, arts, law, politics and more. Students in career mentorships have developed pitch decks, slideshow presentations, policy proposals, and portfolios showcasing their work, developing their writing and public speaking skills with the help of mentors who are educators with years of experience in the career field their mentees aspire to enter.

Through Hugo Arts Mentorships, students can develop their creative passions, whether it be in music, theatre arts, creative writing, photography or visual arts. Under the guidance of seasoned professional artists and teachers, mentees in the arts can sharpen their skills and technique, build their portfolios and learn to hone their own expressive voices in the context of artists who have come before them.

Hugo mentorships in science, technology, engineering, or math allow students to develop their critical thinking, scientific literacy, and innovative instincts. Through delving deeply into the hard sciences, they investigate solutions to real-world problems and explore the inventive potential of theoretical work. Whether learning a coding language to develop their own machine learning algorithm, designing an original prototype or writing a review paper proposing new solutions to an existing problem, STEM mentorships allow students to set the stage for an impactful future of tackling pressing issues through scientific rigor.

Mentorships in the social sciences turn a critical eye towards our cultural institutions, their structures and foundations to better understand how they function and influence those who live within them. This encompasses the "soft sciences" of political science, public health, economics, psychology, sociology, linguistics, anthropology and more. Through a social science mentorship, students who are drawn to gaining deeper insights into the world around us can turn an academic lens onto the questions that intrigue them, using research to develop and propose concrete solutions.

Advocacy mentorships empower students to create change in the world around them, learning how to become effective advocates for the issues they are passionate about. Students learn to use research to identify and propose policy reforms in everything from education to the environment to social justice, creating advocacy proposals or writing op-eds about why their suggested changes are necessary and how they can best be implemented.

Humanities mentorships allow students to develop their critical thinking, communication, writing and analytical skills, whether delving into great works or analyzing the culture and philosophies of societies throughout the ages. With the guidance of seasoned mentors in fields like art history, theology, philosophy, classics and interdisciplinary studies like comparative literature, students interested in the humanities make connections across time and societies, gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for cultural expression.

Career mentorships allow students to develop and showcase essential skills that set the necessary foundation for a future profession, whether it be in sports management, media, arts, law, politics and more. Students in career mentorships have developed pitch decks, slideshow presentations, policy proposals, and portfolios showcasing their work, developing their writing and public speaking skills with the help of mentors who are educators with years of experience in the career field their mentees aspire to enter.

Through Hugo Arts Mentorships, students can develop their creative passions, whether it be in music, theatre arts, creative writing, photography or visual arts. Under the guidance of seasoned professional artists and teachers, mentees in the arts can sharpen their skills and technique, build their portfolios and learn to hone their own expressive voices in the context of artists who have come before them.

Hugo mentorships in science, technology, engineering, or math allow students to develop their critical thinking, scientific literacy, and innovative instincts. Through delving deeply into the hard sciences, they investigate solutions to real-world problems and explore the inventive potential of theoretical work. Whether learning a coding language to develop their own machine learning algorithm, designing an original prototype or writing a review paper proposing new solutions to an existing problem, STEM mentorships allow students to set the stage for an impactful future of tackling pressing issues through scientific rigor.

Mentorships in the social sciences turn a critical eye towards our cultural institutions, their structures and foundations to better understand how they function and influence those who live within them. This encompasses the "soft sciences" of political science, public health, economics, psychology, sociology, linguistics, anthropology and more. Through a social science mentorship, students who are drawn to gaining deeper insights into the world around us can turn an academic lens onto the questions that intrigue them, using research to develop and propose concrete solutions.

Advocacy mentorships empower students to create change in the world around them, learning how to become effective advocates for the issues they are passionate about. Students learn to use research to identify and propose policy reforms in everything from education to the environment to social justice, creating advocacy proposals or writing op-eds about why their suggested changes are necessary and how they can best be implemented.

Humanities mentorships allow students to develop their critical thinking, communication, writing and analytical skills, whether delving into great works or analyzing the culture and philosophies of societies throughout the ages. With the guidance of seasoned mentors in fields like art history, theology, philosophy, classics and interdisciplinary studies like comparative literature, students interested in the humanities make connections across time and societies, gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for cultural expression.

Career mentorships allow students to develop and showcase essential skills that set the necessary foundation for a future profession, whether it be in sports management, media, arts, law, politics and more. Students in career mentorships have developed pitch decks, slideshow presentations, policy proposals, and portfolios showcasing their work, developing their writing and public speaking skills with the help of mentors who are educators with years of experience in the career field their mentees aspire to enter.

Through Hugo Arts Mentorships, students can develop their creative passions, whether it be in music, theatre arts, creative writing, photography or visual arts. Under the guidance of seasoned professional artists and teachers, mentees in the arts can sharpen their skills and technique, build their portfolios and learn to hone their own expressive voices in the context of artists who have come before them.

Hugo mentorships in science, technology, engineering, or math allow students to develop their critical thinking, scientific literacy, and innovative instincts. Through delving deeply into the hard sciences, they investigate solutions to real-world problems and explore the inventive potential of theoretical work. Whether learning a coding language to develop their own machine learning algorithm, designing an original prototype or writing a review paper proposing new solutions to an existing problem, STEM mentorships allow students to set the stage for an impactful future of tackling pressing issues through scientific rigor.

Mentorships in the social sciences turn a critical eye towards our cultural institutions, their structures and foundations to better understand how they function and influence those who live within them. This encompasses the "soft sciences" of political science, public health, economics, psychology, sociology, linguistics, anthropology and more. Through a social science mentorship, students who are drawn to gaining deeper insights into the world around us can turn an academic lens onto the questions that intrigue them, using research to develop and propose concrete solutions.

Advocacy mentorships empower students to create change in the world around them, learning how to become effective advocates for the issues they are passionate about. Students learn to use research to identify and propose policy reforms in everything from education to the environment to social justice, creating advocacy proposals or writing op-eds about why their suggested changes are necessary and how they can best be implemented.

Humanities mentorships allow students to develop their critical thinking, communication, writing and analytical skills, whether delving into great works or analyzing the culture and philosophies of societies throughout the ages. With the guidance of seasoned mentors in fields like art history, theology, philosophy, classics and interdisciplinary studies like comparative literature, students interested in the humanities make connections across time and societies, gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for cultural expression.

Career mentorships allow students to develop and showcase essential skills that set the necessary foundation for a future profession, whether it be in sports management, media, arts, law, politics and more. Students in career mentorships have developed pitch decks, slideshow presentations, policy proposals, and portfolios showcasing their work, developing their writing and public speaking skills with the help of mentors who are educators with years of experience in the career field their mentees aspire to enter.

Through Hugo Arts Mentorships, students can develop their creative passions, whether it be in music, theatre arts, creative writing, photography or visual arts. Under the guidance of seasoned professional artists and teachers, mentees in the arts can sharpen their skills and technique, build their portfolios and learn to hone their own expressive voices in the context of artists who have come before them.

Hugo mentorships in science, technology, engineering, or math allow students to develop their critical thinking, scientific literacy, and innovative instincts. Through delving deeply into the hard sciences, they investigate solutions to real-world problems and explore the inventive potential of theoretical work. Whether learning a coding language to develop their own machine learning algorithm, designing an original prototype or writing a review paper proposing new solutions to an existing problem, STEM mentorships allow students to set the stage for an impactful future of tackling pressing issues through scientific rigor.

Mentorships in the social sciences turn a critical eye towards our cultural institutions, their structures and foundations to better understand how they function and influence those who live within them. This encompasses the "soft sciences" of political science, public health, economics, psychology, sociology, linguistics, anthropology and more. Through a social science mentorship, students who are drawn to gaining deeper insights into the world around us can turn an academic lens onto the questions that intrigue them, using research to develop and propose concrete solutions.

Advocacy mentorships empower students to create change in the world around them, learning how to become effective advocates for the issues they are passionate about. Students learn to use research to identify and propose policy reforms in everything from education to the environment to social justice, creating advocacy proposals or writing op-eds about why their suggested changes are necessary and how they can best be implemented.

Humanities mentorships allow students to develop their critical thinking, communication, writing and analytical skills, whether delving into great works or analyzing the culture and philosophies of societies throughout the ages. With the guidance of seasoned mentors in fields like art history, theology, philosophy, classics and interdisciplinary studies like comparative literature, students interested in the humanities make connections across time and societies, gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for cultural expression.

Career mentorships allow students to develop and showcase essential skills that set the necessary foundation for a future profession, whether it be in sports management, media, arts, law, politics and more. Students in career mentorships have developed pitch decks, slideshow presentations, policy proposals, and portfolios showcasing their work, developing their writing and public speaking skills with the help of mentors who are educators with years of experience in the career field their mentees aspire to enter.

Through Hugo Arts Mentorships, students can develop their creative passions, whether it be in music, theatre arts, creative writing, photography or visual arts. Under the guidance of seasoned professional artists and teachers, mentees in the arts can sharpen their skills and technique, build their portfolios and learn to hone their own expressive voices in the context of artists who have come before them.

Hugo mentorships in science, technology, engineering, or math allow students to develop their critical thinking, scientific literacy, and innovative instincts. Through delving deeply into the hard sciences, they investigate solutions to real-world problems and explore the inventive potential of theoretical work. Whether learning a coding language to develop their own machine learning algorithm, designing an original prototype or writing a review paper proposing new solutions to an existing problem, STEM mentorships allow students to set the stage for an impactful future of tackling pressing issues through scientific rigor.

Mentorships in the social sciences turn a critical eye towards our cultural institutions, their structures and foundations to better understand how they function and influence those who live within them. This encompasses the "soft sciences" of political science, public health, economics, psychology, sociology, linguistics, anthropology and more. Through a social science mentorship, students who are drawn to gaining deeper insights into the world around us can turn an academic lens onto the questions that intrigue them, using research to develop and propose concrete solutions.

Advocacy mentorships empower students to create change in the world around them, learning how to become effective advocates for the issues they are passionate about. Students learn to use research to identify and propose policy reforms in everything from education to the environment to social justice, creating advocacy proposals or writing op-eds about why their suggested changes are necessary and how they can best be implemented.

Humanities mentorships allow students to develop their critical thinking, communication, writing and analytical skills, whether delving into great works or analyzing the culture and philosophies of societies throughout the ages. With the guidance of seasoned mentors in fields like art history, theology, philosophy, classics and interdisciplinary studies like comparative literature, students interested in the humanities make connections across time and societies, gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for cultural expression.

Career mentorships allow students to develop and showcase essential skills that set the necessary foundation for a future profession, whether it be in sports management, media, arts, law, politics and more. Students in career mentorships have developed pitch decks, slideshow presentations, policy proposals, and portfolios showcasing their work, developing their writing and public speaking skills with the help of mentors who are educators with years of experience in the career field their mentees aspire to enter.

Through Hugo Arts Mentorships, students can develop their creative passions, whether it be in music, theatre arts, creative writing, photography or visual arts. Under the guidance of seasoned professional artists and teachers, mentees in the arts can sharpen their skills and technique, build their portfolios and learn to hone their own expressive voices in the context of artists who have come before them.

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Tested quantum entanglement hypothesis using IBM Quantum processors
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Designed and ran circuits for the manuscript co-written on quantum computing
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Research paper proposing mitigation strategies to minimize impacts of beauty industry on marine ecosystems.
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Comparative study of perspectives on Covid-19 based on ethnographic interviews between native Hawaiians versus residents of Los Angeles county
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Academic synthesis exploring the neurophysiological processes connecting religion/spirituality and athletics
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An innovative intermittent renewable energy grid for Caribbean islands impacted by climate change that relies on solar and wind power and can withstand a Category 5 hurricane
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Review article on the effects of airborne microplastics on human health, which was published in the Young Scientists Journal
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Teaching portfolio of STEM lesson plans for elementary grades
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An original series of letters inspired by Seneca's De Otio offering advice to friends and the wider public
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Historical deep-dive into the work of Jane Adams, a pioneer of the Settlement House movement and modern philanthropic work
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Calculated radiation dosage and fraction of solar particles shielded by Earth’s magnetic field as a function of particle momentum
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Design brief for a shopping basket to assist wheelchair-bound grocery shoppers navigate narrow grocery stores
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Comprehensive literature review paper examining body image, stereotyping, and hiring decisions, documenting negative impacts of sizeism on female job candidates
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Research paper examining slavery in the ancient worlds and its impact on other incidences of slave labor, linking chattel and wage slavery iconography to classical allusions
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Social emotional learning (SEL) after school program curriculum for Kindergarteners, with accompanying informational website to teach parents and teachers how to support kids with social emotional learning tools at home and in the classroom
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Comparative analysis of five different social justice-oriented theatre groups, assessing their diversity and effectiveness
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Policy brief on social learning from digital misinformation
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Measuring the efficacy of a new nonprofit program establishing solar power in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
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Policy memo for congressional representative that supports implementing Stepping Up, an initiative to reduce the number of mentally ill people in jails, within Richmond County
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Essay on street fashion exploring the impact of designer Virgil Abloh's iconic Air Jordan 1 sneaker
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Student-led curriculum focused on educating high school students about mental health, with a focus on stress and anxiety management
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Researched and composed six scripts for a podcast series about student rights and inequalities
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School-based curriculum for suicide prevention using interventions identified as “best practices” in academic literature
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Presentation highlighting the sustainable architecture unique to Japanese culture
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A primer on the apparel and retail supply chain with recommendations for small boutique owners
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Original magazine about sustainable fashion, with articles on ethical and ecological issues and a unique research-based sustainability rating scale for fashion retailers
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Guide for high school faculty on teaching about Chinese American identity
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Research paper examining the impact of moral messages on Instagram users' self-esteem and body image beliefs
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Academic review paper of the science behind chronic traumatic encephalopathy covering animal models in CTE testing and CTE pathology, diagnosis and treatment
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A comparative film analysis considering the concept of “time” in the two coming-of-age stories, Moonlight and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
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A computer model of the transit light curve of exoplanet WASP-18b created through Python
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Original translation of the Daedalus story from Ovid's Metamorphosis, with a companion essay analyzing previous translator's approaches to Ovid's work
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Transmedia project focused on Holocaust remembrance using personal narratives and photojournalism to record survivor testimonials
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Research paper including analyses of the counterterrorism policy in the US, the UK, and Jordan, together with policy recommendations
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Research paper analyzing the effect of Ukranian refugees on the economy in Poland, with comparisons to other historic refugee crises
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Analysis of union vs. non-union construction outcomes in the private sector with recommendations for the public sector
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High-level translation of Seneca’s Thyestes from the original Latin to English with annotations and analysis
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Research paper analyzing the CityWalk Bishop Ranch development in San Ramon, exploring whether the planning process adequately took into account the needs of service and hospitality workers commuting to the city.
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Python program to train a machine learning-based computer vision model to diagnose lung opacities in photographs of chest X-rays
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A virtual gallery exhibition juxtaposing several works of antiquity and images representing antiquity with images that point to Classics' persistence today
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Policy memo on vaccine diplomacy comparing case studies from Saudi Arabia and Taiwan
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Slide deck proposing a video game narrative adapted from another medium, together with creation of an original Twine story and related interactive game experience that led to a playable narrative
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Policy memo on violence against women in the workplace
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Original musical arrangement and the development of a handbook on vocal ensemble leadership
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Academic paper that analyzes why four different U.S. states with similar voting laws have different voter turnout
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Research and cross-cultural analysis of global women chefs and an article on a female chef in Yemen submitted to Whetstone magazine
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Comprehensive workout plan and presentation designed for squash players recovering from injury
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A young voters' handbook, offering a history of voters' rights, vital information about registration and upcoming elections, and why voting is crucial for our democracy's health
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Business model and pitch deck for a youth athletic academy that would bring tennis to underserved communities
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Research paper documenting how youth voting is increased by automatic pre-voting registration