The fellowship competition is open to honors students from any academic discipline. An Honors student majoring in biology, for example might use fellowship funds to analyze the return of plant and animal life to areas burned by major forest fires; a student specializing in chemistry might do research on air or water quality issues; and a student studying economics might analyze the relative costs and benefits of alternative land use programs; or a student majoring in political science might study the development of policies governing the management of public lands.
This list is merely suggestive of the many types of projects that are eligible for funding. Honors students who have received fellowships in previous years have majored in such diverse fields as Political Science, Psychology, Education, Mathematics, Chemistry, Economics, Nursing, History, and Pre-Medical Studies.