Research interests
Water management, nonindustrial complex society, archaeology, ancient landscapes, tropical ecology, anthropological assessments of economy, resilience, and sustainability.

Research support
Scarborough, V. L., Chair and Grant recipient for seminar in support for “IHOPE-Maya: Tropical sustainability from an Ancient context” at the School of American Research, Santa Fe , Date: 2009

Scarborough, V. L., Alphawood In support of “Water Management and Agroforestry at Tikal, Guatamala.”, $93, 094. Date: 2009

Scarborough V. L., Unesco Editing support for “The UNESCO Water Project”. , $6000. Date: 2008

Scarborough, V. L., co-investigator with David Lentz and Nicholas Dunning. , Wenner-Glen Foundation Anthropological Research . $24,973. Date: 2008

Scarborough, V. L., co-principal investigator with David Lentz and Nicholas Dunning., National Science Foundation . $249,276. Date: 2008

Scarborough, V.L., UNESCO, $8000. Date: 2007

Scarborough, V.L., Taft Research Center Fellowship , academic leave. Date: 2006 to 2007.

Scarborough, V.L., Taft Competitive Faculty, $8000 . Date: 2004

Scarborough, V.L., All-University Faculty Rieveschl Award For Creative and Scholarly Works , $2000. Date: 2004

Scarborough, V.L., Publication Subvention, Charles Phelps Taft Memorial Fund. $5000. Date: 2003

Scarborough, V.L., Publication Subvention, Charles Phelps Taft Memorial Fund . $5000. Date: 2002

Scarborough, V.L., Summer Resident Scholar , School of American Research . Date: 2000

(PI with Nicholas Dunning–UC-Geography as Co-PI) Scarborough, V.L., Dunning, N., National Science Foundation Grant . $250,000. Date: 1997 to 1998.

Scarborough, V.L., Anthropological Research, Wenner-Gren Foundation . $14,000. Date: 1997 to 1998.

Scarborough, V.L., Faculty Research Grant from the University of Cincinnati , University Research Council . $5,000. Date: 1997 to 1998.

Scarborough, V.L., Sabbatical Research, Charles Phelps Taft Memorial Fund. $12,000. Date: 1996

Scarborough, V.L., Summer Resident Scholar , School of American Research . supported partially by sabbatical leave from the University of Cincinnati. Date: 1996

Scarborough, V.L., Summer Resident Scholar , School of American Research. supported partially by the Taft Memorial Fund–1995 grant entry . Date: 1995

Scarborough, V.L., The University of Cincinnati Social Science Funding Program . $7,000. Date: 1995

Scarborough, V.L. & Dr. Sam Sherrill–C-DAAP, University Support for Faculty Development, The Office of the President at the University of Cincinnati . $4,800. Date: 1995

Scarborough, V.L., Summer , Charles Phelps Taft Memorial Fund . $4,000. Date: 1995

Scarborough, V.L., Weatherhead, School of American Research Resident Scholar Program. $30,000 . Date: 1994 to 1995.

Scarborough, V.L., Competitive Taft Faculty , $15,000. Date: 1992

Scarborough, V.L., National Geographic Society with matching funds from National Endowment for the Humanities. $15,000. Date: 1991

Scarborough, V.L., Summer Faculty Research Fellowship from the University of Cincinnati . $3,500. Date: 1990

Scarborough, V.L., University Research Council Faculty Research Grant from the University of Cincinnati. $8,100. Date: 1990

Scarborough, V.L., Charles Phelps Taft Memorial Fund. $900. Date: 1990

Scarborough, V.L., Charles Phelps Taft Memorial Fund. $2,200. Date: 1988

Scarborough, V.L., Senior Fulbright Research/Lecturer Fellowship to the Department of Archaeology , approximately $20,000. Date: 1986

Scarborough, V.L., Funded by the Arizona State Museum and the University of Arizona, Tucson. $10,000. Date: 1985

Scarborough, V.L., University of Khartoum Research. $2,000. Date: 1982

Scarborough, V.L., National Science Foundation dissertation improvement. $8,000. Date: 1979

Scarborough, V.L., , Southern Methodist University, Institute for the Study of Earth and Man . $3,000. Date: 1977

Scarborough, V.L., Summer Internship with the Western Interstate Commission. $5,000. Date: 1975

Scarborough, V.L., Summer Internship with the Western Interstate Commission. $5,000. Date: 1974

(PI) Scarborough, Vernon, An Accretive Model of Land and Water Use for the Ancient Maya of Northwest Belize, National Science Foundation. (BCS-9631024); $249,514.00. Date: 01/01/1997 to 06/30/2000. Status: Closed.

(Collaborator) Dunning, Nicholas; Lentz, David; Scarborough, Vernon, Agroforestry and Water Management Practices of the Ancient Maya of Tikal, Wenner-Gren Foundation. (SRS 005863); $24,973.00. Date: 07/01/2008 to 06/30/2009. Status: Closed.

(Collaborator) Dunning, Nicholas; Lentz, David; Scarborough, Vernon, Ancient Maya Agroforestry and Water Management Systems at Tikal, National Science Foundation. (BCS-0810118); $171,693.00. Date: 01/01/2009 to 12/31/2013. Status: Active.