Research

With over 200 Bowdoin students engaging in faculty-mentored research each year, Bowdoin is one of the most active research institutions among liberal arts colleges today.

Students find that immersing themselves in a particular research question gives them a chance to personalize their undergraduate experience, and it often serves as a springboard for independent study and honors projects.

Fellowships also lead to students coauthoring papers with their faculty mentors, or presenting their findings at professional meetings—experiences that are invaluable for those students considering graduate study.

However your interests evolve, you will find that you draw upon the knowledge, skills, and experiences gained through these enhanced learning opportunities for years to come.

Bowdoin Funds Twenty-Two Ambitious Student Projects Across the Curriculum
Each fall, Bowdoin's Office of Student Fellowships and Research awards grants of up to $2,500 to students pursuing semester- or yearlong faculty-mentored research in a range of fields.
Schiller Semester Ends with a Tidal Wave of Student Research
After a semester of studying the coast from many different perspectives, students shared their research projects—on mummichogs, snails, crabs, oysters, and other marine life—in a daylong symposium.
Sticking with It: Student Researchers Make Significant Findings in Professor's Plant Science Lab
Bruce Kohorn, Bowdoin's Linnean Professor of Biology and Biochemistry, has published a new paper on cell wall adhesion with a string of coauthors—all of them recent Bowdoin students.

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A Sense of Direction: Neuroscience Project Analyzes Spatial Memory

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In Faculty Labs, Students Help Pave the Way for Potential New Medicines

Office of Student Fellowships and Research
Funding Your Academic-Year Research