Student Fellowships & Research

No, by accepting a fellowship you agree to commit eight weeks full-time during the summer towards the completion of your proposed project and should refrain from employment during the period of your appointment. 

Taxes will not be deducted from your stipend payments; however, you may be required to report your award amount when you file your annual tax return. In January following your fellowship, you will receive a letter from the Controller's Office detailing the amount of fellowship stipend and in-kind support you have received; you may need this letter when preparing your annual tax return. 

While your first stipend installment will arrive in early June, your summer research may begin at any time. 

No, with your advisor's approval the eight weeks of research may be carried out at any time during the summer. 

Seniors are only eligible to apply for the Langbein Fellowship, which is offered most (but not all) years.

The phase one application will ask for basic information, such as the identification of your faculty mentor, a brief description of your project, and an uploaded .pdf of your Bio Sheet from Bearings. This application will trigger an e-mail to be sent to your mentor with instructions on how he or she can upload your letter of support by the phase two deadline.

The phase two application will ask for additional personal information and will require you to upload your full project description, budget (if applicable), and Bearings transcript.

If you decide you no longer wish to pursue an institutional research fellowship at any point after starting the process, you can withdraw from the process by contacting Emily Briley and your faculty mentor.  There is no need to complete a phase two application if you no longer wish to be considered for a fellowship.

On some rare occasions, a student who has missed the phase one deadline may still be able to submit an application with the approval of his or her mentor.  Please contact Emily Briley for additional information.

No, students must apply for summer housing. Staying on campus during the summer is a privilege, any student wishing to live in campus summer housing must also be in good social standing. All students should make sure to read the terms of the lease, including the fine print, to ensure that they can meet all the requirements of summer housing. The lease agreement and the dates when summer housing is available can be found here. 

No, research fellows living off campus for the summer do not receive any housing support.  

Yes, Bowdoin College students and faculty have access to the Executive Assistant Program when they are traveling outside of the United States. 

Institutional Fellowships are usually carried out during the summer, and many institutional fellowships may only be awarded for the summer according to the terms of the endowed fund. The Internal Fellowships Committee will consider making academic year fellowship awards if there are compelling reasons as to why the research needs to be conducted during the academic year. Summer student research fellows are obligated to refrain from employment during the period of their appointment. Students participating in a research fellowship during the academic year are expected to work part-time throughout the year on the project. 

At the completion of your fellowship you must complete and electronically submit a brief one-page report of your research project, which will be posted on the Student Fellowships and Research website and may be shared with donors. A one-page final report template along with formatting and submission instructions is linked here.