Resources and Opportunities

Established in 2003 through an endowed fund from Frank Wilson Kibbe '37 and his wife, Lucy Kimberly Kibbe, to support faculty and research scientific research, Kibbe Fellowships are intended to support substantial participation in a scientific research project by a student under the direction of a faculty member who is independently interested in the area under study. Research projects should give the student firsthand experience with productive scholarly scientific research.

Students typically conduct eight, nine, or ten weeks of research. Selected fellows are expected to commit full-time effort to their research project, and faculty mentors must approve the duration of the fellowship period.

The Kibbe Fellowship carries an award of $425/week.

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Established in 2016 with a gift from Donald W. Kufe '66 and his wife, Hillary R. Mankin-Kufe, this fund supports undergraduate research in the natural sciences, with preference for those who major in biology or chemistry. First-years, sophomores, and juniors may apply. Current seniors are ineligible.

Students opt to carry out eight, nine, or ten weeks of research. Students should discuss with their faculty mentors what would be the appropriate duration of their fellowship and consider their own research goals and availability as well as their faculty mentors’ availability when making this decision. Selected fellows are expected to commit full-time effort to their research project, and faculty mentors must approve the duration of the fellowship period.

The Kufe Family Fellowship carries an award of $425/week.

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The Maine Space Grant Consortium Scholarship and Fellowship Program at Bowdoin College provides summer and academic-year research opportunities for Bowdoin students in aerospace-related research, including astronomical, biological, physical, social, earth science, human exploration and development of space, space science, and other science technology-, computer-, or engineering-related fields.

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An undergraduate research fellowship program originally established in 1959, this fund was renamed in 1968 the Surdna Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program in recognition of gifts from the Surdna Foundation. Each Surdna fellow participates in summer research or advanced study directly related to his or her major field or life work.

Students opt to carry out eight, nine, or ten weeks of research. Students should discuss with their faculty mentors what would be the appropriate duration of their fellowship and consider their own research goals and availability as well as their faculty mentors’ availability when making this decision.  Selected fellows are expected to commit full-time effort to their research project, and faculty mentors must approve the duration of the fellowship period.

The Surdna Fellowship carries an award of $425/week.

A stipend of $2,200 for eight weeks over the summer, room and board provided at Kent Island, travel also provided.

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A stipend of $425/week for eight to ten weeks of full time research; funding for research supplies; housing subsidy.

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